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failure to seek a market for it. He set up a 

 hemlock mill, processed and graded it carefully and 

 put it on the market successfully*. 



Though this was only a small-scale experiment, 

 it confirmed my conviction that the main trouble 

 with hemlock was operator prejudice and indifference. 

 Consequently I announced to the industry that hence 

 forth we would fix minimum stumpage prices for hem 

 lock, would insist on its utilization, and would no 

 longer make Douglas fir carry it. I m sure this 

 helped hasten the day of acceptance of hemlock as 

 something more than a forest weed. 



The Forest Service, with state and private 

 fire protection agencies, was constantly seeking 

 more effective methods of fire control. One step 

 we took on the national forests was- to set up &quot;flying 

 squadrons,&quot; each consisting of a trained fire camp 

 superintendent and several trained foremen who 

 would move in on large fires to help the local 

 force. Another move was to establish a separate 

 Office of Fire Control in the Portland office, since 

 I felt the job was too big to be handled as part 

 of the Office of Operation. This, I believe, was 

 the first office of fire control established in 



