to establish a good many more. 



Ration lists are supplied to stores and arrango- 

 nonts made to forward, grub on short notice. There is very 

 little difference of opinion shown in the methods of get- 

 ting men or of transporting them <sr their supplies to fires, 

 Tho "biggest differences of opinion come out in the matter 

 of organization, Soino supervisors Esnnt a yearlong statu- 

 tory force, some want a small pernanont force with a largo 

 increase at the peak of the fire season. Some supervisors 

 confess to having let the "peak" idea run away with them, 

 with the result that they v/oro caught at tho "beginning and 

 end of tho season without enough mon. There is groat 

 diversity cf opinion es to tho value of lookouts, and as 

 to their equipment, particularly with rogard to the man- 

 ning of secondary lookouts. Should secondary lookouts bo 

 cnly visited occasionally "by a riding patrol or should the 

 guard "bo constantly at his phone? Should guards "be re- 

 quired to "board themselves, or should they "bo paicl loss "and 

 "boarded by tho Government? Host -of tho supervisors who 

 have tried tho latter, are- agrood that it works "best since 

 there is no time lost "by the man going out for supplies. 



As to the organisation on tho fire lino, it is the 

 universal practice for sole authority to be vested in tho 

 District Ranger, noire his assistant and third the head of 



