2, Do the jot at a smaller cost, 



3, Men in touch with the Forest Service work and therefore 

 interest od more than tho temporary laborer. 



4, Reliable men and the determination of suitp.ble fire 

 guard material, 



5, Wo will make tho man satisfied. The cold "blooded way 

 of cutting down this number of men in tho fall, giving 

 then only, a few months of work is not entirely satisfac- 

 tory, at loast to the men. But "by this method we can put 

 on some men at least two months earlier. This moans 7-J- 



or H months 1 work, which is about all this class of men 

 over ^et used to in this region* 



Discussion of Strothmax^s paper. 

 RoclingGon said that "by making Rangers 

 understand tho importance of observa- 

 tion ho found it comparatively easy to 

 secure reconnaissance of infested areas; 

 that "by arranging for Rangers to spend 

 tine with insect control parties they 

 "became acquainted with the condition 

 of infested trees; and that he hoped 

 to do a greet deal of control work 

 through Rangers and other men who have 

 not much to do in tho 77intor, 



11:10 - Is the Cost of Constructing Fire Linos Around 

 Tinbor Sale Areas Warranted "by the Results. 



[ILL: 



Fire linos may servo two purposes: 

 1* To stop the fires, 

 2. As a basis fron which to. work in fighting them. 



In Europe they do not have at all such severe 



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