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charge of the work and Wisconsin paid their travel- 

 ing expenses. The cost to Wisconsin of this study 

 was $612.54. 



Study of the Wood-Using Industries 



In cooperation with the U. S. Forest Service a re- 

 port has been issued on the ''Wisconsin Wood-Using 

 Industries." The study was made with the idea that 

 by gaining a knowledge of the needs of the manu- 

 facturers and of the timber resources of the State, 

 a rational forestry policy could be outlined so that 

 the producing and consuming industries dependent 

 on wood may be perpetuated and enlarged. 



The U. S. Forest Service paid the salaries of the 

 foresters in charge of the work, and Wisconsin paid 

 a portion of their traveling expenses. The cost to 

 Wisconsin of this study was $107.25. 



Federal and State Fire Protective Work 



Congress under the provisions of the Weeks Law, 

 authorized the U. S. Forest Service to cooperate with 

 the various states in protecting timberlands upon the 

 headwaters of navigable streams from forest fires. 

 The act provides, however, that no part of the ap- 

 propriation shall be used in any state that has not 

 established a forest fire patrol system of its own, and 

 therefore only a few states were able to qualify. 



Wisconsin's application for assistance in protecting 

 -the headwaters of the Wisconsin and Chippewa rivers 

 was approved, and for the last four years the Wis- 

 consin State Board of Forestry has been allowed 

 $5,000 each year to employ Federal patrolmen. 

 From about May 1 to December 1, twelve Federal 

 patrolmen are employed to assist an equal number 

 of state forest rangers in protecting all lands from 

 fire within the forest reserve. During the last two 

 seasons the Chicago Northwestern Railway has 

 contributed over $900 each year to employ forest 

 patrolmen, and lumber companies and private indi- 

 viduals have also cooperated in this all-important 

 work of prevention. 



