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not sufficient for the needs of irrigation, water 

 power and city water supply of the surround- 

 ing regions. 



Right now, even our leading foresters do not 

 know exactly what the forest resources of the 

 country amount to. It will take several years to 

 make such a survey even after the necessary 

 funds are provided. We need to know just how 

 much wood of each class and type is available. 

 We want to know, in each case, the present and 

 possible output. We want to find out the timber 

 requirements of each state and of every import- 

 ant wood-using industry. Exact figures are 

 needed on the timber stands and their growth. 

 The experimental work of the Forest Service 

 should be extended. Practically every forest is 

 different from every other forest. It is neces- 

 sary to work out locally the problems of each 

 timber reservation. Most urgent of all is the 

 demand for a law to allow Federal officers to 

 render greater assistance to the state forestry de- 

 partments in fighting forest fires. 



Many state laws designed to perpetuate our 

 forests must be passed if our remaining timber 

 resources are to be saved. During times when 

 fires threaten, all the forest lands in each state 



