Service Notes 



Ranger Kilby has completed the firebreak in the vicinity 

 of Beaudette and Spooner, and has submitted a detailed re- 

 port showing extent of the fire lines and the various items 

 of cost. 



This is the most extensive work in the way of construct- 

 ing fire lines done in the state, if not in the country; and it 

 precludes the re-occurrence of such a disastrous fire as that 

 which destroyed Beaudette and Spooner. 



For this work there was used three thousand dollars from 

 the Red Cross funds subscribed for the relief of the fire suf- 

 ferers in that vicinity. In no other way could an equal' 

 amount of money have been spent to afford them greater 

 relief. 



It is expected that the reconnaissance work now being done 

 north of Red Lake in Beltrami county will show that some 

 of the land in that region may be more advantageously de- 

 voted to forestry than to agricultural purposes. Much of the 

 land in that vicinity is excellent agricultural land; but most 

 of the islands and ridges are very sandy, and soil tests made 

 in them make it plain that timber is the only crop which 

 can profitably be raised on them. 



Congressman Steenerson has a plan which will be sub- 

 mitted to Congress for the creation of another Federal forest 

 in the vicinity of Red Lake. This is a commendable under- 

 taking, and more will be heard of it later. 



Ninety-five lookout towers at a total cost of approxi- 

 mately $3,200.00 have been erected by the Forest Service. 



There will be a meeting of all the State Rangers in Bemidji 

 on January 3d. At this meeting the progress of the work in 



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