SLASH DISPOSAL AS IT SHOULD BE 



the point of exhaustion when rains came to relieve the strain. 

 Volunteer fire brigades organized among settlers and inhab- 

 itants of villages in the timber zone, helped in the watch. 



In Ten Years, Forest Fires Cost Minnesota Nearly $4,000,000. 



During the past ten years, forest fires have cost Minnesota 

 $3,968,418.51, according to statistics compiled by the United 

 States Department of Agriculture, supplemented by those 

 from the state forestry bureau. The fires burned over 

 1,682,669 acres. One great loss was recorded in 1908, when 

 405,748 acres were swept by fire, entailing a loss of $2,003,633. 

 Again in 1910, the "Red Dragon" exacted toll of $1,721,752, 

 levied from 1,051,333 acres. 



The forest area of Minnesota is more than 300 miles wide 

 along the northern boundary and extends 364 miles north and 

 south. There are approximately 75,000,000,000 feet of mer- 

 chantable timber standing in the woods. This has a stumpage 

 value of at least $4 a thousand. Estimating the wages and 

 transportation value of this product, the mature timber now 



