"BE IT RESOLVED, That it is the unanimous opinion of 

 the district rangei s that the lumber companies can dispose 

 of their slash, more cheaply and in a manner more satisfac- 

 tory to themselves and the state, by assigning supervision of 

 this work as the chief duty of one of their most capable men." 



Opportunity for Railroad Companies to Handle Work More 

 Efficiently. 



It developed also from a review of the railroad fire protec- 

 tion work that a great deal of attention is being given to this 

 subject by the different companies, but here too there is a 

 big opportunity for handling the work more economically and 

 efficiently. The railroads have a definite pioblem in reducing 

 their fire risk and, while they have made some progress in 

 improving their spark-arresting devices and the conditions 

 along their rights-of-way, it is evident that rapid progress 

 can be made and fires eliminated along the railroads only 

 when the problem has been assigned to some one officer for 

 each company, whose sole responsibility this is, and who 

 will have authority to act for the company and have sufficient 

 funds at his disposal. 



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