The cost of the efficient protection is of necessity large, and 

 while the Weeks law co-operation has been the means of pay- 

 ing for but a relatively small part of the protection given our 

 forest lands it has proved a very great incentive towards fur- 

 thering the protective movement throughout the entire coun- 

 try. It has been a means of bringing together the various 

 protective agencies federal, state, and private into closer 

 relationship, and its chief value has been educational through 

 encouraging states to provide for forest fire protection, or in- 

 crease the efficiency of that already provided. 



At the time congress was discussing the Weeks law, which 

 also provides for the purchase of lands on the watersheds of 

 navigable streams, it was claimed by some persons that funds 

 expended for fire protection would accomplish more than a 

 much larger expenditure for actual purchase. And so the pro- 

 vision for fire protection was inserted, with an appropriation 

 to start with of $200,000 which was made available until ex- 

 pended. Besides furnishing the protection actually paid for, 

 this kind of federal and has, through demonstrating the value 

 of protection, gone very much further by encouraging states 

 and private owners to adopt protective measures. The re- 

 sults, in general, have been so beneficial that congress has 

 not hesitated to make an annual appropriation continuing it. 



The fishing season is open. Nimrods are coming to the fore 

 by the hundreds. Are you aware that Minnesota holds the 

 envious reputation of breeding the largest brook trout of any 

 state in the Union She does. Do you fish? Tell others of 

 some of your fishing in Minnesota. The North Woods is not 

 going to offer any prizes for fish stories but we would like to 

 have you readers contribute if you enjoy the "feel" of a game 

 trout on your line. These articles must be in the hands of 

 the editor not later than the 26th of May for publication in 

 the June issue. If you have never written a story do not let 

 that trouble you. Write one anyway, you will surprise your- 

 self and add to the enjoyment of others by telling some of 

 your experience. 



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