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The province of Ontario with approximately the same 

 population as Minnesota now expends half a million 

 dollars yearly on forest fire protection. They have had 

 no big fires since they started it. 



The October fires burned over 100,000 acres, the aver- 

 age loss was at least $200.00 per acre, and a life was lost 

 for every 160 acres burned. There have been four dis- 

 astrous fires of this character here in the last 25 years 

 under the present plan of "economy. 



Which is the cheaper plan ? 



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