and is glad to work with us in settling the problems 

 that confront us. Last year he had thirteen Rangers 

 and thirty-five Patrolmen. Can a force of this size 

 look out for a half of a state as large as ours? "We 

 know it can not and must give our help or else allow 

 our resources to be wasted. 



To those who know the make up of the men who 

 compose the Forest Service any charges that Mr. 

 Cox has a political machine are too funny for words. 

 The men who compose the Forest Service represent 

 practically every political party and most of them 

 know no more about politics than they do about the 

 fashions in Timbuctoo. In. fact it is rumored that 

 some of Mr. Cox's failure to get a reasonable appro- 

 priation from the Legislature is due to his refusal 

 to allow any would-be political boss to dictate as to 

 who shall receive appointments in the Forest Service. 

 Let's be fair and look into things carefully before 

 we give judgment. 



What Fire Protection Means to Our Township 



It is highly advisable that the townships assist the 

 state organization in the work of protecting lives 

 and property from forest fires. Any organized town- 

 ship now has the authority to levy a tax of not to 

 exceed five mills for this purpose. On the face of 

 it this would seem to add another burden to the al- 

 ready heavy load which the settler is now carrying. 

 As a matter of fact however it would not work this 

 way. Almost every township has a great deal of 

 land owned and held by outside speculators. This 



