incendiarism, resulting in a total loss to green timber 

 of 1,000,000 feet. The fires burned over an area of 

 55,000 acres, causing a loss to gjreen timber of 1,000,000 

 feet and damaging 30,000,000 feet. 



The Potlatch Timber Protective Association reports 

 a financial loss by fire of $22,153 during 1919. This 

 includes 66 fires and covered an area of 1,211,150 

 acres. 



The total number of fires in the territory of the 

 Clearwater Timber Protective Association was 74, en- 

 tailing a cost of $22,164 for fire fighting for the 

 year. The total season's expenses were $46,603. The 

 timber loss for the territory was 3,635,000 feet. 



Plans for the use of army airplanes for patrolling 

 the timber of the Pacific northwest in co-operation 

 with the United States war department, were dis- 

 cussed extensively at the meeting. In case the plans 

 materialize Spokane will be used as a sub-base, the 

 main bases being at Missoula, Mont., Camp Lewis 

 and Mather Field, Cal. 



The total net receipts from the national forests in 

 Montana during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1919, 

 were $380,171, according to figures announced from 

 forestry headquarters. Twenty per cent will be paid 

 to the state for schools and roads in the counties 

 in which the forests are situated. In addition, 10 per 

 cent will be spent on road and trail construction with- 

 in the forest themselves. 



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