propriation to the Forestry Board and created a fund 

 under the State Bureau of Relief which may he. un- 

 der certain conditions, used for emergency fire pro- 

 tection work; but this does not by any means satisfy 

 the needs of the Board (as presented in the recom- 

 mendations of last year) if adequate protection to 

 settlers and forest growth is to be secured. 



The greatest need of the Forest Service is for an 

 adequate permanent force of trained men. Tempor- 

 ary fire fighting, patrol, and labor forces may be .em- 

 ployed in cases of emergency, but those temporary 

 forces are of very little value unless there is an ade- 

 quate, well-trained force to direct them. Such a 

 trained force can be maintained only when sufficient 

 funds are available under the direct control of the 

 Forestry Board, and can be counted on- definitely 

 for the carrying out of a comprehensive and contin- 

 uous policy. 



The Board, therefore, repeats its recommendations 

 that adequate funds be provided for its work. 



(2) Local interest is the surest means of protec- 

 tion against forest fires. We, therefore, urge that 



'very effort be made, through every possible channel 

 >f influence, to encourage the townships to vote the 

 five-mill tax for a local forest fire fund. The neces- 

 sity for this work should be impressed upon the 

 >eople in every possible way and the movement 

 would be materially aided by a proclamation of the 

 Governor to all town, boards urging the measure. 



(3) The Board should have the power to block out 

 the present state, forests into administrative units of 

 proper size by purchase or exchange of lands. Many 



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