From the National Forest Fire Prevention 

 Committee 



A National Conference of State Foresters, Deans 

 of Schools of Forestry, Lumbermen, "Wood and Paper 

 Manufacturers, and other interested parties was re- 

 cently called in Albany, N. Y., by the New York 

 Conservation Commission in co-operation with the 

 Massachusetts Forestry Association to consider the 

 U. S. Forest Service program for forest fire preven- 

 tion. The deliberations of the conference resulted in 

 the following decisions: 



1. Since forest fires consume over $20,000,000 

 worth of standing timber annually in this country, it 

 is a duty of the Federal Government to take active 

 part in preventing this waste. 



2. To accomplish this purpose an appropriation of 

 not less than $1,000,000 should be made by Congress 

 to be used in co-operation with the States in prevent- 

 ing forest fires, the allotment to each state not to 

 exceed the amount appropriated by the state itself for 

 this purpose. 



3. Supplementary State legislation should be pass- 

 ed which will enable each State to actively co-operate 

 with the Federal Government in this work. 



4. That a National Forest Fire Prevention Com- 

 mittee shall be formed to consist of five or more mem- 

 bers from each State, representing the Forestry pro- 

 fession, lumbering, wood-using and farming indus- 

 tries and organizations of commercial interests, "Wom- 

 en's Clubs and similar associations. The purpose of 



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