tlian the fires of 1918 and the territory they 

 wcic 1 turning in, more dangerous. Due to diligent 

 work on the part of the field men and the financial 

 support of the Relief Board in putting funds at the 

 I'm-cster's disposal he was able to throw many experi- 

 enced men into the dangerous fire areas in a short 

 time and combat the fires successfully. 



We have strong hope, in view of the work of the 

 past season (when it was clearly demonstrated that 

 fires could be prevented if adequate funds were 

 available) that this legislature will appropriate gen- 

 erously to stop the curse of forest fires. 



We should also purchase additional State Forest 

 lauds on which to perpetuate our timber supply. This 

 on the part of the State would be an investment and 

 not an expense. If we as a state do not provide for our 

 needs in forest products no one else will do it for 

 us. Within a generation our timber supply will be 

 small, even to the point of famine. We must grow 

 what we need or go without. Every year that we 

 put off this question means just so much longer be- 

 fore the future crops are available. The time is now. 

 Will Minnesota do her duty to her posterity and her 

 industries ? 



A Bit of Creative Reporting 



Some years ago several influential men of Duluth, 

 Minn., concocted the idea that there was coal in Min- 

 nesota in the region immediately west and adjacent 

 to the Iron Ranges of Hibbing and Virginia. As 



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