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K0KK8TRY AND II \ I ION 





and is well qualified for th< 

 bility of his position. 



"I'n this connection it i 

 esting to know that th< 

 estimates thai at one tin 

 \\ ashington contained 2 



of standing timber, but \i 

 000.000 feet has been destr< 

 and 30,1 ' '" 



other words, the 

 stroyed approximate^ 

 more merchant 

 has been cut for manui 

 date. 



"It is to prevent furthi 

 of this valuable asset of tl 

 Washington thai 

 were made to raise an adequat 

 for forest protection th the 



absence of a Suite appropri 



"The board of I 

 has decided that the law 1 

 the use 1 if spark am 

 locomotive, boik 1 

 strictly enforced this year, n 

 that the greatest mei 

 is the operation of engini 

 with proper meshing 

 law. The ci immissiom 1 

 tion of August 28, [905, 01 

 the netting of -park arr 

 coal burning engines should 

 than three mesh. No. 1 _' . 

 inch, and that the netting 

 resters <>n wood burning 

 should not he less than 

 16 wire, to the square inch. 



"Section 10 of chapter 1 



- if Washington amph 

 this particular featur 



" 'Section 10. It shall 1m 

 for any person, companj or ( 

 tion to operate any spark-emittii s 

 comotive. logging or farm. en. 

 boiler, in this State at any time 

 the months of June t foer, in 



sive. or for any person I am 



logging or other eng 

 the immediate vicini 

 slashing-, choppii 

 brush-land during- the clos 

 without snch locomotive or 

 provided with and uses a saf 

 suitable dc , r arresting 



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