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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



August 



and is well qualified for the responsi- 

 bility of his position. 



"In this connection it may be inter- 

 esting to know that the fire warden 

 estimates that at one time western 

 Washington contained 239,554,560,000 

 feet of standing timber, but 42,000,- 

 000,000 feet has been destroyed by fire 

 and 30,000,000,000 feet logged off. In 

 other words, the forest fires have de- 

 stroyed approximately 12,000,000,000 

 feet' more merchantable timber than 

 has been cut for manufacture up to 

 date. 



"It is to prevent further destruction 

 of this valuable asset of the State of 

 Washington that successful efforts 

 were made to raise an adequate fund 

 for forest protection this year, in the 

 absence of a State appropriation. 



"The board of forest commissioners 

 has decided that the law relative to 

 the use of spark arresters on engines, 

 locomotives, boilers, etc., shall be 

 strictly enforced this year, recognizing 

 that the greatest menace to the forests 

 is the operation of engines not equipped 

 with proper meshing, as required by 

 law. The commissioners, by resolu- 

 tion of August 28, 1905, ordered that 

 the. netting of spark arresters used in 

 coal burning engines should be not less 

 than three mesh, No. 12 wire to the 

 inch, and that the netting of spark ar- 

 resters on wood burning engines 

 should not be less than six mesh No 

 16 wire, to the square inch. 



"Section 10 of chapter 164 of the 

 1905 laws of Washington amply covers 

 this particular feature, as follows : 



' 'Section 10. It shall be unlawful 

 for any person, company or corpora- 

 tion to operate any spark-emitting lo- 

 comotive, logging or farm, engine or 

 boiler, in this State at any time during 

 the months of June to October, inclu- 

 sive, or for any person to operate any 

 logging or other engine or boiler in 

 the immediate vicinity of any forest 

 slashing, chopping, wood-land or 

 brush-land during the closed season 

 without such locomotive or engine is 

 provided with and uses a safe and 

 suitable device for arresting sparks. 

 Any person, company or corporation 



who shall fail to provide and use such 

 spark arresters during the periods 

 herein mentioned shall, upon convic- 

 tion, pay a fine for each engine or lo- 

 comotive of each day so operated with- 

 out such spark arrester of not less than 

 ten or more than fifty dollars, and shall 

 be prohibited from further use of such 

 locomotive and engine in such months 

 or season until such spark arrester is 

 provided and used therewith. * * * 

 Deputy fire wardens and forest 

 rangers shall report any lack of suffi- 

 cient spark arresters to the prosecuting 

 attorney of their county, and the su- 

 perior court of that county where suit 

 is first instituted shall have jurisdic- 

 tion of the offense.' 



"Many of the mill companies have 

 asked the commission to appoint their 

 woods foremen forest rangers, to serve 

 without compensation from the State. 

 These men have full authority in the 

 fighting of forest fires in their various 

 districts. 



Resolutions The following resolu- 

 on Death of tions of con dolence' were 

 Mrs. Lundy ,, . . . . 



recently adopted by the 



Pennsylvania Forestry Association ; 

 which we take great satisfaction in 

 reprinting here as a slight appreciation 

 of Mrs. Lundy's work for the cause 

 of forestry in this country : 



"It is with profound sorrow we re- 

 cord the death on May 8th of our 

 highly esteemed associate and friend, 

 Mrs. J. P. Lundy. Mrs. Lundy was 

 one of the founders of the Pennsyl- 

 vania Forestry Association in 1886, 

 and has been continuously throughout 

 these twenty years a member of its 

 council and during most of the time 

 corresponding secretary. Her courage- 

 ous, earnest, untiring and wise devo- 

 tion to the cause of intelligent forestry, 

 especially in the early years of this 

 movement, when the heroic quality of 

 the pioneer educator in a great and 

 beneficent cause was the essential ele- 

 ment of success. Mrs. Lundy was, by 

 her words and deeds, an inspiration 

 and example that won advocates for 

 the cause so dear to her, and we are 

 thankful she was spared to see the 



