56 OUR NATIONAL FORESTS 



As I have said before, telephone communication 

 is indispensable to fire protection and to quick and 

 efficient methods of conducting National Forest 

 business. Not only do Forest Service lines enter 

 into the National Forest telephone system but all 

 private lines are also made use of. By cooperative 

 agreements with private companies the National 

 Forest lines are used by private companies, in re- 

 turn for which private lines are used by the Forest 

 Service. In this way a complete network of tele- 

 phone lines is established connecting not only the 

 Forest Supervisor with all his Rangers and his for- 

 est fire lookout stations, but also connecting each 

 one of these with local communities and the large 

 towns at a distance. Thus, when a forest fire occurs 

 and the available local help is not sufficient to con- 

 trol the fire the telephone system is put to use to call 

 help from the nearest villages and towns. 



Grazing Improvements. It is often necessary 

 for the complete and economical use of the forage 

 on a National Forest to cooperate with the local 

 stockmen to develop range by constructing im- 

 provements. Water may have to be developed; 

 fences, corrals, bridges, trails, and other works may 

 have to be constructed. Often cattle belonging to 



