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tions, conservation associations and the resident Federal 

 forest service. 



2. A trained state forester, wholly independent of politics. 

 Executive ability and practical forest knowledge should be 

 considered essential, also scientific training. He should have 

 one or more assistants of his own appointing. 



3. A liberally supported forest fire service, in which the 

 state forester has ample latitude in cooperation, financial 

 and otherwise, with all other agencies in the same work. 



4. A systematic study of forest conditions to afford basis 

 of both intelligent administration and desirable further legis- 

 lation. 



5. A system for active general popular education, with 

 specific advice to individuals in proper forest management. 



6. Application of forestry principles to the management 

 of state-owned forest lands and the purchase of cut or burned 

 over land better suited for state than for private forestry. 

 This is to furnish educative examples of conservative man- 

 agement as well as to maintain state revenue and proper 

 forest conditions. 



7. Improvement and strict enforcement of laws against 

 fire and trespass, with penalty for neglect to enforce them by 

 any officer who is paid to do so. 



8. Encouragement of reforestation by assessing deforested 

 land annually on land value only, deferring taxation of forest 

 growth until its cutting furnishes income with which to meet 

 the tax. 



9. Thorough study of the subject of taxing standing tim- 

 ber, to the end of securing a system which, by insuring a 

 fair revenue without enforcing bad forest management, will 

 result in the greatest community good. 



Do It Now 



You, the average citizen of the West, are responsible for the 

 present situation and for its remedy. Merely to agree that it 

 is unfortunate, and virtuously to condemn firebugs, careless 



