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OUR VANISHING FORESTS 



$400,000 — one-twentieth of the amount really 

 needed. 



Many of our states have seriously tried to cope 

 with the forest fire problem, but it is not an easy 

 one. Should all the people pay taxes to protect 

 forests belonging to a few private individuals ? How 



The successful operation of federal forest protection depends upon 

 appropriations from Congress, and these have been thoroughly inade- 

 quate to carry on the work. 



far can a government go in forcing individuals to 

 protect their own property, and how can the latter 

 plan be enforced without an expensive system of 

 supervision which in itself practically amounts to 

 state protection? These are the questions to be 



