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miles of forest, 22 to every million 

 acres, 110 men for five million acres. 

 The maintenance of these men for six 

 months at 370 per month, plus neces- 

 sary equipment in the shape of canoes, 

 tents, etc., would amount to $49,500. 

 This is exclusive of the cost of special 

 fire-fighting crews, and winter work 

 to see that loggers burn their slash. 

 Sixty thousand dollars a year, in 

 round numbers, would be the cost of 

 adequately protecting five million 

 acres of forest; and, since that area of 

 forest land represents about $100,000,- 

 000 worth of inflammable property, 

 the protection cost— six hundredths 

 of 1 per centals fairly low insurance. 

 It would be a fortunate city govern- 

 ment that could maintain its public 

 fire department at anything like so 

 low a rate. Nevertheless, by the use 

 of flying machines even this low cost 

 of protecting the forest can be reduced 

 particularly in a country like north- 

 easlern Minnesota, where there are 

 so many lakes. 



Flying Boats 



Five million acres represents one- 

 quarter of the forest region needing 

 patrol in Minnesota- it represents also 

 the lake-dotted area of Northeastern 

 Minnesota, which is peculiarly adapt- 

 ed to patrol by the use of hydro- 

 aeroplanes or flying boats. An aero- 

 plane, it may be stated, starts from a 

 fairly smooth spot of ground and must 

 ahght upon a similar clear space of 

 ground. A hydroaeroplane, as the 

 name signifies, starts from a water 

 surface and alights upon water. 

 Northeastern Minnesota, with its 

 thousands of lakes and numerous 

 streams, is the place above all others 

 on the continent where flying boats 

 can be used to advantage in forest 

 patrol. Three hydroaeroplanes and 

 four officers are required. The 

 machines, allowing for a life of three 

 years, cost $77o0 a year; repairs and 

 supplies $100 a month, or $600; two 

 a^/iators, at $200 per month; two 

 observers, at $100 per month; and a 

 mechanic at $80 per month, cost 

 $4080 for the six months' annual ser- 

 vice. This brings the total expense 

 for six months aerial patrol for five 

 million acres to $12,430. The aerial 

 patrol cannot entirely replace the foot 



and canoe patrolmen, because a cer- 

 tain number of men are needed at 

 accessible points to respond quickly 

 to calls when fires occur. The number 

 of such men for five million acres 

 varies from 20 to 30, depending upon 

 the kind of season; an average force 

 of 25 men should suffice. In other 

 words, the use of flying boats for one 

 season at a cost of $12,430 reduces the 

 patrol force by 85 men, whose wages 

 would have amounted to $38,310 — 

 a net saving in patrol cost of $25,( 

 — From American Forestry. 



RECRUITING FROM FOREST 

 SERVICE 



Recruiting for the 230th Forestry 

 Battalion in British Columbia exacted 

 a further toll of the ranks, already 

 heavily depleted, of the Provincial 

 Forest Service. W. F. Loveland, who 

 has been Acting District Forester in 

 the Island Division, has received a 

 commission as Lieutenant and is now 

 engaged in recruiting work on Van- 

 couver Island. He is a South African 

 War Veteran. 



E. P. Fox, of the Management 

 Section of the Provincial Forest Ser- 

 vice, who has thrown in his lot with 

 the 230th Battalion, joined the ser- 

 vice in 1913, and has had ten years 

 of varied mflitar^' experience includ- 

 ing the Natal Rebellion of 1906. 



Ranger J. E. Stillwefl of Duncan, 

 and a number of Forest Guards have 

 joined the Forester's ranks, and 

 rumour says that the Battalion will 

 conduct lumberifig operations on the 

 slopes of the Pyrenees. 



SELLING LUMBER WITH A 

 CAMERA 



One of the most modern methods 

 of selling an article is by means of 

 the camera. To further the sale of 

 agricultural implements, the Inter- 

 national Harvester Company of Am- 

 erica employs competent lecturers 

 who travel throughout the country 

 illustrating the development of farm 

 machinery. 



In a modest way the lumber in- 

 dustry of the Pacific Coast has sought 

 to follow the successful methods of 

 the major industries of the United 

 States. 



