out stations. These stations are connected with the outside by 

 telephone lines in most cases, and where not so connected are 

 located near a telephone station. The efficiency of our look-outs 

 was a large feature in keeping down fires during the season. 



We recommend the continuation, maintenance and exten- 

 sion of our telephone lines wherever such extension will result 

 in earlier information as to new fires and report of progress 

 in fighting old ones. 



We recommend the building of cut-off trails indiscriminately 

 throughout the district, connecting main trails in as many places 

 as possible, and to facilitate this work we recommend the earlier 

 distribution of patrolmen, these patrolmen to work as trail 

 cutters until the season advances to a point where their constant 

 attention must be given to patrolling. 



We recommend that the attention of the newly elected 

 legislature of Idaho, which will convene in January, 1915, be 

 called to the work of the Association, and that a larger appro- 

 priation be made for the state's proportion of our expenses, it 

 appearing that if the appropriation is larger than is needed the 

 amount can be carried forward to the next year, and the state's 

 proportion is adjusted as that of all other members, by assess- 

 ments upon its acreage within the district. 



We acknowledge receipt of practically $1,000.00 of the 

 United States government appropriation under what is known 

 as the Week's law, and greatly appreciate this help. We recom- 

 mend the continued application by the State Board of Land 

 Commissioners for our proportion of this appropriation, deem- 

 ing it to the best interests of the entire country to protect the 

 growth on the watersheds of navigable streams. 



We recommend the amendment of the Idaho state fire law 

 to conform to the terms of the Oregon fire law, which makes 

 compulsory the payment of regular assessments on an acreage 

 basis of all timber land owners within the district. This would 

 enable us to collect fees from all owners of timber land, whereas 

 now the membership is confined to those voluntarily subscribing 

 to our organization. 



We recommend that early in the season of 1915 at least 

 two good, reliable patrolmen be placed in w r hat is known as the 

 lake region, the number to be increased as the season advances, 



