In cddition to these speciel efforts eaoh For- 

 est officer la at all times doing hie utmost to educe te 

 the people of his District to a proper understanding of the 

 affects of fire in the woods. Not in an argumentative 

 way, but quietly, a tvcrd here woe there - it is surpris- 

 ing hot; much good can be accomplished in en unobtiusive, 

 tcctful manner. 



".7e may rcake ever so elaborate a fire plan, 

 employ nuaters of petrolmen, locate eaoh fire quickly, 

 but not until favoroble public sentiment is aroused can 

 we hope to heve complete success in Protecting our for- 

 ests from fire. Anc so long as TO cannot have safety * 

 from fire v.e are not really practicing forestry. 



Fire Cooperation. ~e feel that s^ocinl mention should 



be ir.r.c'e thtut the Baysice Lumber 



Company and the Sugar Pino Investment Company have each 

 agreed to pay the salcry of a three aonths man to be 

 itationed in the center of their respective holdings. 

 The Baysice man, k'r. Sliins , will be stationeo et Cold 

 Springs on South Fork liountain , end the Sujar Pine 

 Investment Company nan, Ur. Charles Crews, frill be 

 patrolling in the vicinity of WiUwood. 



This shows quite conclusively tnet timber own- 

 ers believe the Forest Service system of protection pays 

 and that lumber men in California ere beginning to real ice 



hat all fires, whether "light burning" or otherwise, 

 ocuse serious damage to the timber. Having secured the 

 cooperation af these companies, we hope the Pther large 

 tinter holders v.ill r.lso docile to give tVelr property 

 the -roteotion it recuires. 



Borthwestern laoif- Recently 60 cores were atdet! to the 

 io Timber Sale. Trinity National Forest in the land 



temporarily Kithorarn near Ccrlotta 

 in Ranker :ray's District. 



The nrea wes about to be thrown open to the peo- 

 ple, end since there vere persons all reedy to file on it 

 ith the evident intention* of holding up the railroad for 

 ;he timber, the area wes included within the national 

 Foreet. 



Pernission has been secured from the Secretary 

 for the cpvence cutting of r.rrroximately 2,000,000 feet 



or, the final prices of rhich rill ^e fired in 

 accorcfir.cft with the highest bids submitted in response 

 to en advertisement of the timber. 



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