y.ocently, ever a billion feet of rational 

 tir.hor ha'; boon odv-artioed in addition to the billion feet 

 advertised here on tlio Trinity on application of t?*e 



Kunboldt and Eaotern poodle last I 



In contrast to thi- -, only t'ree ?vr>>r 

 in t: e ;>ino r. :!l fir forests of California ~<ade 

 any rroterrfl ^f syn ter.at 1 . cally bvt-'iing their alanhlnpa. 

 '^laflhinfs constitute ono of the BiOit serious fire r.-o'-.aoos 

 Tvith vrhioh the public or private tinker corners Jiave to d 

 rho roreot Service is "raotically tho only orr"-^i-ation in 

 tl 'tato -v^ich uses fire for cleaning ur f-.is dangerous 

 refuse. 



3ut the lir;*,t hx'i-ninr t'ieorr i3 intended to ftrn 

 tr> f -root l:n-'.a in oneral, a:vl not ::loi-.e to out over i.-inJa. 

 It -:or.to -lateo t'rat at i\ certain t'mo of the year, say in 

 t: e c ring CT fall, ~!ion conditiono are not CD favorable for 

 >ieavy" f ire.->, that fires be allowod to run at will. T~- ol^. 

 I::-\ian fire-:, hovrevr. t:o often rofer-'od to br tvdvooatoa of 

 t' : oter, ;racticaily wiped out younp, gro-.7th, -n-J t'-ia la 



Trt-kt the ervico lo bore to foster and "rotes t. They also 

 did an ivr^n.ia ar-ount of larmge to trfttvire tltrber, an.i in 

 rany inntanoen entirely deatrpyed it, leaving ext r .neive _arean 

 of : : --.-.'-. or cha; arral now wholly devoid 01* traes. On the 

 I'ationc.! -"x-esta r.ione in California, tb^re are fully 2,OCO,099 

 acrer- Z? *:-.ls brush, tb.<? vault of t':e so-called "oervant 

 fire." I cannot ?oint out too forcibly t'- : : .a-*c.pe t.>-r\t even 

 i -lit buiv-.lng ioos to yo\'::r growth upon which t!e f-rect8 of 

 f "- "e 



Although a fir* ray run throurh the format and do 

 no -rvit harm, tree provto i? '.Ivava o):3c : red a.-.d 



f ' ; rey to injurious diseanos and .Vi:-;ccto. ?Mo 

 da.TAge i^ r;;.t uoen by the canual obaorrer. 



In aontraot to thi^j, a roo*nt ir.'.jrootion of t!.o 

 Liltr.ore Forest In ilortb Carolina, which has beer, under 

 e^tcr.rive f-.T<?3*. var.Q^syent for twenty five -/earn nov, r/ith 

 ccr-^lete protection from firea of all >indn, shows reoultn 

 jcrfectly aet-sniching an compared with outside lands V.:Joh 

 have not been protected. 'Ve have a thirftr, vi^orouo forest, 

 free fror, .i-ease, ar.'i r-:-o-iucing, 3t a paxi^iuni rate. T'- 

 e:it*-'".olo;;iat or t.*-e forest yr.tholr^'-lot covl 1 . tell you c-ri- 

 nr of ' .:.-->rniouB da-Mige done br firg in -.a"ir.s tho vay 

 for t' 036 :>tl-er injn'ies. 



brvnh ?!era_ce . 



Ji'3t a r-ord about tl'o tr*\-<h r^erace. K are "e 

 roinc to ;ot ri-'l of it? '."ha^s t. u er brvnli fleldo r.ro ir. 

 .he vicinity of forests, voun.'r *rees rill o7rlng up x-.trler 

 then thro'a^h natural prooesaeu. In ouc",, localities the best 

 rray to kill ov t i ,: i criish .io to v-.rotoct frorr fi re and alloir 

 t;\e trees to ehade it out eventually. The root caaval 



