1 82 FOREST REGULATION 



stations, etc., and have endeavored to supply with excellent organiza- 

 tion what they lack in numbers. 



Organization of outside help is necessary since patrol service 

 is never, in any forest, sufficient to fight fires, and is especially 

 needed in their regular work during a time when large fires are 

 burning on parts of the property. This organization usually con- 

 sists of definite arrangements with stores, etc., for supplies, pro- 

 visions, tools, and for help ; and also involves the arrangement of 

 paid for, or gratis co-operation with the people of the district, by 

 which they agree to watch, prevent and fight fires, whether ordered 

 or not. To serve its purpose, the Plan should outline an organiza- 

 tion such that any fire is detected within one hour and is reached not 

 later than within two hours from the time smoke rises above the 

 timber. For some years lack of funds may prevent a full develop- 

 ment, but the plan should fully recite conditions and clearly show 

 what is needed, and then make the best distribution of the means 

 at hand. 



A common mistake which has been made in forest protection 

 has been an effort to economize and get on with a sort of half pro- 

 tection. In the Great Lakes Region this has been worse than no 

 protection at all, for it has merely led to contempt on one side and 

 discouragement on the other. Ten years of strict protection would 

 have made further protection easy and much less expensive. 



K. GENERAL ESTIMATES OF INCOME AND EXPENSE. 



Estimates both of income and expense are usually stated under 

 the different topics dealt with in General Plans of Utilization, Silvi- 

 culture, etc., and are stated more in detail in Detail Plans. Never- 

 theless it is of value to bring these together and state in lump sums 

 for the various important items what incomes and expenses may be 

 expected each year for at least a few years in advance, and supply 

 this important information to the owner, as well as a guide to the 

 forester. The figures should be based strictly on what is practical 

 and expected to be done, but there should be, in new enterprises, a 

 few statements foreshadowing what may be expected in the near 

 future," and the desirable, as well as the actual should be indicated. 



