Such a procedure will effectually remove snags, logs, 

 brush, litter, and in fact, all inflammable material 

 so that it will "be impossible for serious fires to oc- 

 cur in the future. 



Light Burning Advocates 



The men who advocate protection through Light 

 Burning are mostly timberland owners. Among those 

 whose views concerning the practice of Light Burning 

 and the advantages thereof, have appeared in print, ase 

 Joseph A. Kitts of the Souther Pacific t;ampany, Stew- 

 art Edward White and Willis J, Walker of the Red River 

 Lumber Company. Many other lumberman are of the same 

 opinion. Besides this group, which is interested pri- 

 marily in the present merchantable stand of timber, it 

 will be found that stockmen, miners, many forest res- 

 idents and a great many land owners throughout the state 

 are staupch upholders of Light Burning, ^o them, light 

 surface fires running through the forest lands are not 

 a source of damage, but a benefit. 



Methods Pursued 



In the actual jaBacriilice of iight Burning, mehtods 

 differ greatly due to the nature of the forest floow. 

 Thus, some timber owners allow fires to run at will 

 through their holdings. It is claimed that the Red 



