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the National Forests, Many hundreds of thou- 

 sands travel through the Forests every year by au- 

 tomobile or by other conveyances. These people 

 camp in the Forests, fish, hunt, and enjoy the cool 

 climate and beautiful scenery. Before they start 

 on their trips, that is, while they are still in their 

 home towns, and also while they are on their way, 

 many means have been devised to reach them. 

 They are confronted with newspaper advertise- 

 ments, folders, booklets, and other printed matter. 

 In towns and cities, pubhc meetings, lectures, ex- 

 hibits, expositions, county fairs, commercial clubs, 

 and the chambers of commerce, all help, either di- 

 rectly or indirectly, by one means or another, to in- 

 form the people of the great fire danger on the 

 National Forests. Even the letters sent out by the 

 District Forester and the Supervisors have written 

 appeals afiixed to the outside of the envelopes by 

 means of a rubber stamp. In short, every possible 

 means is used to educate the pubhc that uses the Na- 

 tional Forests and in whose interest, in fact, the 

 Forests are being maintained and protected. 



Fire Suppression. So much for the problem of 

 fire prevention. In case a fire does get started, and 

 there are thousands of them on the National For- 



