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two round trips over his beat every day and in especially dry 

 seasons it is often necessary to follow a few minutes after 

 each train. If he follows too closely after a train he may 

 pass some sparks which have not had time to ignite and send up 

 any smoke. 



The Laquire Lumber Company in Pennsylvania stationed 

 patrols along the logging railroad at one half mile (or even 

 less) intervals where there was especial danger, as near 

 slashings, or at intervals of a mile Y/here the danger was less. 



In 1910 in District I, of the United States forest 

 Service, the wisdom of an intensive railroad patrol was dem- 

 onstrated by the season's showing of over 95 per cent of the 

 1300 railroad fires extinguished without damage. No other 

 expenditure for protective work nettea an equal return in 

 actual results. 



The railroads must patrol their lines without the aid 

 of federal patrolmen who are furnished to the states under 

 the Weeks law. 



On the I&ine Central .lailroad in New Hampshire, one 

 man is detailed from each section crew to patrol the track 

 during dry weather. He is provided v.ith a velocipede and 

 carries a shovel, hoe, and pail. 



Gox (191S) says, ^^In a few instances on the smaller 

 roads, where there are only two or three trains a day, the 

 system of following each train was used. this method is 

 very satisfactory where the conditions are not too bad. Where 



conaitions are dangerous, it is open to the objection that if 

 an engine running over the road set several fires at consid- 

 erable distances apart, the last fire set might gain dangerous 



