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bers of the editorial and managerial staff joined the colors. An entirely- 

 new second staff was then chosen. Not only this entire second staff, but 

 also, with a single exception, every other forestry student at Berkeley 

 above the sophomore year joined the army. It was therefore necessary 

 to suspend publication. 



Forest Industry Committee 



An encouraging sign of the increasing desire of the various Califor- 

 nia forestry interests to pull together for the good of all is seen in the 

 recent formation of a Forest Industry Committee. The members are: 

 G. M. Homans, State Forester, chairman ; Roy Headley, Acting District 

 Forester, representing the United States Forest Service ; R. E. Danaher, 

 president of the R. E. Danaher Pine Co., representing the lumberman's 

 viewpoint ; C. Stowell Smith, secretary-manager of the California White 

 and Sugar Pine Manufacturers' Association; and Woodbridge Metcalf, 

 representing the Division of Forestry of the University of California. 

 The committee was formed on October 13, 1917, at a forestry meeting 

 at the new quarters of the Division of Forestry at Berkeley, which were 

 being formally dedicated on that day. The committee holds regular 

 monthly meetings. Originally planned to assist in meeting the fire situ- 

 ation in the forests, the grain fields and the grazing ranges, the scope 

 of the activities was at once widened as indicated in the name "Forest 

 Industry Committee." 



Forest Fires 



A forest fire bill again failed to become law at the 1917 session of the 

 California legislature. In 191 5 two forest fire bills were presented to 

 the legislature. At a loss to choose between them, the two committees 

 of the legislature to whom the bills were referred requested Henry S. 

 Graves, chief forester of the United States Forest Service, to outline a 

 bill for them. Mr. Graves was in California at the time and, although 

 hard pressed by other duties, he devoted a week to study of the prob- 

 lem and the drafting of definite suggestions. The committees then 

 drafted a bill following Mr. Graves' suggestions. The bill passed the 

 legislature, but was vetoed by the governor. In 1917 the bill which had 

 passed in 191 5 was again introduced, with a few modifications, and 

 passed the legislature with almost no discussion. It was again vetoed 

 by the governor. In fire protection outside the national forests and 

 national parks, California is sadly behind her sister States with equal 

 interests at stake, and it is to be hoped that a fire bill fairly satisfactory 

 to all parties can become law in 1919. 



The summer of 1917 was the worst fire season in California since 

 1910. It is estimated that there were about 1500 fires reported on the 

 California National Forests during the summer, of which about 150 were 



