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Show COST Or FIGHTING FOREST FIRES IS $7,000 A DAY. Washington. AuC- 16 Because of the serious forest fire situation In the northwest Glacier Park In Montana, Acting Secretary Pierce of the interior inter-ior department, today required Chief Clerk Ueker. who now is in the Yellowstone Yel-lowstone National Park on a tour of inspection, to go to the new park and .insist Supervisor Logan in handling the situation Because of the extensive exten-sive acreage, it is difficult for one man lo supervise the fightlif-' or the lircs. Tbe cost of fighting the fires on the national forests In 'the Missoula district, dis-trict, comprising Montana, Northern Idaho, and Wyoming, is $7," a day. according to estimates received by the forest hervlce here. This will create a deficit in Ihn appropriation ap-propriation of $I3.hoo ,nade ,v the last session of congress lor fighting forest fires during the current fiscal y'ir It i not believed here that the situation will be materially reli-ved until the advent of rain. |