Show I 1 L LOOKOUT STATIONS ON THE FOREST RESERVES klyng alonz the hm lint of securing greatest moult H sulta in protection firc fir with a ini unum of expenditure the furest servit eshad decided to stab lih on the most advantageous advantage oue points ef of thi national arts in the tile wet a series of lookout stations tut ions frimi which news cf the breakie oi free ran rail be lie telephoned tc forest oft official lefaLl since all of then stations eta tiona will cam com mand a view of the matr country for milesa round the detecting and inting ti fellIng fir firis a in their incipiency will by this alar be greatly with ith the that many thousands thou ianda of col farsworth lara lars worth of valuable timber will vill bt in inmost moat annually catl forest states the climate is verv verb dry and rainfall light cun con ditinno therefore there ther fori efort ire are remarkably fa 1 i rame for the th spread of alro and t tra ordinary diligence dil igene is necessary nece in pat roling dangerous areas to administer the vast ast atea included in the national I 1 forests greets approximately 19 5 acres the govern anen L his about 1 men in tl als field if balb man inana could be used for fire patrol ho lie I 1 have to cover 13 OW acres As a of fact however the v vo 0 I 1 u in e cot ot business on oil tho the xa d dional forests has gro to such sudi pro leaa than then twenty etva percent of tho forceps fer ceif available chii i his makee a kes it necea nece airy siry to spread an average a mans service over nearly conr time arrs arr s ducrea stig fire protection tar far below the joint of safety in many cases cages in the faid of thi however ho weer fire losers losses on the national Nati oral are I 1 tp 0 o at a point where they aie trial when comp compared arLd with th the e damage which would bo be canted wi were wire re the landa lands contained in the nation li if foi cats unprotected |