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Show FORESTERS OF WEST . MEET AT SALT LAKE The foresters of the intermountain district together with authorities from Washington, among the latter, chief Forester Henry S. Graves, have been holding meetings in Salt Lake the past week in the interests of the service. The principal subject of discussion at these meetings has been the subject of fire protection. This included the problem prob-lem of methods of surveys in forest protection pro-tection involving construction of trails through the forests, construction of tele ephone lines with better connection between be-tween settlements, and between rangers public co-operation with settlers, miners, herdsmen and others frequenting forest lands to make sure of their assistance in fire protection; the question of organization organ-ization of a regular patrol, including arrangements ar-rangements for an emergency patrol at dangerous locations, also the matter of proper forest equipment with suitable tools and resources for use in extinguishing extinguish-ing fires at the st'irt. |