Show protecting OUR FORESTS ChIl california fornia officials have little regard tor for who endangers the forests one cadder abo was convicted of leaving a camp tire fire burning in wooded land was sentenced to stay in jail until it rains so lor for drys he gazed through the bars bare of the county jall hopefully watching tor for clouds W 0 o appear forests foresta constitute great natural assets ot of many states anil and every yew vast areas are burned over destroying i thousands ot of dicres ot of timber much of this destruction is bauso caused by car elosa campers and flento parties and by motorists who derd lighted clew ettea cigars and matches along the roadside the lack ot of care evident in tores forests ta Is ia no different from that which ro suit aulta a in hugo huga property losses front from other causes throughout the nation your year la in and year out the destruction aye averaging raging about a halt billion dollars in property losses recording to the national doard board ot of fire underwriters and causing deaths de atlis reduction ot of tills this great grea t waste Is a problem to serious thinking americans me ricans may give earnest attention what ran can tho they do about it euch each then can work out the problem ot of tire fire safe ty in relation to his own home and bus bits iness this done the result in lowered tire fire loss losses es will be ot of eco economic nomia and social benefit to all |