Roosevelt Standard | 1920-08-11 | Page 8 | Forest Fires

FOREST FIRES forest fire expenditures on oa the I 1 11 i national forests during the fiscal year which closed jun 30 to this figura represents the actual cash outlay toi foi labor supplies supplee a and equipment ausec in suppressing over urea fires ties mos of 0 which occurred during the hazard ous ong period of 0 last july august and september it toes not include UK the cost of the time spent in tiro are sup preaston fly by the regular forest oren 17 allons nor the damage to the for est resources which amounted tc lc an equivalent amount over 60 ot of the forest fires which caused this heavy economic loss losi were due to careless visitors to tile the nt na lional forests a big share ot of them by 17 campers who know camp campfires fires were loaded or in othe words went away and left them un the hazardous i season la Is a gain nattam are some what more favo favorable ralle than a year and forest service officials are rely ing upon this fact act improved meth rde rda a vigorous campaign to bublic cooperation and absolute en ell rr ment of the state and federa law laua a against careless or wilful set sei aln tins of ires fires to hold field down the losses between now and tall fall lka A