. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Furcslrij Journal, March, 1U1\ 995. HEAVILY LOADED BLT READY FOR ANYTHING. A PATROL CAR IN THE VERNON DISTRICT The Motor Car in Timber Guarding Try-out in Vernon District Proves 100 Per Gent. Gain Over Horse Travel. By Geo. P. Melrose, District Forester, Forest Branch, Vernon, B. C. Forest Protection in any country and under any conditions must, if it is going to succeed, make full use of every modern invention possible to insure speed. Once a forest fire starts, the utmost speed is required in every operati
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Furcslrij Journal, March, 1U1\ 995. HEAVILY LOADED BLT READY FOR ANYTHING. A PATROL CAR IN THE VERNON DISTRICT The Motor Car in Timber Guarding Try-out in Vernon District Proves 100 Per Gent. Gain Over Horse Travel. By Geo. P. Melrose, District Forester, Forest Branch, Vernon, B. C. Forest Protection in any country and under any conditions must, if it is going to succeed, make full use of every modern invention possible to insure speed. Once a forest fire starts, the utmost speed is required in every operation affecting it. The man on Lookout must discover it with the least possible delay and locate it properly. He must trans- mit his discovery to the nearest pa- trolman with the utmost speed. The patrolman must proceed to the fire and extinguish it just as fast as he can possibly travel. To obtain this speed we have sup- plied Lookout with field glasses, accurate maps, and telephones and patrolmen with horses. â Horses, up to a few years ago have proved to be the best and fastest means of travel over the roads, but since the advent of automobiles the days of the horse have been number- ed. This is especially the case since cheap autos have come on the market. That autos are a success and an improvement over horse travel is fully borne out by the number of commercial houses that are using them. Everywhere commercial trav- ellers, agents and all others whose business takes them through the country are using cars, and their increased business is ample proof that they pay. To fully satisfy the need for speed and make the Forest Protective sys-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Canadian Forestry Association. [Ottawa] : Canadian Forestry Association
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