FOREST FIRES RAGING
HEAVY COST OF CONTROL
WASHINGTON, 22nd August,
The Washington Forest Services have revealed that fires due to the drought aro costing the Government IS,OOO dollars a day to control.
In many sections it is reported that the fires aro still raging, and the hazards are many.
Drought, low humidity, and lightning are- reported to be the principal causes of the fire trouble, coupled with the increased use of forests by recreationists endeavouring to escape the heat of the Western Coast States.
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 48, 25 August 1930, Page 9
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84FOREST FIRES RAGING Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 48, 25 August 1930, Page 9
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