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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



FORESTERS ATTENTION 



AMERICAN FORESTRY will gladly print free 

 of charge in this column advertisements of for- 

 esters lumbermen and woodsmen, discharged or 

 about to be discharged from military service, who 

 want positions, or of persons having employment 

 to offer such foresters, lum bermen or woodsmen. 



rOSlTION wanted by technically trained For- 

 ester; college graduate, 37 years of age and 

 married. Have had seven years' experience in 

 the National Forests of Oregon, California, 

 Washington and Alaska. Also some European 

 training. At present employed on timber sur- 

 veys as chief of party in the Forest Service. 

 Desire to make a change and will be glad to 

 consider position as Forester on private estate, 

 or as city Forester. Will also consider position 

 as Asst. Superintendent of State Park and 

 (janie Preserve in addition, to that of Forester. 

 Can furnish the best of references. Address 

 Box 820, care American Forestry Magazine, 

 Washington, D. C. 



ARBORICULTURIST is open to an engagement 

 to take charge of, or as assistant in City For- 

 estry work. Experience and training, ten years, 

 covering the entire arboricultural field — from 

 planting to expert tree surgery— including nur- 

 sery practice, and supervision in the care and 

 detailed management of city shade trees. For 

 further information, address Box 700, care of 

 .American Forestry. 



An Opening For One Hundred 

 Foresters 



The position is that of Division Firewarden; 

 tlie territory is approximately one-third of the 

 State of New Jersey; the work is general 

 administration of all forest fire matters 

 logether with attendance at large fires, in- 

 VLStigation of the causes of fires, supervision 

 of the personnel of the local firewarden ser- 

 vice, about one hundred men, and responsi- 

 bility for the publicity and propaganda fire 

 prevention work in the territory. The com- 

 pensation is $1,200 to start, with every likeli- 

 hood of increase shortly, the qualifications are 

 that a man shall be a graduate oi some repu- 

 table technical forestry school. The reason 

 for requiring technical training is that ad- 

 vancement may be either in the forest fire 

 work or in the teclinical forestry activities of 

 the Department and in addition the incumbent 

 is called on during the slacker season for for- 

 est fire work, to do technical and propaganda 

 forestry work in his territory. Apply Box 830. 

 care American Forestry, Washington, D. C. 



POSITION wanted by technically trained For- 

 ester. Have had fourteen years experience 

 along forestry lines, over five years on the 

 National Forests in timber sale, silvicultural 

 and administrative work; three years experi- 

 ence in city forestry, tree surgery and landscape 

 work. Forester for the North Shore Park Dis- 

 trict of Chicago. City forestry and landscape 

 work preferred, but will be glad to consider 

 other fines. Can furnish the best of reference. 

 Address Box 600, Care American Forestry 

 Magazi ne, Washington, D. C. (1-3) 



YOUNG MAN recently discharged from the U. S. 

 Navy, wants employment with wholesale lum- 

 ber manufacturer; college graduate; five year's 

 experience in nursery business; can furnish 

 best of references. Address Box 675, Care 

 American Forestry Magazine, Washington, 

 D. C. (1-3) 



Man to be discharged Irom tiie Army September 

 30th desires position in forestry work, with lum- 

 ber or railroad company or assisting in investi- 

 gations of utilization of wood products. Would 

 accept position in other work. Is married man, 

 graduate of Michigan Agricultural College, 1913. 

 Has had experience in orchard work, clearing 

 land, improvement cuttings, planting and care of 

 nursery, pine and hardwood transplants, orchards 

 and larger trees, grading and construction of 

 gravel roads, and other improvement work. Has 

 executive ability and gets good results from men. 

 Please address Box 860, care of American 

 Forestry Magazine, Washingt on, D. C. (9-11) 



FORESTER wanted as Division Firewarden in 

 New Jersey. Must have professional training 

 and some experience. Salary $100 to $120. Eligi- 

 ble for promotion to Assistant Forester. Civil 

 Service examination can be taken after pro- 

 visional appointment or by mail. Box 810, care 

 American Forestry Magazine. Washington, D. C. 



WANTED— Position as Forester and Land Agent. 

 "Technically trained forester, 35 years old. 

 Practical experience along all lines included 

 under the duties of the above positions. For- 

 mer Captain, Field Artillery. Address Box 840, 

 care American Forestry, Washington. D. C. 



WANTED— Position with Lumber Company or 

 Private Concern by technically trained Forester 

 with five years practical experience. Box 820, 

 care American Forestry. 



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 perience in forest work and at present cm- 

 ployed along technical and administrative 

 lines desires responsible position with private 

 concern operating in and outside the United 

 States. Address Box 870, care of American 

 Forestry Magazine, Washington, D. C. 



Strictly chemical, is packed in its more 

 than 500 pages— fire risk in shipping, 

 kind of containers employed, commercial 

 uses, and the like — and yet it is so scien- 

 tifically accurate that it will no doubt be 

 added to every library on technical chem- 

 istry. The mystery of the alchemists still 

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 ture and terminology to the average man. 

 The Condensed Chemical Dictionary is 

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 ence, and is admirably fitted to do this 

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 several technical advisers. 



"Timber— Its Strength, Seasoning and 

 Grading," by Harold S. Belts. McGraw- 

 Hill Book Company, Inc., New York. 234 

 pages, 27 tables, 107 illustrations. Price 

 $3.00. In readily accessible form, this book 

 presents important technical data and in- 



formation on wood. This is the first ade- 

 quate book on wood as an engineering 

 material. It treats the subject in a direct, 

 practical way. 



As indicated by the subtitle, the book 

 covers testing, seasoning and grading. 

 Both hard and soft woods are considered. 

 The data given are derived almost entirely 

 from tests and investigations on the 

 mechanical properties of wood made by 

 the Forest Service of the United States 

 Departinent of Agriculture. The material 

 may therefore be regarded as reliable. 



The various chapters cover : 



I. Timber Resources of the United 

 States. II. The Strength of Wood. III. 

 Effect of Moisture and of Preservative 

 and Conditioning Treatments on the 

 Strength of Wood. IV. Strength of 

 Wooden Products. V. Seasoning of Wood. 

 VI. Grading of Lumber by Manufacturers' 

 Associations. VII. Lumber Produced and 

 Used in the United States. 



The information offered is invaluable 

 to every man who uses, sells or manufac- 

 tures wood and wood mateiials. 



"The Hidden Aerial," by Lewis E. 

 Theiss. W. A. Wilde Company, Boston, 

 Massachusetts. 332 pages. Price, $1.35 

 net. This story will appeal to any boy 

 who likes life in the open, or who is in- 

 terested in radio communication. Pri- 

 marily it is the story of a band of boys 

 who enlisted in the boys working reserve 

 to serve their country during the war; 

 secondarily it is the story of a wireless 

 spy hunt. Some of the characters which 

 Mr. Theiss has introduced in his other 

 wireless stories appear in this volume, for, 

 being too young to engage in other war 

 work, they joined the boys working re- 

 serve for service on the farms. However, 

 their wireless training serves them well 

 when called upon to engage in a hunt for- 

 bidden wireless apparatus. 



It is an interesting story, with clean, 

 wholesome characters, ever alert, ever 

 anxious to play their part in every adven- 

 ture which comes. 



The volifme is illustrated with color 

 frontispiece and black and white illus- 

 trations. 



VERDE STRIP ADDED TO NATIONAL 



FORESTS 

 PRESIDENT WILSON has signed the 

 proclamation which adds the so-called 

 "Verde Strip" to the Coconino and Prescott 

 National Forests in Arizona, according to 

 word received by the local district office of 

 the Forest Service. The total area added is 

 179,290 acres, and extends along the Verde 

 River from below Rutherford to above Cot- 

 tonwood. The addition was made chiefly 

 because the Reclamation Service desired to 

 have this area brought under Federal regu- 

 lation and control in order to protect the 

 Verde watershed from overgrazing and 

 erosion. The stockmen and settlers within 

 the area were favorable to its addition to 

 the National Forest territory adjoining. 



