From the very beginning Bruce was directly csnnected 

 with many different phases of forest work undertaken by 

 the Service. Before the days of National Forests he as- 

 sisted as no other man could in the preparation of work- 

 ing plans for private timberlands. When the public for- 

 ests were turned over to the Forest Service his advice in 

 framing the timber-sale regulations was indispensable. 

 Probably his greatest service of all lay in his supervisicn 

 and inspection of the many active timber sales, for into 

 such work he carried the hard-headed experience of one 

 brought up in the lumber industry itself, to which he 

 added an adequate understanding of what foresters were 

 after and a rare tact for accomplishing the results desired. 

 On more than one occasion in thc^e early days it was 

 Bruce who saved the day for forestry. In more recent 

 years his time was occupied largely on problems con- 

 nected with the acquisition of lands under the Weeks 

 Law, and in this field he served with marked success. 

 He placed public interests above his own personal ad- 

 vantages and with the zeal of a new convert tc. a great 

 cause fought for them courageously, without sparing 

 himself in the face of opposition and antagonism. 



Into the ranks of foresters he brought those traits 

 characteristic of a strong man schcoled in the lumber 

 woods — self-reliance, ingenuity, persistence, confidence 

 in his own judgment, and the tendency to hang to his 

 own point of view and fight for his principles to the bit- 

 ter end. His sterling qualities, his straight-forward- 

 ness, integrity, and fairness commanded the respect and 

 admiration of even his worst antagonists. To foresters 

 that is precisely what made him so lovable. In spite of 

 his many brisk tilts with the young foresters, there was 

 always the profoundest mutual respect between "Gene" 

 Bruce and those to whom he was intimately known. He 

 has left his mark upon the foresters of the country. 

 There is nc other like him. 



On behalf of the Society. 



HENRY S. GRAVES. 

 GIFFORD PINCHOT. 

 RAPHAEL ZON. 



