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tinuing its work for the higher grades, until in 1848 this part 

 was discontinued. 



A reorganization in 1858 brought improvement, but did not 

 bring the institution to a satisfactory position. In 1878, the new 

 order of things, was inaugurated by a division of functions 

 between the school and the University, and the troublesome times 

 for the school seemed past. But it became apparent that the 

 duplication of apparatus at the two institutions for the few stu- 

 dents — by 1906 the number had fallen to 15 — was an uneconomi- 

 cal arrangement and the abandonment became a natural sequel 

 in the evolution of the forestry education of Bavaria. 



The interest in the history of the school will remain as long 

 as the names of the eminent men who taught there are quoted as 

 authorities ; several of them, known even in America, like Fiirsc 

 himself, Gayer, Ebermayer, Weber, Schwappach, the botanist 

 Prantl, while Behlen, the founder of the Allgemeine Forst-und 

 Jagdzeitung, Mantel and Stumpf, once acknowledged authorities, 

 are already nearly forgotten. 



Die forstliche Hochschule Aschaffenburg. Forstwissenschaftliches Cen- 

 tralblatt. December, 1910. Pp. 621-633. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Sawmills are run by Europeans and by na- 

 Lumbering tives. Usually the European mills are su- 



in perintended by an Englishman assisted by 



India. natives but in large Calcutta and Bombay 



mills the engineer and one or two of his 

 assistants are also white men. Native mills are of very poor 

 class but some of the European mills have the finest equipment. 

 There is a strong demand for lumber, particularly in Calcutta, 

 Bombay and Madras. The railroads, contractors and govern- 

 ment cause a good demand "up country." Railroad rates are 

 cheap but wages vary greatly according to the district. In Cal- 

 cutta the native may receive $5.00 per month, but in the north 

 and south, two-thirds of this sum is an average wage. 



Sawmill Operations in India, American Lumberman, Dec. 17, 1910. 



