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"The advantage of the District organization, as distinguished 

 from a centrahzed authority in Washington, aside from the 

 direct increased efficiency in the conduct of the affairs of the 

 organization, which is, of course, its chief function, lies in 

 bringing closer to the community the direction of local affairs. 

 This is a very real advantage, and in my opinion, a most 

 important one." 



Organisation Development 



The organization charts which follow show the development 

 of the forest, district, and Washington organization for the 

 years, 1904, 1907, 1909, 1915, and as proposed. 



The Forest organization changed as follows: 



CHART 1 



1904 Supervisor 



Chief Ranger 



Rangers (class 1, 2, 3) 



1907 Forest Supervisor 



Forest Assistant 

 Rangers (on districts) Rangers (on projects, as large sales) 



Guards 



1909 Forest Supervisor 



Deputy Forest Supervisor (on Forests) 

 Forest Assistants 

 Rangers (on districts) Rangers (on projects) 



Guards 



1915 Forest Supervisor 



Deputy Forest Supervisor (on Forests) 

 Forest Examiner 

 (Chief Clerk) 

 Rangers (on districts) Rangers (on projects) 



Special Assistants 



Fire Lookouts or Patrols. 



Proposed: Forest Supervisor 



Deputy Forest Supervisor 

 Forest Examiners 



[on large units: staff] 

 [on small units: no staflE] 

 (Chief Clerk) 



Rangers (on districts) Fire Control Rangers (on projects) 



Under the forest district organization of 1904 (Chart 1), it is 

 evident that few changes have taken place between 1907 and 1915 

 The only really fundamental change is an elaboration in order to 

 take care of more complicated work ; even as far back as the fall 

 of 1905 there were project men in charge of timber sales as well 

 as rangers on districts. A recent elaboration is in fire protection, 

 where the fire chief controls the fire lookouts. No change in the 



