BUSINESS PRINCIPLES INVOLVED. 



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12. Forest Officials. 



If the manager of a forest is expected to work it to its full 

 financial advantage, he must be allowed a free hand in timber- 

 sales, so that he can act without delay in accordance with the 

 demands of the market. Cases constantly arise when owing to 

 an overstocked market the competition at auction-sales of con- 

 verted timber is too slack, and other modes of sale must be tried. 



Although control is necessary, especially in large State 

 departments, yet it should not be too rigid, and a trustworthy 

 executive official should not be fettered too much by routine 

 but left sufficiently to his own responsibility, mere routine in 

 timber-sales having disastrous results to the forest-owner. 

 Now-a-days, thousands of pounds may l>c gained by taking 

 time by the forelock, and using telegraphic communication 

 between buyer and seller. 



Fig. 295. Derrick for raising logs on to carts. (Vide p. 313.) 



Drawn by T. II. Monteath. 

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