THE USE BOOK. 23 



SUPERVISORS. 



For the purpose of encouraging good men to enter 

 the Service and do good work, as well as to utilize their 

 experience, appointments to the position of forest sn- 

 pervisor are made by the promotion of competent 

 deputy forest supervisors, forest rangers^ or forest as- 

 sistants^ The qualifications for the position of super- 

 visor include all those required of rangers, as hereafter 

 outlined, with superior technical, business, and admin- 

 istrative ability. Knowledge of technical forestry is / 

 most desirable, but not always essential. 



While certain general qualifications are required in 

 every case, special fitness for employment in a special 

 region is always considered. For example, in many 

 heavily forested regions knowledge of timber and lum- 

 bering is more important than familiarity with the 

 live-stock business. 



Supervisors must give their entire time to the Service. They 

 have full charge of their Forests, plan and direct all work, 

 ha^ve entire disposition of rangers and other assistants, and are 

 responsible for the efficiency of the local service. Under in- 

 structions from the Forester, supervisors deal with the public 

 in all business connected with the sale of timber, the control 

 of grazing, the issuing of permits, and the application of other 

 regulations for the use and occupancy of National Forests. 

 They keep the records and accounts and conduct the corre- 

 spondence and general office business of their Forests and make 

 reports to the Forester on all matters under their jurisdiction. 



During his absence the supervisor should detail fl mpmbpr 



of his force to the charge of the office, when this is necessary 

 to avoid serious delay in the transaction of Forest business. 

 The officer so detailed should be definitely instructed, preferably 

 in writing. So far as authorized by the supervisor, he should 



