200 THE USE BOOK. 



Standard filing cases have been adopted for Forest headquar- 

 ters. The record case will consist of four units with too mid 

 Jiase. These units will be designated sections 1, 2, 3, and 4. 

 Section 1 consists of a 4-draw^r^ua4^jinjt. Section 2 consists of 

 a 2-drawer vertical unit. Section 3 consists of a 9-drawer cor- 

 respondence unit. Section 4 consists of a 6-drawer document 

 unit. Additional units (except section 4) will be furnished, 

 when required, on requisition to the Forester. 



The library case will consist of three units, which will be 

 designated sections 5, 6, and 7. Section 5 consists of a cup- 

 board base. Section 6 consists of a 14-drawer (21-coinparP* 

 ment) legal-blank unit. Section 7 consists of a bookcase unit. 



Correspondence~wfth field stations should be filed with corre- 

 spondence with the Washington office. 



Correspondence with the public or with Forest officers should 

 be filed with designated cases in section 2, or with the For- 

 ester's correspondence in section 3, whenever the subject-matter 

 bears so close a relation to the designated cases or to the matter 

 in the Forester's files that this action is necessary to make a 

 complete record of the case or transaction. In such cases cross 

 reference will be used. 



Correspondence and folders will always be filed under or be- 

 hind, not over or in front, of the corresponding guide or tab. 



Circular letters will be treated as general correspondence and 

 filed according to subjects. 



Strict adherence to the use of drawers as indicated under the 

 respective numbers will not be required, since some offices are 

 supplied with several units of each kind of filing section. 



USE OF SUPERVISORS' FILING CASES. 



RECORD FILING CASE. 



Section 1. 



This section will be used for maps and blueprints. 

 When maps accompanying special-use cases are too large to 

 file with the designated case in section 2, they may be filed in 



