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are requested to add to all such telegrams the word " confirmed." The Forester 

 will understand from this that a copy of the telegram is being mailed. So 

 many mistakes in names have occurred in telegrams that it is found necessary to 

 await confirmation by mail before recommendation for appointment is made to 

 the Secretary of Agriculture. 



Proclamation and Boundary Diagrams 



Supervisors should understand that they can secure at any time additional 

 copies of proclamations or boundary diagrams upon request to the Forester. 

 In a great many cases boundary diagrams are better than proclamations for 

 distribution among users of the Forests. 



Acknowledgment of Fire Warnings 



Upon a good many Forests settlers have rendered and are rendering signal 

 service by reporting fires, fighting fires, and in other -ways. In such cases it 

 would be a graceful and a helpful thing if letters of thanks could go to these men 

 from the Forester. Supervisors are requested to bear this in mind and to make 

 report in cases where they think such action should be taken. 



Flags for District Rangers 



Supervisors should see that flags are furnished all district rangers and that 

 these flags are hoisted whenever the ranger is at home. Additional flags for 

 this purpose will be furnished upon requisition to the Forester. 



Books for Information of Forest Users 



Rangers should in a good many cases be furnished by supervisors with a 

 supply of Use Books and Red Books for distribution among the users of the 

 Forest residing in and near the rangers' districts. Additional supplies of these 

 will be sent supervisors upon requisition. 



Bangers' Drafting Tables 



Specifications and plans have been prepared for the construction of a table 

 for the use of rangers. It is very desirable that all permanent ranger quarters 

 be equipped with tables for drafting and other office work, and these specifica- 

 tions have been prepared and blueprinted with a view to aiding supervisors 

 as much as possible in attaining this end. 



Where new quarters are planned it may be found desirable to include in the 

 bill of material lumber for a table and thus lessen the cost. Copies of these 

 plans and specifications will be sent to supervisors upon request, and they are 

 urged to push the matter vigorously. Where a number of tables are needed on 

 a single Forest, it may be advisable in some cases to let a contract to a local 

 carpenter. Bids are not required unless the amount involved exceeds $50. 



Permanent Banger Districts 



Permanent ranger districts should be established as rapidly as possible and 

 the same ranger kept on the same district as far as this is practicable. Upon 

 some forests there is a tendency to waive the district scheme and to assign 

 rangers to specific lines of work rather than to specific localities. This practice 

 should be avoided. 



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