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to take over the job of District Forester in District 

 Six, the Pacific Northwest District. I was rather 

 startled, as District Six, comprising Oregon and 

 Washington, contained more timber than any other 

 national forest district; it had the largest volume 

 of timber sales, the greatest amount of private 

 timber, and some very difficult silvicultural and 

 fire problems. However, I swallowed my Adam s 

 apple a couple of times and proceeded to the Port 

 land headquarters in November, 1924, and assumed 

 office on January 1, 1925, upon the departure of 

 my predecessor. 



My responsibilities in District Six were much 

 broader and more varied than any in my previous 

 experience. There was not only the administration 

 of the national forests. There was Forest Service 

 cooperation, financial and otherwise, with the two 

 state foresters and a number of private-land fire 

 protection organizations. As District Forester, I 

 was also an ex-officio member of the Oregan State 

 Board of Forestry, and a member of the forestry 

 committee of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. We 

 also participated actively in the work of the 

 Western Forestry and Conservation Association,, 



