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he wanted to take up and he accomplished his purpose 

 quickly but comprehensively. He gave instructions 

 in the same concise way, but never in a dictatorial 

 manner. 



Then later when he was in Washington as Chief 

 of the Division of Timber Management, I came to 

 know him well, as I was in charge of Timber Manage 

 ment in Denver. He conducted a sample marking pro 

 ject with a group of us in a Black Hills timber sale 

 and led us in discussions of why we should cut or 

 leave each tree. Here again he was not dictatorial. 



On the other hand, Greeley was firm in his 

 judgments, but he was not bull-headed. On one 

 occasion I was negotiating the stumpage price on a 

 large tie sale on the Medicine Bow and the operator 

 held out for a lower price. It happened that the 

 operator had on his side Senator Warren, then 

 Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and 

 a very powerful person. I advised accepting a 

 lower price, but Greeley said no. Then Warren 

 went to work and Greeley decided my way. He then 

 had the courage to tell me &quot;Well, Chris, you were 

 right.&quot; 



