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say anything about the progre&s that the Forests in District 5 

 have made I want to say just a word about the progress of 

 the Forest Service - and espe-cially the achievements of the 

 Washington Office. It's hard for us to realize the diffi- 

 culties under which theso men have to work. They can't 

 deal with men and things aw we do "but must do their work with 

 stories about men and tilings on paper. They haven't the 

 satisfaction of riding over a well "built trail that they 

 have planned and constructed. They don't get a chance at 

 that splendid exhiliration that oomes at the end of a vic- 

 torious fight against c, had fire where your organization 

 has swung into line and your fire plans have workod like 

 clock work* They sit all Summer under electric fans and 

 plan and fight and scheme to keep alive the Service while 

 it is "being attacked on every side "by men working from 

 puroly political motives. It's a thankless JO"D they have 



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"but if they didn't do it and do it well our organization 

 would "be split wide open. If we've done anything at all 

 out hero it is "because the foresight, the resource, the 

 nerve end the decision of the Forester made it possible for 

 us to do it 



taking the proper discount for pride in our 

 Forests and pride in our work I think we can honestly say 

 that here in District 6 we have made a distinct advance in 

 one direction at least "business management of the Forests. 

 This, to my mind, has shown itself In three different ways - 



