Locate permanent headquarters with reference to 

 mail, "base of supplies, center of population, etc*, rather 

 than to any passing phase of business, such as a timber sale. 



After this will come the detailed studies of 

 Rangers 1 worlr, after the order of so-called "motion studies". 

 Assign technical nen to study methods, doing different lines 

 of work, ouoh as marlring, scaling, handling free use, small 

 wood sales, otc. These men should then be detailed from 

 Forest to Forost to instruct rangers. 



Record the worlr of each field man. 



G-rado the forces and establish a suitable scale of 

 salaries oo that merit ancl increased responsibility can be 

 rewarded promptly. 



In line with the foregoing, the result of an ad- 

 ministrative plan for the Jemez Forest shows decreased total 

 cost of running the Forest for the past year and greatly in- 

 creased protective force* This notwithstanding the fact 

 that the timber sale receipts have increased from about 

 $1400 in 1911 to 8600 in 1912. The Supervisor has found 

 it much simpler to handle his force as at present organized. 



Figures for District 3 as a whole show that ex- 

 penditures are decreasing and there is a constantly increas- 

 ing variation in the size of summer and winter field forces. 

 This indicates, obviously, that more efficient fire protection 



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