handling thorn. The u C n costs for Grazing wore 00 per 

 oont of the total "O n costs, so it is plain that Graz- 

 ing is where tho California fell d->Ym In the case 

 Grazing the total cost of administering this particular 

 line cf work during the first four months of the fiscal 

 year 1912 was $1,516. The total cost of Grazing for 

 tha first four months of the fiscal year 1913 hac been 

 $266,00* A casual comparison ef the two figures will 

 show the immense reduction in Grazing administration 

 costs and is of considerable interest particularly in 

 view cf the fact that even a greater number of stock 

 have boon handled, 



A liLio comparison of the monoy put into firo 

 protection in the sane periods shows as follows: 



Total cost of fire protection in tho first 

 four nonths of the fiscal year 1912 was $1,918. 



Total cost of fire protection in tho first 

 four months of the fiscal year 1913 was $11,141, 



2:18 - So Much Attention to Cost Means Disaster. 

 Danger of He version to Old Land Office 

 Form of Forest Organization and Methods 

 and to Drop in Standards of Work. 



Ceot is the easiest factor to detonnine and 

 as far as efficiency gdes means nothing. If cost 

 alone is tt govern the allotments it certainly means 



disaster. 



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