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Forest SerYice is a public servico corporation; 

 it is a business organization in the "business of produc- 

 ing services uliicli it soils for a propriations mado "by 

 Congress, 



Y/hat doos tho success of any "business organi- 

 zation dopond on? Cjost. and v_aluo of articles produced. 



of articles produced dog ends on the 



neoc'. for them anc. their quality, 



Successful manufacturing organizations are 

 successful "because they produce tho "best articles for 

 tho cheapest price. 



TThich of the two factors - cost or cuality 

 is moet important? 



The Western Electric Cumpaay spent 10,300 

 perfecting a phone instrument, Quality or value came 

 first, cost afterwards. 



Is oir efficiency to bo measured by how cheap 

 our worlr is or bj its cost as compared to the care \ve 

 give the lands entrust ec. to our adnini strati on? 



Can the Forest Service afford to disregard 

 entirely tho valua and quality of thoir worl: and 

 still hope for success? 



In any other business each article produced 

 must cone up to a certain standard of Duality. 



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