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and the control of numerous agents, widely separated and 

 not easily trained to habits of discipline. Many of these 

 duties are essentially military in character and should be 

 regulated for the present on military principles. Wise 

 forest management calls for technical knowledge which 

 must be based on a liberal scientific education. The 

 forest officers must be men of the highest personal 

 character, who can be trusted to avoid participation in 

 any private business connected, however remotely, with 

 forest products. To secure the service of men qualified 

 to meet these several requirements will call for liberal 

 remuneration and permanent tenure of office." 



PAY OF FORESTRY OFFICIALS. 



' 'The following are the rates of annual compensation 

 suggested for forest officers, with an increase of 10 per 

 cent for each period of five years' service: For the 

 director, $4,500; for the assistant director, $4,000; for an 

 inspector, $3,500; for a head forester $2,500; for a 

 forester, $2,000. 



For the subordinate grades a monthly pay of $45 for 

 rangers and of $35 for assistant rangers is proposed, with 

 a gradual increase for length of service. Rations in kind, 

 or a commutation, should also be furnished. 



All officers of the service, on reaching the age of 64 

 years, should be entitled to receive 50 per cent of their 

 pay at the time of their retirement, and a like inducement 

 to faithful service should be extended to rangers after a 

 service of thirty years. 



"This organization will require for salaries, including 

 those of rangers, for each of the first five years, an annual 

 appropriation of $250,000. While the number of officers 

 proposed is much smaller in proportion to the area of the 

 territory to be protected, now about 40,000,000 acres, 

 than has been found necessary in other countries, it is 



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