and assistance of men trained in the right use and care of woods. 

 That this demand for help will increase is certain, and it is rea- 

 sonable even to believe that quite a rapid increase of this demand 

 may be looked for. As it is, there are hundreds of estates now 

 in charge of untrained men, who are unable to provide more than 

 mere patrol service, while the service of a trained man would not 

 cost any more and would certainly yield larger returns. 



Besides the owners of estates whose lands are held for var- 

 ious reasons, there are numerous parties engaged in dealing in 

 timber lands for purposes of direct exploitation (lumbering) or 

 for speculation, who employ well-paid men as "timber-lookers/' 

 "estimators" or "cruisers," to perform the work of timber or for- 

 est survey, usually with a view to determine the present market 

 value of the woods. That a trained man who sees not only the 

 merchantable stem but also appreciates and is able to report in- 

 telligently all features which make up the forest and its wealth, 

 would be more useful than the untrained man, would seem to re- 

 quire no argument. The trained timber surveyor, then, should 

 replace the untrained "timber-looker." 



Besides the positions in private life, there are, even now, 

 many positions in the National and State Reserves open to prop- 

 erly qualified foresters. 



As soon as the present policy of getting rid of all poor lands 

 is changed into the proper policy of accumulating forest lands, 

 there will be in a number of our states, and notably in Michigan, a 

 demand for trained men to assume charge of these lands, to pro- 

 tect and improve them. So far the National Government has 

 over sixty-one million acres of forest reserves, and may be ex- 

 pected to have over one hundred million acres before long. The 

 State of New York has bought over a million acres, and the State 

 of Pennsylvania has over one-half million acres, though the 

 proper policy of accumulating the non-agricultural lands has but 

 begun in that State. Similarly, the State of Wisconsin has set 

 aside all State lands, of whatever kind, as a forest reserve, to be 

 held and managed as a continuous benefit to the people. 



Looking back only fifteen years, the progress in forestry in- 

 terest and actual forestry effort is such that it is reasonable to 

 suppose that the good work has just begun, and will now con- 

 tinue with more and more speed and success. 



Comparing the forester's place to positions in other callings, 

 it may be said that the chances for a life of usefulness, activity, 

 health and contentment are given, but that the opportunity of ris- 

 ing to great prominence and wealth will rarely exist. The forester 

 is and always will be a woods man rather than a man of the 

 busy world, where the affair? of men daily make and unmake 

 fortunes. 



