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force of young men, graduates of the Mining Schools, who commence 

 in humble positions at small salaries, and if they show ability and 

 character, are promoted from time to time, to positions of responsibility. 



'I thought it might be wise to follow out the same thing in con- 

 nection with our Land Department. Our company controls over a 

 half million acres of forest land. We necessarily have more or less 

 woodsmen constantly employed not only to estimate and look after 

 trespassers and placing monuments, but we also have work for them 

 in the office, keeping up the records, making maps, etc. 



"Why is it not equally practicable and wise for young graduates 

 from the forestry schools to enter into subordinate positions of this 

 kind, in order that they may gradually grow up into positions of re- 

 sponsibility and management? Of course, to be a woodsman and 

 timber estimator would require lots of time and experience for the 

 graduates of the forestry school, but they would get out into the 

 woods with experienced men, and thus learn woodcraft and estimat- 

 ing, and I would like to have two or three technically trained young 

 men of this kind, of good general education, also of good character, 

 who had been trained to estimate timber just as well as regular 

 woodsmen, and who could be sent out to do it, or to superintend doing 

 it, at any time. Surveying, map making and keeping up the records 

 would also be in their regular line of work. 



"We are dMng considerable work also in the way of road making, 

 and want to do more in that line, so as to improve the roads in our 

 country, and also to see that the money expended for that purpose by 

 the township officials, is spent in a better and more scientific manner 

 than is generally the case. 



"I would not want to bother with any young men, unless they are 

 wiliing to commence at the bottom, and could be undoubtedly recom- 

 mended for good character and industry. Do you think you have any 

 such men that you could recommend to me? I should also be glad to 

 have your own ideas or any suggestions that you may care to make, 

 in this line of thought." 



Since the above letter was written the demand for foresters has 

 increased to such a remarkable degree that the United States Forest 

 Service saw fit to publish a special circular setting forth the fact that 

 places were seeking the men; that a number of positions at salaries 

 up to $1,500 per year had been filled by men recommended by the ser- 

 vice and that additional places were vacant for lack of men to fill them. 



The experience of the young men who have gone from forest 



