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supervisors and rangers. There is seldom any need to refer matters 

 to the Forester or the Secretary of Agriculture at Washington, D.C. 

 The supervisor has direct charge 

 of the national forest and prac- 

 tically all the business connected 

 with it. Supervisors receive a 

 salary varying from $1500 to 

 $3000 per year and traveling 

 expenses. The office of the 

 supervisor is usually at some 

 town or central point conven- 

 ient to the users of the national forest. The rangers are the field 

 men, and they live in the forests and often at places remote from 

 all settlements. They are required to be familiar with lumbering 

 and sawmill business, the handling of live stock, mining, and land 

 laws. They receive from $900 to $1500 per year and the use of 

 cabins built by the government. They are required to furnish feed 



United States. Rest of world. 



Lumbering of the world. 



Forest in New England. 



for their own horses and to meet their own traveling expenses. 

 The duties of the guards are similar to those of the rangers, who 

 have supervision over them. The guards are usually temporary 

 men, who are kept on duty during the summer only, to assist in 

 fire patrol and construction work. Their salaries range from $720 

 to $900 a year. The appointment to the position of ranger 

 or supervisor is made only through the Civil Service examina- 



