AMERICAN FORESTRY 



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NEW JERSEY NEWS NOTES 

 The resignation of Alfred Gaskill as 

 state forester of New Jersey on July i 

 has caused a reorganization of the For- 

 estry Division of the Department of Con- 

 servation and Development. C. P. Wilber, 

 state firewarden, succeeds Mr. Gaskill as 

 state foreister and also retains his position 

 as head of the Forest Fire Service. W. 

 M. Baker has been appointed Associate 

 State Forester; William Lindsay and Leon- 

 idjs Coyle become deputy state fireward- 

 ens; and A. D. LaMonte, assistant forester. 



The report of a strike of forest fire 

 fighters at Woodbine, New Jersey, which 

 was given wide publicity in the daily press 

 was found to be entirely groundless upon 

 investigation by the state forester. It was 

 apparent, however^ that the local fire- 

 warden had been satisfied with too small 

 a crew and as a result, the fire developed 

 into a serious one. 



Tl:e citizens of Woodbine are now con- 

 sidering organizing a forest fire com- 

 pany to extinguish woods and brush fires. 

 If such a company is formed it will be 

 the first of the kind in New Jersey so 

 iar as the Fire Service knows. 



Two new lookout towers have been ope;n- 

 ed by the Forest Fire Service. One is on 

 top of the huge naval airdome at Lake- 

 hurst, 212 feet above the ground, made 

 possible through the cooperation of the 

 U. S. Xaval Air Service, and the other 

 at the southern end of Kittatinny Moun- 

 tain in North Jersey near Blairstown. 



The spring forest fire .^easOll in New 

 Jersey was so severe this year that the 

 regular appropriation of $10,000 for pay- 

 ing citizen fire fighters has proved inade- 

 quate. An additional sum of $7,000 has 

 been granted the Department of Conser- 

 vation and Development by the State 

 House Commission from the Emergency 

 Fund to meet the deficit. 



The department asked the legislature last 

 year to give it an increased appropriation 

 so that it could stop forest fires. The 

 damage from these fires runs into many 

 thousands of dollars and this, with the 

 money spent for fighting them will far 

 exceed the amount asked by the Depart- 

 ment for the prevention or curtailing of 

 fires. 



DESTROY BLACK CURRANTS 



To help combat the spread of white pine 

 blister rust, which now menaces western 

 forests of five needle pine valued at $228,- 

 000,000, the United States Department of 

 Agriculture has just issued Department 

 Circular 226, White-Pine Blister Rust in 

 the Western United States. The circular 

 describes the disease, its method of spread 



The Gittiams Service. 



THE GRASS TREE. EVER HEAR 

 OF IT? 



You'd expect this chock-headed, tinker- 

 looking tree to be a native of Ireland and 

 rustle in brogue to the wind, but it is one 

 of the tropical vegetation freaks scientifi- 

 cally known as Xanthorphoea Treissu 

 Tjibodas Preauger, but better and more 

 descriptively known as the Grass Tree. 

 It seems to be a cross between the palm 

 tree and the pine, but in reality it is a 

 member of the palm family. 



American Forest 

 Regulation 



By Theodore S. Woolsey, Jr. 



Limited edition, paper cover, $2.75 net, 

 $3.00 postage prepaid (clotn, $3.50) ; about 

 230 pages (6x9 inches). 



A thoroughly Americanized discussion 

 of the regulation of forests. Introduction 

 by B. E. Fernow, LL. D.; 4 chapters by 

 ff. H. Chapman, Professor, Yale School of 

 Forestry. 



Of Interest to 



LUMBERMEN, FORESTERS 



and ESTATE OWNERS 



Order Direct From 



T. S. Woolsey, Jr., 242 Prospect Street, 



New Haven, Connecticut. 



ATTENTION. FORESTERS! 



AMERICAN FORESTRY will print, free 

 of charge in this column^ advertisementa 

 of foresters wanting positions, or of per- 

 sons having employment to ofEer foresters. 

 This privilege is also extended to foresters, 

 lumbermen and woodsmen who want posi- 

 tions, or to persons having employment to 

 offer such foresters, lumbermen or woods- 

 men. 



POSITIONS WANTED 



"LAND OWNERS, are your holdings burden- 

 some? Perhaps there is a better way of getting 

 an income from them or turning them into cash 

 than has yet occurred to you. It will cost 

 you nothing to talk your troubles over with 

 a LAND SPECIALIST, temporarily unemployed, 

 with 25 years' experience at lumbering, fores- 

 try, farming and agricultural organization in 

 the Northwest. Write description of location, 

 topography, soil. etc.. in reply." Box 4010. care 

 AMERICAN FORESTRY MAGAZINE, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



GRADUATE FORESTER -^ Experienced ; eight 

 years state forest management, four years nur- 

 sery, landscape and horticultural work, desires 

 connection with firm or individual interested in 

 forests or nurseries for commercial purposes. 

 Address Box 4020, care AMERICAN FORES- 

 TRY MAGAZINE, Washington, D. C. (6-8-22) 



POSITION WANTED BY A TECHNICALLY 

 TRAINED FORESTER at present employed as 

 forest manager on one of the biggest private es- 

 tates in Pennsylvania; 35 years experience. Can 

 furnish the best reference. Address Box 4030, 

 AMERICAN FORESTRY MAGAZINE, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. (6-9-22) 



FORESTER, University Graduate; 28 years of 

 age; ex-service man; several years' experience 

 in the paper industry as an executive, also sales 

 experience, desires position. Best references. 

 Address Box 4040. care AMERICAN FORES- 

 TRY, Washington, D. C. (7-9-22) 



YOUNG MAN, 32 years old; married; graduate oT 

 Cornell University; B. S., 1914; M. F., 1915, with 

 five years' experience in the United States 

 Forest Service. Desires position as forester 

 with a lumber company or private estate. The 

 best of references. Address Box 4050, care 

 AMERICAN FORESTRY MAGAZINE, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. (7-9-22) 



FOREST ENGINEER, a graduate with eight 

 years experience as chief of timberland depart- 

 ment of large Eastern paper manufacturing 

 company is open for position with company 

 operating Eastern spruce lands. Address Box 

 4055, care AMERICAN FORESTRY MAGAZINE. 

 Washington, D. C. (8-10-22) 



GRADUATE FORESTER, at present employed 

 by a Timber and Land Development Company, 

 desires position as Forester or Superintendent 

 on Private Estate, or in Park work. Experi- 

 enced in Tree planting and Pruning, the hand- 

 ling of Shrubbery, Fire Protection and Log- 

 ging operations. A willing worker as well as 

 equipped to direct others. Box 4060, care 

 AMERICAN FORESTRY MAGAZINE, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. (9-11-22) 



FORESTER, with ten years' experience as tech- 

 nical assistant and forest supervisor, now in 

 charge of western National Forest, desires to 

 make connection with commercial organization 

 with opportunity of improving present position. 

 Address Box 4065. care AMERICAN FORESTRY 

 MAGAZINE, Washington, D. C. 



WANTED 



WANTED FORESTERS AND RANGERS to act 

 as District Superintendents and book orders for 

 fruit and ornamental trees, evergreens, shrubs, 

 etc. Fay weekly. Complete equipment. State 

 territory desired. Full or part time. Address 

 Box 3090, care AMERICAN FORESTRY MAGA- 

 ZINE, Washington, D. C. (4-6-22) 



FORESTERS, UNEMPLOYED OR EMPLOYED, 



having executive ability and poseasaing 

 the gift to lead others, to write us. Great 

 opportunity for those that qualify. State age, 

 reference (2) if employed. School graduated 

 from (years). Confidential. Rangers also an- 

 swer this Address Box 66-66, AMERICAN 

 FORESTRY MAGAZINE, Washinfton. D. C. 



