UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 

 FOREST SERVICE. 



THE NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL. 



AMENDMENT NO. 183 -INSTRUCTIONS. 



JANUARY 5, 1914. 



General Administration and Protection. Investigation of 

 Complaints. The instructions on page 72 are hereby amended by 

 inserting after the paragraph relating to Advisory Committees the 

 following chapter: 



INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS. 



It is desired to give every opportunity for appeal in cases where on 

 the ground of an incomplete statement of facts or nonconformity 

 with the regulations there is good reason to question the decisions 

 which have been made by Forest officers, but, so far as possible, the 

 burdening of Forest officers with investigating and reporting tfbon 

 appeals or complaints by irresponsible persons, or which are not well 

 founded, should be avoided. Complaints regarding the conduct of 

 Forest officers or any action taken by them should be specific and 

 include a statement of the facts, supported if possible by evidence 

 or affidavit. Investigation will be made only when the complaint 

 seems well founded and the circumstances seem to warrant it. The 

 receipt of a complaint should always be acknowledged in courteous 

 language, but if no substantial evidence is produced by a complainant 

 this should be required of him before giving the matter further consid- 

 eration. 



HENKY S. GRAVES, 



Forester. 



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Laboratory and at other stations which are provided with facilities 

 for conducting experimental work. The study of commercial application is 

 conducted in localities which may be most suitable for the specific problems 

 under investigation. 



In the study of the properties of wood, the selection of the species, form, 

 and condition of material for investigation is the important consideration. 

 The work will be confined mainly (1) to species at present used extensively in 

 this country, and for which further knowledge of their properties, uses, and 

 suitability for various uses is needed; (2) to species not at present used ex- 

 tensively in this country, but of which there is a sufficient supply to render 

 them of commercial importance: (3) to various forms of waste which occur 

 in sufficient quantity to be of commercial importance. 



In the study of processes and methods, the selection of the processes and the 

 fundamental features in their operation is the important consideration. The 

 work should be confined mainly to (1) processes at present established and 



