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conditions will be avoided by gradual adjustment after -due notice, and where 

 conflicting interests must be reconciled the question will always be decided from 

 the standpoint of the greatest good to the greatest number in the long run/' 



ORGANIZATION. 



The administration of the National Forests and the conduct of all matters 

 relating to forestry which have been placed upon the Department of Agriculture 

 by Congress are, under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, in charge 

 of the Forester, who is the Chief of the Forest Service. The office of the For- 

 ester is in Washington, D. C. 



Administrative districts. 



For the better administration of the National Forests six districts have been 

 established, with headquarters at the following places: 



District 1, Missoula, Mont. 



District 2, Denver, Colo. 



District 3, Albuquerque, N. Mex. 



District 4, Ogden, Utah. 



District 5, San Francisco, Cal. 



District 6, Portland, Oreg. 



Each administrative district embraces a number of National Forests, and 

 is in charge of an officer known as the district forester, who is responsible to 

 the Forester for all administrative and technical work performed within the 

 district. Each district forester is aided by several assistant district foresters 

 and specialists in various branches of the work. 



QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES OF FOREST OFFICERS. 



All permanent positions in the Forest Service are in the classified civil service. 

 Vacancies are filled through selections from eligibles certified by the Civil 

 Service Commission and by promotion in rank. Definite information as to the 

 times and places at which examinations are held may be obtained only from 

 the Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. 



Supervisors and deputy supervisors. 



Each National Forest is in charge of a forest supervisor, who plans the work 

 on his Forest under the instructions of the district forester and supervises its 

 execution. When the amount of business on a National Forest warrants it, 

 the supervisor is assisted by a deputy supervisor, who has such duties and 

 authority as may be delegated to him by the supervisor. 



The positions of forest supervisor and deputy supervisor are filled only by 

 the promotion or transfer of experienced men from classified positions in the 

 Forest Service. **** 



Supervisors' headquarters are located in towns conveniently situated with 

 regard to the Forests. 



Forest examiners. 



Forest examiners are employed upon" such lines of technical work on the 

 National Forests as the examination and mapping of forest areas, reports on 

 applications for the purchase of timber, marking, scaling, and managing timber 

 sales, survey of boundaries, nursery work, and forest planting. The forest 

 examiner is placed directly under the supervisor, who directs his work and to 

 whom he submits his reports. The position is filled through a technical exami- 

 nation, calling for a great deal of specialized knowledge. Only applicants with 

 the following minimum training and experience are eligible for examination: 

 (a) Not less than one full school year's theoretical and practical experience in 

 forestry at a forest school or an established department of forestry in an 

 institution of collegiate grade; (6) for those who have not attended a forest 

 school, not less than two years' experience in practical forestry in the field. 

 The examination is held in March of each year. The entrance salary, for the 

 grade of forest assistant, is $1,100 per annum, and the appointee may be re- 

 quired to supply his own horse and riding equipment. 



Bangers. 



Routine work involved in the supervision of timber sales, grazing, free use, 

 special use, and other contracts and permits, the carrying out of the protection 



