rangers aro frequently called on to the ground to dispose of 

 some really trifling matter, usually trespass, thus con- 

 suming much valuable time badly needed eleewhero and vrhich 

 as soon as the render is gone is repeated. All of this 

 can bo easily and properly obviated by placing this terri- 

 tory under tiio control of one assistant ranker. He should 

 camp right with the herders, riving his vfaole time and 

 attention to the *razing and in the Supervisors office, 

 trouble rould cease to bo. The assistant ranger would 

 have one great advantage the benefit of vhioh he does not 

 oTton Tot undor the present system. If the assistant 

 ranker finds that a vory unpopular decision must be 

 rendered for the good of the Forest, the district ranker 



. be callc? in, rho rill hoar both sides of the ouestion, 

 *et the frets fron the assistant end rondor a decision 

 in accorc'rnco thorev'ith, it is then possible for the 

 assistant to enforce the decision T ithout incurring the 

 displeasure of the herders, the district rr.ngor bearing 

 ell the blmco, vrhioh bocones "renders diplornncy". To 

 illustrate: On a timber sale in this Forest all attempts 

 to hr.vo the out-ovor area cleared up Jn accordance, r;ith 

 tho terms of the contract had resulted in almost absolute 

 failure eccompenied v.'ith hard personal feelings a;minst 

 tho fiold officer. It so happened that an officer from 

 another forest, engfgod in special \vork visited this sale, 

 difl nothing, said little, but after his departure tho 

 ran -or r ; in issued his orders vlth additional reotriotions 

 anc*. some brusquenoss and intimated to tho lumber-Tan that 

 the visiting officer htd so ordered, these later orders \7oro 

 com : lied vlth after co^e Crumbling and the ill fooling was 

 transferred to the official, rho, being absent v;as well 

 able to boar up under it. 



I bolievo thc.t the district ranker can plan tho 

 ^ork for his asslstrnte, "ith their suggestions bettor than 

 any porson that could not knov.- the pprtles interested, tho 

 conditions end tho country, he ?;ould have some time *vith 

 each -nan in his district to help carry out the plan and 

 find out at first hand its good and bad features, I think 

 that he could secure fro^i his assistants the information 

 and so classify r.n(" filo the srme that reports could be 

 roado at once vhon celled for from the office, thrt is, 

 tho render knowing tho nature of the information required 

 and having the time to devote to it, could got ahead of 

 the ga:i)e a no secure the information before it vrns called 

 for. The district render should plan tho improvement 

 -.or'c after consulting rith his assistrjits, and formulate 

 plans for carrying out tho same; arranging for the 

 purchase of supplies and transferring them in tho most 

 economical and prompt ncnnor. In this connection I ;vould 



-ost tha there be a government team at the hcrdquarters, 

 believing that the volume of .vork in past Season*. \?ould 

 amply justify tho c:rmo. 



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