This enlarged district vrith Its four or five 

 assistant rangers and possibly as many guards, \vill tond to 

 enthuse the men v.-ith a desire to ma ''re it the banner district 

 of the Forest (in the case of the district referred to, 

 they v.lll succeed) each man rill have a sub-district small 

 enough to afford him ample time to thoroughly acquaint 

 himself v:ith the problems and \vorking f the same and \.111 

 be enabled to keep up \vlth his work at all times, in cases 

 of an unucual degree of excellence in his rork, or the 

 successful \7orking out of a new problem, the same will be 

 promptly noticed and passed on to the other members of the 

 district. In closing I \vould say that the change con- 

 templated can be made without increase of force over last 

 Season and the additional expense v/ould be limited to the 

 necessary improvement work that \vould in the natural 

 course of events arloe vrith the bettor administration of 

 the affairs of the Forest. 



Another point rorthy of mention occurs to me, that 

 is harmonious action among rangers. It is too often the 

 cr.se that the expressions, "I 'don't like that man," or, "I 

 v.-culdn't vork under him," ttr, "he couldn't r;ork for me," 

 are hoard. It appears to me that a good deal of energy 

 and action is thus lost to the work, I honestly think that 

 any man r-ho does not v.lllingly and cheerfully perform his 

 duty, should be promptly reported, regardless of his likes 

 and dislikes; the Forest vork beln^ first and foremost at 

 all tines, nnd personal matters should under no circum- 

 stances be ellov:ed to intervene and further, that a man nho 

 performs his duties in a good and thorough manner should 

 be respected for the v;orlc he does, even though his 

 personality is c is pi easing. No burden on account of 

 personal likes and dislikes should be placed upon him. 

 Iluch of this fooling v/111 be removed by giving each 

 ranger his district, but it is neceseary for each of us to 

 give this matter thought and strive to remove from the 

 Forest rorkings that v;hich is vory displeasing and 

 discouraging to us all. 



WILSON: I don't 'OIOY: hor other districts have 

 done, but I think the Forosthill District has followed 

 that plan during the last season. There has been four of 

 us there during the lest ooason. We divided the district in- 

 to four units v;hich loft the District Hanger free to bo in 

 any nort of the district. T7e follov/ed that system p.ll the 

 ray through. Zaoh of the aocistants had a portion of the 

 district to look aftor and ho v/as always pieced -./here he 

 could reach the district rancor by 'telephone in case any- 

 thing serious came up. Each man handled his part of the 

 district as a unit as bost he could rith the help given 

 by the District Ranger and ne found in our fire patrol 

 work and special use business that re did very little 

 beck- tracking. 



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