





EDITORIALS 

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Consolidation of Diotricts. 



To increase the efficiency of the administration 

 cf this Forest it has been decided to consolidate some of the 

 smaller Districts. This plan was discussed to some extent 

 at the Rangers' Meeting. 



This year the Truckee and Siorr&ville Dictriots 

 will be under the charge of Ranger Babbitt, with headquarters 

 at Sierraville, and the Emigrant (Jap, Bloomfleld, end Hevada 

 City Districts will be under the charge of Render Merrill 

 with headquarters at Eovada City. The Brcr.dy City - Scales 

 country has been talien away from the Davmioville and added to 

 tho Ccjaptonvillo District, the enlarged District to be under 

 the charge of Assistant Rcx.ger tfhittum. The Poresthill Dis- 

 trict is already a large cue and requires no change. 



Along this same policy it is proposed eventually 

 to consolidate the Sierra City and Downieville Districts with 

 headquarters at Domieville, but for the present no change 

 will be made. 



The larger districts have both protective and ad- 

 raini strati ve advantages over the smaller districts. A most 

 important advantage consists in having one man during the 

 firo season in each unit of the Forest, knowing the where- 

 abouts of every man in the District at any time during the day< 

 He is thua in a position, in emergencies, to back up each 

 Aosistant Ranger and Suard under him. In a small District 

 organization this course is not possible since inquiry would 

 have to be made through the Supervisor's office, and bn a 

 forest of this size it would require a night telephone opera- 

 tor to find out the proposed movements of each Ranger for the 

 next day, and vrhon a fire call came, time would be wasted in 

 locating men. 



The small District system requires a great deal 

 of correspondence with the Supervisor's office, which is un- 

 necessary under the large District organisation. 



Hew men can be taught and broken into the rrork 



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