A Committee on Forest Ctandnrds composed of :'r. 

 Herdley, Mr. Bigolow and Rnngors Ilerrill, babbitt rnd .Vilcon, 

 has boon appointed to raa^e a ctu<?y on the Tahoo during the 

 coming field season. The field r.onbers of the Committee r;ill 

 record (1) the Jobs performed in retail and tho tine consumed 

 on er.ch Job; () miles rlclren, time cwneumod, average rate of 

 travel per hour and avoru-re number of miles ricdnn per Job; 

 (3) tho monthly itinerary charted on a map for the purpose of 

 determining whether the average mileu riddon per job can be 

 reduced by oaroful planning on the part of the Ranger. Front 

 this data it is hoped knowleflrre will be secured of the amount 

 of work a man can in reason be expected to perform, in such 

 shape that these standards will to F^roe decree, at least, be 

 applicable to other men and other conditions. 



Detailed diaries will be kept on letter size force 

 find will bo written up at the end of each day's v:ork, and rill 

 b< fcrvrardod monthly to the Supervisor top-ethor rith a map of 

 the dictrict on ^hioh heo boon charted routes traveled and 

 Jobs performed during tho month. The diaries vill show the 

 time of starting p.nd finishing ah Job or step in tho eay'a 

 work. In handling correspondence, for example, they * ill 

 show the number cf letters vrritten ''n<? tirre consumed. Tho 

 time of oach distinct Job will be recorded in hour:, and 

 minutes, giving for short Jobs the exnot minute af starting 

 ana finishing, when poecible. 



The Cost Kobpin^ Commlttoo -hi oh net on the 

 during January and February produced a vory thorou-rh end 

 interesting treatise en CDt Accounting in the Porect oorvice, 

 find evolved an excellent workable sj-stom which was recor.^enc'.ed 

 for prioption as standard throughout the "ervloe. The treatise, 

 after defining the purpose of Cost Accounting brirTS out the 

 fact thnt the effect cf Sheet " /'" is conclusive evi^onoe that 

 oven faulty <?eternination of Unit Costs of v ork has ; marked 

 cffoct in ctimulnting economy and efficiency and that "1th 

 Creator nccurpoyeuch coat nyotem vr ill find increasing use- 

 fulnoL-s. It is thought that ^th reliable cost ro : crts tho 

 Forostcr, District Foroetor, Sti^>orvisor anrt Mbtriot Rpnger 

 will hove r. much better measure of efficiency thn it IB 

 passible to havo 'rithout such reports, nnrt that inspection, 

 ouperviuicn end help can be placed rfre intelligently If jon- 

 ciitionb are revealed by r.rtftpuato cost recor" . 



