stipulate, cut at one of the oanpa. On August 17 th 

 Deputy Supervisor went over the area with officials of 

 the company. Cn the 18th the facto were wired to San 

 Tranoisoo. On the 19th an emergency sale was approved 

 and money deposited, and by August 24, one week after 

 the examination of the area, all the tiaber - 4,400,000 

 feet - had been narked, ohutes laid in a portion of the 

 tiaber and felling had- commenced. The cutting was com- 

 pleted about October 23. The operator Informed the Su- 

 pervisor that In no private deal of the size could he 

 hope to get things done with the celerity which marked 

 this transaction. The strand of red tape in this case 

 was a very inconspicuous ribbon. 



Criticism. The use of proper criticism at the proper 



time and in a tactful manner Is one of 

 the best aids one has in securing better future results. 

 It oust be constructive, and conveyed In such a manner 

 as not to antagonize those at whom It is directed. Of- 

 tentlnes an officer does what he thinks is a good piece 

 of work. The superior officer visits him and though ap- 

 preciating the soundness of the basic principle whioh 

 the man to do the work, sees defects which had not 

 occurred to the performer. If commendation is given to 

 the subordinate first, for his aooonpllshnent , and then 

 tactful suggestions are made concerning the defects, all 



. c.nd good. Both officers part as friends, the de- 

 fects in the particular job under discussion will un- 

 doubtedly be remedied, and future mistakes of the kind 

 wll be avoided. If, however, the superior officer 

 Jumps the man for the defective Trork without giving him 

 commendation for the bigger thing (of whioh naturally the 

 man is proud), trouble starts right there. We all know 

 what it leads to, in misunderstanding and discouragement. 

 The good work of men of loyalty, honesty and indtistry far 

 outweighs the poor work, and It behooves every man acting 

 in a supervisory capacity to renember this and to deal 



ith his subordinates with patience and kindness and tact. 

 Remember that eeraroendati on for a good deed warms the heart 

 of the deer and that criticism delivered without rancor or 

 impatienoe and with a full sense of the relation of the 

 thing criticised to the other work done, is up-building 

 and leaves a good taste. 



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