THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



PRIVATE WORK 



At present, the demand for Foresters in 

 private work is far less pressing and the 

 opening is far less attractive than it will be 

 in the not distant future. The number of 

 men that will be requned for this work will 

 depend on the development of legislation as 

 well as upon the desire of the private owners, 

 lumbermen and others, to protect and im- 

 prove their property. The time is coming, 

 and coming before long, when all private 

 owners of forests in the mountains, or on 

 steep slopes elsewhere, will be required by 

 law to provide for their protection and re- 

 production. When that time arrives, the de- 

 mand for Foresters in private work will 

 increase to very large dimensions, and will 

 probably do so far more rapidly than 

 Foresters can be trained to supply it. 



The pay of Foresters in private work, 

 whether in the employ of lumbermen, rail- 



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