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become forest examiner, at a much higher salary, 

 or may even be promoted to the position of 

 supervisor. 



It is not always possible for the service to give 

 employment at home to the men who train and 

 study to pass the required examinations; but an 

 increasing number of foresters are required by 

 holders of great estates, by railroad companies 

 and lumber companies, and by manufacturing con- 

 cerns which require and use large quantities of 

 wood. 



The Forestry Bureau in the Philippine Islands 

 offers, just now, fine opportunities to trained men. 

 " Nevertheless," says Circular number 23, " it is 

 evident that the conditions prevailing In all the 

 other professions must soon exist in Forestry. 

 Rewards will come only to the men best fitted to 

 receive them — fitted by education, character, and 

 ability." 



To make the work of management easier, the 

 national forests of the West have been grouped 

 into seven districts. A district forester is in 

 charge of each, and his headquarters are in the 

 city most conveniently reached from the country 

 under his care. 



The forest service now has nine experiment 

 stations, where trained men seek answers to the 

 many problems suggested by forest work. One of 

 these stations is in cooperation with the University 

 of Michigan, and the other eight are on national 



