CREATION AND ORGANIZATION 21 



Forestry Quarterly, and other scientific forestry- 

 literature was issued by the Government. The 

 scientific knowledge gathered in the field work 

 since 1898 has taken the form of a rapidly growing 

 literature on the subject which has formed the basis 

 of the science of American Forestry. 



Changes in the Forest Service Personnel. By 

 1905 the work of the Forest Service had increased 

 to such an extent that the number of employees 

 was increased to 821. With the opening of the for- 

 estry schools, professional foresters became avail- 

 able and the National Forests then began to be put 

 into the hands of expert scientific men. Gradually 

 the old type of untrained, non-scientific woodsman 

 is being replaced by the trained forester. In ad- 

 dition, the entire force was made a part of the clas- 

 sified Civil Service and the plan of political ap- 

 pointees was banished forever. 



More National Forests Created. While the ad- 

 ministration of the National Forests was being ad- 

 justed the area of National Forests was constantly 

 being increased. To the 40,000,000 acres of Re- 

 serves set aside by Presidents Harrison and Cleve- 

 land before 1897, President McKinley added over 

 7,000,000 acres until 1901. When Roosevelt be- 



