THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



to dispossess and drive away. But by means 

 of his fraudulent claim the man had always 

 defeated the local officers. When, however, 

 the officers of the Forest Service took the 

 case in hand, the situation chaiiged and 

 things moved quickly. The disreputable 

 saloon was promptly removed from the 

 fraudulent land claim by means of which 

 the keeper of it had held on, and this thor- 

 oughly undesirable citizen either went out 

 of business or removed his abominable trade 

 to some locality outside the National Forest. 



The actual facts were fully brought out 

 in the debate next day, remained uncontra- 

 dicted, and saved the fight for the Forest 

 Service. The whole incident may be found 

 at length in the Congressional Record. 



The Forest Ranger is charged with over- 

 seeing and regulating the free use of timber 

 by settlers and others who live in or near the 

 National Forests. Last year (1916) the 



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