THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



Forest Supervisors, practically all of whom 

 are men of long experience in forest work, 

 receive from $1600 to $2800 per annum. 

 Forest Assistants enter the Forest Service 

 through Civil Service examination at a 

 salary of $1100 per annvrni, and are pro- 

 moted to a maximvmi salary of $2400 per 

 annvmi, as Forest Examiners. Professional 

 Foresters at work in the District offices are 

 recruited mainly from among the Forest 

 Assistants and Examiners. They receive 

 from $1100 to $3200 yearly. The technical 

 men in charge at Wa;shington get from 

 $1100 to $5000 per annimi, which last is the 

 pay of the Forester, at the head of the 

 Service. 



STATE SEEVICE 



The pay of the State Foresters, or other 

 trained Foresters in charge of State work, 

 ranges from $2000 to $5000, and that of 

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