LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



U. S. Department of Agrtcueture, 



Forest Service, 



Washington, D. C, July 17, 1906. 

 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a manuscript entitled 

 ''The Forest Service: What it is and How it Deals with Forest Prob- 

 lems," and to recommend its publication as a revision of Circular 

 No. 36 of the Forest Service. 



The figure which accompanies the manuscript is necessary for a proper 

 understanding of the subject. 



Very respectfully, Gifford Pinchot, 



Forester. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



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