LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
ForEST SERVICE, 
Washington, D. C., October 16, 1907. 
Str: I have the honor to transmit herewith a manuscript entitled 
‘*The Forest Service: What It Is and How It Deals with Forest 
Problems,” and to recommend its publication as the fourth edition of 
Circular 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 Witson, 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) 
[Cir. 36] 
