ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
Many people have participated in the survey of Montana’s timber 
resource. In addition to the authors of this report, they include: M. B. 
Dickerman, Chief of the Division of Forest Economics; W. C. Hodge, 
B. M. Huey, T. L. Finch, M. E. Metcalf, H. J. Pissot, J. H. Wikstrom, 
and M. Hobe of the present field and office staff. 
M. Bradner, G. M. DeJarnette, and R. K. Winters were in charge of 
the field and office work at different periods prior to 1943. Other forest- 
ers who have helped in the survey and contributed substantially to it 
are: D. L. Axlund, C. W. Brown, F. B. Casler, R. L. Conn, L. E. De- 
Groote, W. W. Ensign, W. R. Fallis, A. A. Flint, J. L. Frykman, M. C. 
Galbraith, J. W. Girard, H. B. Hawk, V. H. Hedman, J. N. Hessel, 
J. M. Honeywell, W. H. Ibenthal, R. Jacobsen, O. B. Johnson, H. S. 
Mosebrook, J. A. Nash, B. W. Newton, J. P. Oliver, W. B. Peterson, 
P.N. Pratt, I. C. Puphal, A. N. Quam, M. J. Reed, W. L. Royer, E. G. 
Rutquist, R. R. Schulz, R. J. Smith, F. R. Waylett, W. H. Welton, and 
L. W. Zach. D. N. Matthews, A. G. Lindh, and others were very 
helpful with this report in the manuscript stage. 
The majority of the charts in the report are the work of John B. 
LaCasse. 
Assistance in preparation of the statistics for western Montana was 
furnished by the personnel of Work Project Administration official 
projects O.P. 501-2-96, O.P. 701-3-17, O.P. 01-2-91-158, O.P. 65- 
2-91-105, and O.P. 165-2-91-59. 
