Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-01-03
UNCLE SAM TEACHES FORESTRY.
Sixty Students Under Government In
struction During Last Summer.


Sixty stalwart students have taken
up forestry as a profession under the
instruction of the division of forestry
of the department of agriculture
They have been at work in the forests
of various states during the last sum.
mer, under the supervision of trained
foresters, with results of marked value
to the division, chiefly in the prepare
ton of working plans and the study
of commercial trees. The students,
while living in the lumber camps, get
a certain amount of fishing and hunt
ing, but the line between work and
play is closely drawn. All expenses
are betrayed by the government while
the men are in the field. During the
summer work has been done in the
Adirondacks, the state of Washington
and Maine The ultimate object is to
prepare the students for service in
the forestry division of the United
States government.
Aside from the demand created for
trained foresters by the newly
awakened enthusiasm of the depart
ment of agriculture in stopping the
destruction Of the forests of the
United States, the call for experts in
the profession is comparatively light,
but is increasing with marked rapidity.
While the government very much
wishes the services of those who have
enjoyed instruction under il, this Is
not imperative. Great numbering con.
Germs, such as the international Paper
company. which controls more than
100,000,000 acres of spruce land; min
ing companies, owners Of game parks.
as well as private owners of great
ares S such as Biltmore forest, in
North Carolina. the property Of
George w Vanderbilt the Ne-Ha-Sa-
Ne-Park in the Adirondacks. owned by
w. Seward Webb. and the adjoining
land held by William G.. Whitney,
along with the forest interests of a
number CO states. all need trained
foresters. The government already
employs a number Of men, and will in
the near future extend the work In
such manner as to require large
Increase in the staff Of experts
Clifford Pinchot. the government
forester. says that trained foresters
receive in the division OF forestry
from $1,000 to $500 a year. Large
lumber companies pay better. while a
Cruiser" one who estimates the
worth OF timber land, receives much
higher pay.
During the year considerable work
has been done OF private tracts un.
der advice from the division of for.
estry. This was the result Of an offer
made in October. 1898. to give advice
and assistance TO private owners in
handling their woodlands. Within a
year applications were received from
owners n thirty.fve states. the total
area covered by these applications
being about 100000 acres. The nrep.
arPtion Of working plans for these
tracts and the supervision Of their ex.
ecution Is now one OF the most irnport.
ant branches OF the division OF for.
estry. TIE first large forest nut I'm.
der systematic management with
definite working plan was that belong.
ing TO q. W. Vanderbilt at Biltmore
N. G. The work was organized in 1891
by Clifford Pinchot. now the forester
OF the denartment OF agriculture n,
about 1000 acres. Additional tracts
have since been purchased to the or.