Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-05-20
CLASSIFIED FOREST SERVICE.
Titles and Salaries Of the Positions Unde
the Forest Organization.


the Forest Organization.
Since the transfer of the forest service
from the interior to the agricultural de-
partmsnt it is being simplited and i'm
proved and better salaries will be paid
than under the old regime. This will
take some time, but will be brought
about as fast as possible. Mr.. Clifford
Piuchot, the forester in charge is an en-
thusiast, a man Of wealth who has given
years of time to the study Of forestry
and has long been an authority on the
subject. He will make the service as
near perfect as it is possible. The for
est literature sent out by Mr.. Pinchot is
ai.I interesting and has the merit Of be-
ing trief and to the point.
The field force Of the forest service
now contains the grades Of forest in
spector, forest supervisor, forest assistant
and forest ranger.
The position Of forest inspector is fill
ed only by the promotion Inexperienced
men already in the classified forest SER
vice. Forest inspectors are assigned to
inspection upon forest reserves or in
other branches Of the forest work.
Forest supervisors are appointed by
the promotion Of forest rangers or forest
assistants, and by competitive examina-
tion only when no forest rangers or for.
est assistants resident in the state con-
cerned are qualified and available for
promotion to forest supervisor. They
are assigned to the charge ofons or more
reserves and now receive from $1,000 to
$4,000 year.
Forest assistants are appointed only
by competitive examination, and may
be assigned to reserve duty or to work
in other branches Of the forest service.
They receive from $500 to 81 400 year.
Forest rangers are appointed only by
competitive examination, and are assign
ed to police and patrol upon forest re-
serves and to the conduct ofthe business
of reserve under tho direction of the
forest supervisor. Forest rangers now
receive from 1920 to 81 $50 a year, or $50
to 800 month.
The reorganization Of the forest re-
serve service will take place as the nee
essary funds, and as men of the required
training and experience become avail.
able. The position of deputy forest sup.
ervisor will be added, the position OF
ranger will contain the grades Of forest
ranger, deputy forest ranger, and assis
tant forest ranger, and salaries will be
fixed as follows:
Forest supervisor, 81 800 to $500 a
year
Deputy forest supervisor, 81 800 to
81 700 a year
Forest ranger, 81 200 to 81 400 year.
Deputy forest ranger, 81 ,00e to 81 100 q
year.
Assistant forest ranger, $500 to 5000 a
year
In accordance with the law requiring
the selection Of forest rangers and forest
supervisors, when practicable, from the
states in which they are to be employed
regular examinations for these positions
are held as required in each state and
territory in which forest reserves are
situated. The examinations are along
practical lines and include tests IN the
actual performance of field work. Only
legal residents between TIE ages Of q
and 40 are eligible for forest ranger OF
forest supervisor. Applicants are eI.
amined as to fitness for positions in the
state or Territory OF which they are legal
residents. Only when examinations faiI
to secure thoroughly qualified men are
vacancies filed by the examination ot
applicants from other states.