East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-04
REGULATIONS
FOR RESERVES
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
ISSUES INSTRUCTIONS.
Forest Rangers, Supervisors and For
est Assistants Comprise the Three
Classes of Employees in the Forest
Reserve Bureau-Salaries and
Qualifications OF Officers Given.

The following regulations in regard
10 the forest reserves have been is
sued by the interior department:
The field force of the forest service
now contains the grades of forest in
spector, forest supervisor, forest as
sistant and forest ranger.
The position of forest inspector is
filled only by the promotion of ex-
perienced men already in the classi-
fled forest service. Forest inspectors
are assigned to inspection upon for
est 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
examination only when no forest ran
gers or forest assistants resident in
the state concerned are qualified and
available for promotion to forest su-
pervisor They are assigned to the
charge of one or more reserves and
receive from $1,000 to $4,000 a year.
Forest assistants are appointed only
may be assigned to reserve duty or
to work in other branches of the for
est service. They receive from 5000
TO S1400 year.
Forest rangers are appointed only
by competitive examination, and are
assigned TO police and patrol duty
upon forest reserves and to the con-
duct of the business of a reserve un-
der the direction of the forest super
visor. Forest rangers now receive
from s720 to $10S0 a year, or $50
to $50 month.
The reorganization of the forest re-
serve service will take place as the
necessary funds, and as men of the
required training and experience be-
come available. The position of dep
uty forest supervisor will be added
the position of ranger will contain the
grades of forest ranger, deputy forest
ranger, and assistant forest ranger,
and salaries will be fixed as follows:
Forest supervisor, $500 to $4,000
a year. deputy forest supervisor, ST.
500 to s17O0 a year; forest ranger,
1920 to s1400 a year; deputy forest
ranger, $1,000 to $110O a year; assist
ant forest ranger, $500 to 5000 a year
Examinations.
In accordance with the law requir.
ing the selection of forest ranger ant
forest supervisors, when practicable
from the states in which they are tC
be employed, regular examinations
for these positions are held as re-
Quired in each state and territory ir
which forest reserves are situated
These examinations are along practi-
cal lines and include tests in the ac-
tual performance of field work. Only
legal residents between the ages OF
21 and 40 are eligible for forest ran
ger or forest supervisor. Applicants
are examined as to fitness for posi-
tions in the state or territory Of
which they are legal residents. Only
when examinations fail to secure
thoroughly qualified men, are vacan
cies filled by the examination of ap
plicants from other states.
The restriction as to residence Il
not imposed upon applicants for th'
forest assistant examination, 70
which the age limit is 20 years o
over.
Information as to the times ant
places at which examinations will b
held, and the steps necessary to Sc
cure admission, may be obtaine
only from the United States civil serv
ice commission, Washington, D. c.
For the purpose of encouragin
good men to enter the service and t
do good work, as well as to utiliZ
their experience, appointments t
the position of forest supervisor ar
made by the promotion of compe
tent forest rangers or forest assist
ants, when the latter can be found 4
the states or territories in which tn
vacancies exist. Should there be n
thoroughly satisfactory resident for
est rangers or forest assistants, exam
nations of other applicants are helC
The qualifications for the positio
of forest supervisor include those re
quired of forest rangers as hereafte
outlined, with superior business an
administrative ability. Applicant
should not only be familiar with ey
cry detail of the work of the ranger
and with the conditions of the fore'
region involved, but should be able
handle men, to deal with all classes {
persons who do business with the fol
est reserve management, and to cor
duct the transactions and correspond
ence Of the office.