Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-25
EXAMINATIONS
 WILL BE HELD
 FOR HANGERS
Government Wants Three Hun dred Additional Men To Look After the Interests on Forest Reservation.

The United States evil service commission has just announced that examinations will be held for the po- sition of ranger at the supervisors headquarters at every national forest on April 23 and 24. It is estimated that 300 smore rangers will be re- quired during the present fiscal year than were on duty last year, and eli gibles to fill these vacancies will De furnished the forest service by the coming examination
 The examinations will be held in seventeen states and territories. Those in Arizona will be at the fol lowing places:
 Benson, Douglas, Flagstaff, Nogales, Roosevelt, Stafford, Show Low, Spring eryille.
 Applicants can secure information on the examination from the United States civil service commission at Washington, D. C., or from the Tor est supervisor at any of the places where examinations will be held
 Those who wish to take the exam nation should ask for application form 1093, copy of the "Use Book and copy of Information Regarding Employment on the National For ests.'' The papers in the examination will all be forwarded to the civil ser vice commission and the results an- nounced in due time.
 Experience, a thorough knowledge of forest conditions, and sound body, rather than book education, are the qualities sought in examining ap- plicants who desire to become forest rangers. The man must have the ability, however, to make simple maps and write intelligent reports upon forest business connected with the position.
 A ranger must be able to take care of himself and his horse in regions remote from settlement and supplies. Necessary qualifications of applicant 5 include the knowledge of trail build ing. construction of cabins and the ability to ride, pack and deal tactfully with all classes of people. They must also know something of the land laws, surveying, estimating and sealing timber. logging, mining and the live stock business.
 The applicant should be thoroughly familiar with the region of the coun- try in which he seeks employment. In Arizona and New Mexico the ranger must know enough Spanish to con duct forest business with the Mexi- can users of the nations forests. Per sona1 equipment and horses for use in connection with the duty of a ranger are furnished by the rangers themselves, and not by the forest service.
 Working under the direction of the forest supervisors, the ranger pstirGis the forests to prevent fire and tres pass, estimates, surveys and marks timber, supervises and performs other duties which a man tnorousnly Ia miliar with forested regions and pos sessing a fair education is able to fulfill.
 Only those men who are at least 21 years of age, and not more than 90 J of good character. temperate and in good physical condition ars eligible to take t1e examination. The salary paid to beginners is $75 per month Compensation runs as high as $1l0e
 per year for rangers who have had
 some experience and depons;ratej their capability. Still better places are open to these men. for it is the policy of the forest service to fili VI
 cancies in higher positions ny tht promotion of rangers who have prov
 en their capacity.