Show I National Forests Pay During the fiscal year e r ending June 30 1914 the total receipts from the National Forests of Utah amounted to Under the law 25 per cent of this amount goes to the state for the benefit of schools and roads so that will be turned over to the state treasurer for those purposes In addition to this ten per cent or is to be expended under the di direction of the secretary of agrIculture agriculture agri agrI- culture for roads and trails for forthe forthe forthe the benefit of the public so that in all the state benefits to the extent extent extent ex ex- tent of The figures are given out on the authority of the department of agriculture The percentage available for the state is reckoned on the basis of gross receipts solely the government government government govern govern- ment paying by direct appropriation appropriation appropriation the entire cost of administration administration administration adminis adminis- and protection The total receipts from all National Forests throughout the country amounted to nearly two and a half million dollars the exact figure figureS being being of which the states receive di directly directly di- di or indirectly not including the sums turned over to Arizona and New Mexico l for the sale of timber from school lands in those states Examination for Forest Rang Ranger i r 25 The 25 The Ogden September United States civil service commission commission commission com com- mission announces an examination examination examination for assistant forest ranger on October 19 and 20 An Ati examination examination examination ex ex- will be beheld held at National National National Natio Natio- nal Forest Headquarters in Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal and many other western towns Candidates must be bodi able ed men between the ages of 21 find end 40 10 capable of enduring enduring- alli all i the he hardships of outdoor life The examination consists of two parts 1 the answering of practical questions relating toland to toland toland land surveying timber estimating estimating estimating ing and lumbering land laws mining and the livestock business busi busi- ness less and 2 a field test including including int ing riding and packing Practical Practical Practical cal experience rather than book boob learning is the first requirement Ability to matte make mal e maps and and to write intelligibly however are necessary qualifications Applicants Applicants Applicants cants must also be residents of the state in which they seek employment and should be bp familiar with wilh local industrial conditions and topography Assistant forest rangers are appointed at a yearly salar salary of 1100 and are eligible to promotion promotion promotion pro pro- motion to higher grades including including including ing vacancies in the position of deputy supervisor and super super- visor When permanently assigned assigned assigned ned to a National Forest rangers are provided with headquarters consisting of cabins barns and anti sheds and with some agricultural agricultural agricultural tural land on which t raise raiRe food for their families and domestic animals The duties of forest rangers co consist in transacting the business business business busi busi- ness of the National Forest under under under un un- der the direction of the super super- visors They protect and control control control con con- their districts enforce the National Forest laws and tad regulations regulations regulations regu regu- lations build roads trails telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone lines and cabins fight forest fires estimate timber and make small sales handle the I razing grazing business and must be beable beable beable able to deal tactfully with all an classes of people having business with the forests When necessary the ranger must own and maintain his own saddle and pack animals Applicants can secure r information information foi mation concerning the examination examination examination nation from the United States civil service commission at Washington D. D C. C from the district forester at Denver Colo or from any of th supervisors with headquarters at the points previously mentioned |