. Impressions of European forestry : letters written during a six months' visit to England and to the continent . Forests and forestry. ing of subordinate officers in the service. One rather interesting personal touch in con- nection with the personnel of the French Forest Service is that it seems to be the custom for some at least of the conservators to have their offices in their residences. Whether this is a matter of choice or of necessity because of lim- ited appropriations, the writer does not know, but it seems to be the usual arrangement. There is splendid esprit de corps in the French
. Impressions of European forestry : letters written during a six months' visit to England and to the continent . Forests and forestry. ing of subordinate officers in the service. One rather interesting personal touch in con- nection with the personnel of the French Forest Service is that it seems to be the custom for some at least of the conservators to have their offices in their residences. Whether this is a matter of choice or of necessity because of lim- ited appropriations, the writer does not know, but it seems to be the usual arrangement. There is splendid esprit de corps in the French Forest Service. Notwithstanding the low salary scale it is very seldom indeed that a forester resigns to engage in other work. From personal experience the writer of this letter can bear testimony to the keen interest which the French foresters have in their profession, and to their sense of responsibility for the work under their charge. He also wishes to add that the courtesy of the French foresters is no mere outward formality. All those whom he met were uniformly willing in every way to assist him to obtain the information which he sought. To one who comes properly introduced the free masonry of forestry opens doors quite as quickly in France as it does in any other country. CONCLUSIONS AND LESSONS No American with an understanding of the need and purpose of foresty in the life of a nation can visit the forests of France without being impressed with the efficiency with which the French are handling their forest resources. But one who looks deeper is not slow in see- ing that the French people in their conserva- tion of the forest and in their complete use of all its products have established their system on a principle both correct and fundamental. Even under the stress of the most urgent de- mands of the war when the enemy was almost at the gates of Paris, the French insisted the operations in the forest should be done' syste- matically and with due regard for the future.
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