Creator
W[illiam] R[ussell] Dudley
Recipient
[recipient unknown]
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6[in margin: will flock into the training schools which will spring up in our Universities, to fit for this work I shall hope to see you this wintersincerely W.R. Dudley ]Congress for special appropriations for such a service for such works, (and it is generally conceded that the East is too little interested in these questions to support such measures in Congress.) As funds will then be available from such rentals, the creation of an expert forestry service a U.S. Govt service - would be almost a logical necessity the temporary service of "rangers" should, as soon as possible give way to this expert service, the US Division of Forestry your idea of civil service tests coincides with mine. We both desire trained men (such as the US Geol. Survey has.) for this hoped-for, great Division of Forestry. Pinchot is the best man possible to organize such a bureau and is steady employment is assured young men in numbers
Location
[place unknown]
Date Original
circa [ca. 1898]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 12.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir10_0593-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 0593
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
