The Rules of the GameGood Press, 20. 11. 2019 - Počet stran: 695 The Rules of the Game is about logging in California as well as the environmental efforts of the forest service. Stewart Edward White talks about the beginnings of California forest systems. Excerpt: "Late one fall afternoon, in the year 1898, a train paused for a moment before crossing a bridge over a river. From it descended a heavy-set, elderly man. The train immediately proceeded on its way. The heavy-set man looked about him. The river and the bottom-land growths of willow and hardwood were hemmed in, as far as he could see, by low-wooded hills." |
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... reports?" he inquired. Bob glanced hastily at the clock. He had been dreaming over an hour. A little later Fox came in; and a little after that Harvey returned bringing in his hand the copies of the camp reports, but instead of taking ...
... reports?" he inquired. Bob glanced hastily at the clock. He had been dreaming over an hour. A little later Fox came in; and a little after that Harvey returned bringing in his hand the copies of the camp reports, but instead of taking ...
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... report we've filed. I've cut them out. Now, Mr. Fox, I don't have much to say, but I'd rather do a thing myself than do it over after somebody else. We've got a good deal to keep track of in this office, as you know, without having to ...
... report we've filed. I've cut them out. Now, Mr. Fox, I don't have much to say, but I'd rather do a thing myself than do it over after somebody else. We've got a good deal to keep track of in this office, as you know, without having to ...
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... Collins, "are figures. These figures show how much lumber is in each pile, and what kind it is, and of what quality. In that way we know just what we have and where it is. The sealers report to us every day just what has been shipped.
... Collins, "are figures. These figures show how much lumber is in each pile, and what kind it is, and of what quality. In that way we know just what we have and where it is. The sealers report to us every day just what has been shipped.
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Stewart Edward White. report to us every day just what has been shipped out, and what has been piled from the mill. From their reports we change the figures on the tags. I'm going to let you take care of that." Bob bestowed his long ...
Stewart Edward White. report to us every day just what has been shipped out, and what has been piled from the mill. From their reports we change the figures on the tags. I'm going to let you take care of that." Bob bestowed his long ...
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... report which he had dug out of the files . Bob looked at the discrepant figures with amazement . He had checked the tags over twice , and both times the error had escaped his notice . His mind , self - hypnotized , had passed them over ...
... report which he had dug out of the files . Bob looked at the discrepant figures with amazement . He had checked the tags over twice , and both times the error had escaped his notice . His mind , self - hypnotized , had passed them over ...
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