EDITORIAL 
'To win in lift's 'battle you must be a hard hitter 
and a poor quitteraN 
This is a pretty good saying and applies to all of 
us, and, without doubts all of us have seen the results aocom- 
plished not only because the man has been a hard hitter, but 
more especially because has been a poor quittorv 
We all probably realize that life is just one blame 
thing after another, and speaking for myselfi the fact that 
it is so is what makes life worth living. Therefore$ it is 
up to each of us to do the best we can to overcome the diffi- 
culties we meetr and when we have disposed of them, we will 
feel that it has been worth while, 
The past few months have been full of work with 
but little play, and it is evident that the next few months 
will be just as busy  However, wo are now abreast of the 
work and can see daylight ahead, 
Many discouragements presented themselves during 
the past season from many different angles-"-the problem of 
organization antd personnel for instanoe, But one old mwz 
has stuck to us (Rah for Shorty) and the securing and plac- 
ing of almost the entire personnel has been no small job, 
The timber sale work was reorganized and put on 
a systematic basis; new sales initiated, and, at this date, 
everything is working as smnothly as clockwork, 
The condition of the settlement work in the spring 
of 1911 was enough to discourage almost anyone, but thanks to 
"Big Chief' Harris, we have now practically a clean slate* 
With a complete organization now  and being abreast 
of the work, we should all profit by what is past and feel 
that we have accomplished the hardest part o the wort, and 
that all we hnve to do now is to buckle down, uso our brains 
well nixed with energy., and make this one of the best Forests 
in the District, 
Let us have team work; a long pull; a strong pull 
and a pull altogetheI,