The Washington times., 1907-11-03
GIFFORD PINCHOT
RETURNS RETURNS TUESDAY
Assistant Forester Potter
Back From Inspection
in Northwest.

Clifford PinchOt, chief or the Forest
Service, will return Tuesday after an
absence Of six months In the field
during which time ne has visited prac-
tica!iy every national forest State
PREVIOUS 10 his visits TO the forests Mr.
PinchOt was on a tour Of inspection
with the inland waterways commits
sion. lie also attended and delivered
addresses at the Denver, Col, public
lands convention. and the Sacramento,
| Cal, irrigation congress. JFor the last
Two weeks MI Pinchot has been taking
q rest In southern California
a. f. Potter, assistant forester, in
charge Of grazing returned 10 his desk
at the Forest Service Friday after a
two months trip of Inspection in the
national irrigation congress at saera-
mento, Ca. and has spent some time
in southern California. His work has
been 10 investigate and devise means
Of betteFing range conditions in the
national forests.
". r. Herring, chief Of the Office Of
engineering, Forest Service, has re-
turned 20 Washington after an in
sDectiUu of the permanent improve
ment work being done in the national
forests. ON this trip Mr. Herring visit
cd the forests of The Northwest where
improvements. such as the construction
Of telephone lines. roads. trails. and
bridges, are being pushed as rapidly as
possible. 50 that most OF the work may
be completed before sold weather sets
in
Miss Kate L. Fletcher, Of the print
ing division. Is on vacation Tor fifteen
days.
Miss Virginia /. Pitts, of the Bureau
OF Chemistry, has resigned her position
an the department, and viii 90 10 New
York 10 take clerical position with
commercial establishment.
/. H. Dewey, fiber expert In the
Bureau Of Plant Industry, is in Porto
Rico, conducting q series Of fiber in
vesugations.
Miss Z G. Latham, Of the Bureau Of
Statistics. is spending a week at Che
jamestown Exposition.
Harry H. N. Price, Of the Bureau OF
Animal Industry, is spending two weeks
Of his usual vacation in Baltimore.
A. K. Fisher. CT the Bureau Of BioIog-
icai Survey. has gone to New York state
To spend several weeks of his vacation.
r. S Palmer Of the Bureau Of Biolog-
icaI Survey, who is i'll at Berkeley, Cal,
is slowly improving.
George ". Stiles. of the Bureau OF
Chemistry, is on vacation for a few
days.
J. A. lie CIerc. Of the Bureau q Chem
istry. has returned to his desk from a
business trip 10 New York State.
Felix Moore, time clerk of the depart
ment. is enjoying a few days outing
down the Potomac on his yacht. the
Josephine
Messrs. Fitch and Blanford. Of the
Bureau Of Statistics, have returned to
their desks from visit 70 the James
town Exposition.
Miss J. !. schaake. Of the Bureau Of
Statistics, viii leave this week for q
months visit in Eoston.
John Peabody, of the Bureau of Sta
tistics, spent the week cunning on the
Potomac.
J. A. Taylor, of the Bureau Of Piant
Industry. has returned from On exten-
sive Western trip,
+. J. Tyler Of the Bureau or Plant
Industry, is in Texas TO conduct some
cotton Investigations.
Mrs. c. W. Walden. of the Bureau
of Statistics. returned to her desk Fri
Gay from visit of two weeks to points
in lower Virginia.
John n Nets. Of the printing division.
leaves tomorrow for Virginia on a few