Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-31
REORGAN|zING
LAND OFFICE
FO re { S
DIVISION CHIEFS VESTED
WITH ENLARGED POWERS
Order Designed to Enable Gov
ernment to Keep Closer
Watch on Attempts to l.
legally Acquire Public Do
MAN,
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tby Morning journal Special Leased WEe,l
Washington, March SO.-In accord
ance with orders issued by the presi-
dent and the secretary of the inter-
ior. the commissioner Of the general
land office has taken up the work of
re-organizing the field and office force
under his control. In order. to secure
greater efficiency in the field work
Of the special agents the commissioner
has found il advisable to redistrict
the public land territory, changing the
lines; that for the most part the field
divisions have been enlarged. thus
giving greater territory to the several
chiefs. The chiefs of divisions have
been invested with more authority ana
greater supervisory powers than here
tofore. The special agents will be de-
tailed to the several chiefs from time
to time and placed directly under the
jurisdiction of the chiefs being held
responsible for the efficient Derfor-
nance of all work in his division
The CHIEF will also be required to call
for~ reports respecting the conduct of
local offices and the offices of the
surveyor general in their respective
it is hoped. viii bring the field force
more c0mpaCtly together, and viii en-
able tho agents to appreciate that they
have as their chief one directly in
authority to whom they can appeal
for instructions, support and advice
IT is also believed the method win
place the chief Of the Geld division in
such a position that he can organize
ana direct from his local headquarters
the work of investigation throughout
his entire division. 1t has also been
the purpose of this arrangement to
make it possible to increase the num-
ber of agents employed i'm the several
districts in which the field work is Of
the most important character and in
which close investigation Is necessary
to be carried on to Devent fraud and
Illegal entries and dispose Of sns-
pended cases as RAPIDLY as possible
1t Is also the purpose of the commits
sion to so detail and concentrate the
force as to keep the department ad-
vised Of the principal land frauds and
Illegal efforts to acquire title to the
public lands and secure evidence t.
convict those guilt of such offense.
especial attention being given to coal
and timber entries.
The field divisions and assignments
Of CHIEFS follow:
Filed division No An land dis
tricts in oregon, Edward w. Dixon,
Portland, Ore.
No. All Land districts in Cali
fornia and Nevada, Louis r. CLAWS,
Oakland Cal
NO 3-Lard districts in Washington
and idaho. e. n. Goodwin, Spokane,
Wash.
No. All land districts in Mon
tana, Louis J.. Sharp, Helena Mont.
No. 5-All land districts in Colorado
and Utah. NJ u, NcEncry. Dnnker.
No. G-All land districts in Arizona
and New Mexico, f. G. Dezendorf,
Santa Fe. n NJ
No. All land districts in Wvo-
ming and Nebraska and Rapid city,
in South Dakota w b. Pugh, Chey-
enne. Wyo.
No. S-All land districts in Mime
sofa, Michigan aud Wisconsin, S. j.
Golfer, Duluth MINI.
No. All land districts In Ala
bama, Arkansas Florida, Louisiana,
Mississippi and Missouri; $. w. Will
liams, New Orleans.
No. 10-All land districts in North
and South Dakota. except Rapid City,
George G. Hunt, Fargo, n. d.
District of Alaska. H. l.. Love, Ju-
neau, Alaska.