The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-31
LAND DISTRICTS
ARE ENLARGED
Important Changes Made in
Reorganization of Field
and Office Forces.
MORE POWER FOR CHIEFS
BELIEVED NEW PLAN WILL
HELP TO PREVENT FRAUD.

Washington. March 30.-I1 accordance
with orders issued by the president and
the secretary Of the interior. the commits
sion of the general land office has taken
mp the work of recognizing the field
and office force under his control. in
order 20 secure greater efficiency ia thc
field work OF tine special agents the com
missioner has found IT advisable to redis-
trict the public land territory. changing
the lines SO that for the most part the
field divisions have been enlarged, thus
giving greater territory 10 the several
chiefs. The chiefs of divisions have been
Invested with more authority and create.
supervisory powers than heretofore. The
special agents viii be detailed to the seV-
oral chiefs from time 10 time and placed
directly under the jurisdiction of the
chiefs of the several divisions in the
field, each chief being held responsible
for the efficient performance 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 surveyors general ia their respect
I've divisions. The method thus adopted,
81 is hoped, will bring the field force more
Cumpactly together. aud VIII enable the
agents L. appreciate thar they have as
their chief one directly in authority To
whom they can appeal for instructions.
support and advice
To Prevent Fraud.
Ii is also believed the method VIII place
the chief of the field division I'm such
position that he can organize and direct
from his local headquarters the work ot
Investigation throughout his entire diyi-
sion. 1t has also been the purpose of this
rearrangement To make II possible to in
crease the number Of agents employed In
the several districts in which the field
work h of thc most important character
ana in which close investigation is nee
rssary to prevent fraud ana Illegal entries
and dispose of suspended cases as rapidly
as possible. II is also the purpose of the
commissioner so 10 detail and concentrate
the force as to keep the department adj
vlsed of the principal land frauds and
illegal efforts 10 acquire title TO the pub
JIG lands and secure evidence to convict
those guilty of such Offenses, especial
attention being paid 10 coal and timber
entries.
New Divisions.
The field divisions and assignments of
chiefs follows.
Field Division No An land districts
in Oregon, Edward ". Dixon, Portland,
ore.
No. 2-AH lgnd districts i'm California
and Nevada; Louis r. CLAWS, Oakland.
No. s-Land districts in Washington
and Idaho; F. n. Goodwin, Spokane,
Wash.
No. An land districts in Montana;
Louis L. Sharp. Helena. Mont
No. 5.-Ail land districts in Colorado and
Utah; NJ, ID. McEnery, Denver Colo
No. 6.-Au districts in Arizona and New
MeXicoi +, 9. Dezenderf, Santa Fe N NJ
No All districts in Wyoming and
Nebraska and Rapid City in South Da-
kota, W r. Pugh, Cheyenne, Wyo.
No. S-Al1 land districts I'm Minnesota
Michigan and Wisconsin; s. J. Golfer, Du-
luth, MINI.
No. An land districts in Alabama.
Arkansas. Florida Louisiana Mississippi
and Missouri; 5. W Williams New or
leans.
No. l0,-All land districts in North and
South Dakota, except Rapid City: George
e. Hunt, Fargo. n. p.
District of Alaska-H. X Love. IL
neau. Alaska.