Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
NEW FIELD DIVISIONS
REORGANIZATION By THE GEN.
ERAL LAND COMMISSIONED.

In accordance with the directions of the
President and the Secretary of the Interior,
through orders recently issued, the commits
sioner of the general land office has taken
up the work of reorga AIMING 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 it advisable to redistrict the public
tland territory, changing the lines SO that
for the most part the field divisions have
been enlarged. thus giving greater terri
tory to the several chiefs The chiefs Of
divisions have been invested with more
authority and greater supervisory powers
than heretofore. The special agents will be
detailed to the several chiefs from time to
time and placed directly under the jurisdic-
ton of the chiefs of the several divisions
in the field each chief being held respon-
st5le 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 land Offices and the
offices of the surveyors general in their
respective divisions.
More Together.
The method thus adopted, it is hoped. will
bring the field force more compactly to-
gether and will enable the agents to appre-
ciate that they have as their chief one dl-
for instruction, support and advice. 1t is
method will place the chief of the field
division in such a position that he can
organize and direct from his local head
quarters the work of investigation through
out his entire division. 1t has also been
the purpose of this Encouragement to make
1t possible to increase the number Of agents
employed in the several districts in which
the field work is of the most important
0hor ot,,
is necessary to be carried on to prevent
fraud and illegal entries and dispose of
suspended cases as rapidly as possible. 1t
is also the purpose of the commissioner to
so detail and concentrate the force as to
keep the department advised of the prin-
cipal land frauds and illegal efforts to
acquire title to the public lands and secure
evidence to convict those guilty of such
oHen&es especial attention being given to
cCal and timber entries.
New Divisions.
The field divisions and assignments Of
chiefs, as now arranged by the commits
sioner, are as follows:
Field division No. l, all land districts in
Oregon. Edward w. Dixon, Portland, Greg. !;
No. ?, all land districts in California and
Nevada, Louis r. CLAWS, Oakland, Cal. ::
NO. 3. land districts in Washington and
Idaho, F. NJ. Goodwin, Spokane. Wash. ::
NO. g. all land districts in Montana Louis
L: Sharp. Helena, Mont; No. s. all land
districts in Colorado and Utah, NJ. D. NC
Entry: Denver, Col. No. g. all land districts
IN e arlE iona and New Mexico, F. c. Dezen-
dorf, Santa Fe, n. NJ: No 7 all land dis
trict In Wyoming and Nebraska and RAPID
CITY in South Dakota. w. B. Pugh. Chey-
e e, Wyo.; No. s. all land districts in
Mlnnesota. Michigan and Wisconsin, S. j.
Golfer, Duluth. Mimi; No. 8, all land dis
trlcts In Alabama, Arkansas. Florida, Louis
lana, mississippi and Missouri. s. W. VIII
Hams, New Orleans, La; No. 10, all land
q,stIlcts In North and South Dakota, except
hapd city, George c. Hunt, Fargo, N. D.:
district of Alaska, II. *. Love, Juneau