Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-31
LAND OFFICE CHANGE
Field and 0fios Force ReorganiEsd at
Direction Of President
DIVISIONS ARE GREATLY ENLARGED
Chiefs Invested with More Authority and
Supervisory Powers.
DIRECT CHARGE OF SPECIAL AGENTS
DIRECT CHARGE OF SPECIAL AGENT
Each Directly Responsible for All Work in
Bis Territory.
BOUNDARIES OF THE NEW DIVISIONS
Districts in Nebraska, wyoming and
Rapid City, S. D., in Charge of
w. Il. PuEh, with Head
quarters at Cheyenne.

WASHINGTON, March SO.-In accordance
with orders issued by the president and the
secretary of the interior, the commissioner
general of the land office has taken up the
work Of reorganizlng the field and office
force under his control. In order to secure
greater efficiency in the 1eld work of the
special agents the commissioner has found
It advisable to redistrict the public land
territory, changing the Lines so 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 and greater supervis-
ory powers than heretofore. Special agents
will be detailed TO the chiefs from time TO
time and placed directly under the direo-
tion of the chiefs of the several divisions
in the field, each chief being held RESPONSE
BILE for the efficient performance Of all work
in his division. The chief will also be re-
quired to call for reports respecting the
conduct of local offices and the Offices Of
the surveyors general In their respective di-
visions.
Purpose of the Change.
The method thus adopted it is hoped will
bring the field force more compactly to-
gether and will enable the agents to APP
preciate that they have as their chief one
directly in authority to whom they can
appeal for instructions support and ad-
vice. 1t is also believed the method will
place the chief OF the field division in such
a position that he can organize and direct
from his local headquarters the work of
investigation throughout his entire divi-
sion. 1t has also been the purpose Of this
rearrangement 10 make 1t possible to NJ
crease the number of agents employed In
the several districts in which the field
work is of the most important character
and in which close investigation is neces-
sary 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 principal land
frauds and illegal efforts to acquire title
to the the public lands and secure evil
dence to convict those guilty OF such OF
fense, especial attention being given TO
coal and timber entries
Chiefs of Divisions.
The field divisions and assignments Of
chiefs follows:
Field Division No. l-All land districts
in Oregon, Edward W. Dixon, Portland
No. 2-All land districts in California
and Nevada, Louis r. CLAWS oaklano'
No. s-Land districts in Washington and
Idaho, F. N. Goodwin, Spokane, Wash.
No. 4-AI land districts in Montana,
Louis l.. Sharp, Helena, Mont.
No. 5-All land districts in Utah ana Col
ora 10, NJ D. McErney, Denver, Colo.
! No. 6-All land districts in Arizona and
New Mexico, r. Q. Desenderf, Santa Fe,
N. M.
No. 7-AT land districts in Wyoming and
Nebraska and Rapid City, in South Da-
kota, w. E. Pugh, Cheyenne, Wyo
No. S-AH land districts in Minnesota,
Michigan and Wisconsin. s. ]. Golfer, Du-
| luth, MINI.
No. 9-All land districts in Alabama, Ar
kansas Florida, louisiana Mississippi
! and Missouri, g. W. Williams, New Or
| leans.
South Dakota, except Rapid City, George c.
! Hunt, Fargo, N. d.
District Of Alaska, H. K Love, Juneau,
Alaska.