The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31
CHANGES LINES OF THE
PUBLIC LAND TERRITORY
Commissioner Redistricts
in the Interest of
Efficiency

WASHINGTON, March 30.-In ac-
cordance with orders issued by the
President and the Secretary Of the In
terror, the Commissioner OF the Cen
eral Land Office has taken up the work
of reorganizing the field and Office
force under his control. in order TO
secure greater efficiency in the field
work Of the special agents, the com
missioner has found IL advisable 10 re-
district the public land territory,
changing the lines so that for the most
part the field divisions have been en-
larged, thus giving greater territory to
the several chiefs.
The chiefs OF divisions have been in
vested with more authority and greater
supervisory powers than heretofore
The special agents viii be detailed to
the several chiefs from time to time
and placed directly under the Jurisdic-
fiOn OF the chiefs of the several divi-
sions an the field. each chief being
held responsible for the efficient per-
Torrance 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 Sur
VeyOrs General in their respective diVi-
ssions. The methods thus adopted, IL is
hoped. viii bring the field force more
completely together and VIII enable
the agents TO appreciate that they
have as their chief one directly
in authority, TO whom they can
appeal for instructions, support and
advice. 1T is also believed that this
snethod viii place the chief OF the field
division in such position that he can
organize and direct from his local head
headquarters the work OF investigation
throughout his entire division.
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rearrangement TO make IL possible 10
increase the number of agents en-
ployed in the several districts in which
the field work Is OF the most important
character and in which close investiga-
1ion IS necessary TO prevent fraud and
sllegal entries and. dispose OF suspend
ed cases as rapidly as possible. II is
also the purpose OF the commissioners
20 so detail and concentrate the force
IS TO keep the department advised OF
the principal land frauds and illegal
efforts TO acquire title TO the public
lands and secure evidence TO convict
those guilty Of such offense, especial
attention being given TO coal and tim
Der entries.
The field divisions and assignments
Of chiefs follows:
Field division No. All land dis
tricts in Oregon, Edward W. Dixon,
Portland, ore.
No. 2-All land districts in Califor-
MIA and Nevada, Louis r. CLAWS, Oak
land, Cal
No. 3-Iand districts in Washington
and Idaho, r. n. Goodwin, Spokane,
Wash.
No. All land districts in Montana.
Louis L. Sharp, Helena, Mont.
No. B-An land districts in Colorado
and Utah. n. d. McEnery Denver, Colo.
No. 6-All districts in Arizona and
New Mexico, J.. c. Dezenderf, Santa
Fe, n. M.
No. An districts in Wyoming and
Nebraska and Rapid City I'm South Da-
kota. w b. Pugh. Cheyenne. Wyo.
No. s-Au land districts in Minnesota.
Michigan and Wisconsin, S. J. Golfer,
Duluth, MINI.
No. s-All land districts In Alabama,
Arkansas. Florida. Louisiana, Missis-
sippi and Missouri, S. W. Williams,
New Orleans.
No. lO-An land districts in North
and South Dakota except Rapid City,
George c. Hunt, Fargo, n. ID.
District of Alaska-H X. Love, Ju-
neau, Alaska