Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-29

The entire administrative force Of
the forestry bureau is to be sent into
the field and fifty men or more, In
cluding the heads Of five divisions
will be sent to Albuquerque probably
by January /, 1908.
This force will open up permanent
administrative headquarters in this
city and will transact the admins
trative business for this district
A. F. Potter, assistant forester,
spent today in Albuquerque going
over the field and talking with the
city and Commercial club officials
and with number of the business
men The officials assured Mr.. Pot
ter that the city would greatly appre-
ciate the location of such a force of
men here and would do anything
within reason to make them feel at
home.
Assistant Forester Potter talked
freely with a Citizen reporter about
the change contemplated by the bu
reau. He said:
1--WE have decided to place our en-
tire administrative force in the field
and the change will be made between
TO send out the force in sections, one
at time, in order not to cause con-
fusion in our work.
"The lands division, the timber cul-
ture division, the grazing division and
the divisions in charge of the opera
ton of the field forces and for the
disposition of products five in all, will
be sent to New Mexico.
oh Af ba iS tA pat
our administrative forces in closer
touch with the people and to thereby
promote better feeling and facilitate
the handling of the immense amount
of business of the bureau.
"With our administrative forces in
Washington, any one who wants to
see the head of a department must
cross the continent to do so. With the
forces in the field, however, it will be
only short trip for the rancher or
farmer to visit the headquarters,
where he can hold personal conversa-
tlon with the chief of the division
and adjust his business much more
satisfactorily We have found that
many Misunderstanding result from
correspondence and We believe that
by placing our administrative forces
Ilknl on the sIpuuQ WHtIS intS Ndii
meet the people at all times and have
personal and direct supervision over
the field work, We viii accomplish a
great deal more good and eliminate
much prejudice against our bureau"
The location in this city of the ad-
ministrative forces OF the forestry
bureau for this district will bring
fifty men or more to be added to the
nlt A.
many of the men are married and
have families the acquisition OF this
force will be of benefit to the mer-
chants and other business interests.
One of the chief BENEFITS to be de-
rived by the city from the stationing
of this force here is that every one
who has business with the forestry
bureau in this district will have to
come to Albuquerque TO attend to II.
In that way hundreds of people will
come To albuquerque on business and
will no doubt find 1t convenient to
do considerable trading here at the
same time.
Mr. Potter stated that the first d.
vision OF the force would leave
Washington about october l and that
by the first of next year, the bureau
expected to have all OF its force In the
field and ready for business.
The assistant forester met many OF
the business men of the city today
and made a good impression on all
of them. He talked freely about the
work OF the forestry bureau and i'm
pressed upon the people thC necessity
of outstanding the natural resources
of the country and at the same time
OF preventing any hardship on the
people vitality interested.
Mr.. Potter also spent several hours
at the forestry headquarters in this