Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-18
NATIONAL FOREST FUNDS.
Are to be Deposited in Western
Banks.

I
Banks.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s- The
names Of six government deDositor-
les which are to handle the receipts
Of the United States Forest Service,
after December /, when its organi-
cation for the administration OF the
National Forests will be removed
from Washington to six field dis
triets In the west, have just been an
nounced.
The designation OF western banks
to handle the moneys received from
timber sales, permits for stock graz
Ing and for special uses of various
resources In the National Forests is
an innovation which will mean that
all the receipts OF the Forest Ser
vice in the future will be deposited
to the credit of the treasurer OF the
United States and made available
for circulation in the part OF the
country from which 1t Is derived,
within the limits OF the amount al
lowed to the treasurer at Washing
ton. The banks which have been
named and which have all consented
to serve the government are located
In the district headquarters OF The
Forest Service at Denver, Ogden, AL
burqueTque, Missoula, Portland, and
San Francisco. They are as follows:
Western Montana National bank,
Missoula, Montana. Headquarters OF
first district, including northeastern
Washington, northern Idaho, north
ern Wyoming, and northwestern
South Dakota.
Denver National bank. Denver,
Colorado. Headquarters of second
district, including Colorado, southern
Wyoming, South Dakota, northwest
ern Minnesota, Nebraska, western
Kansas, southeastern Utah.
First National bank, Alburquer-
que, New Mexico. Headquarters of
third district, including Arizona, Ar
kansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
First National bank, at Ogden,
Utah. Headquarters of fourth dis
trict. including Utah. southern Idaho,
western Wyoming. eastern Nevada,
and northwestern Arizona.
First National bank, San Francis
co, California. Headquarters for
fifth district, including California
and southwestern Nevada.
First National bank, Portland. Or
egon. Headquarters of sixth dis
trict, including Washington, Oregon,
small part of northern California,
and Alaska.
The estimated receipts for the
National Forests for the present fls-
cal year will be approximately ST.
900, goo, making the receipts from
each OF the six districts range from
R275,000 to $4,000. The deposit
tories will receive all remittances
due the government for use OF the
National Forsts after December /,
"AN N1ppHA1 th1AA w tue circuit uI the
treasurer of the United States. Ac-
cording to the plan which has been
approved by the officials of the Unit
ed States Treasury. the Forest Ser
vice and the officers of the various
repositories, when a timber sale,
stock grazing. or special use applica-
ton Il made, the forest supervisor
will iill out letter of transmittal
In duplicate and tell the applicant
to remit the amount directly to the
national bank which Is the deposit
tory for the district Remittances
will be In the form OF a national
bank draft, express or post Office
money order and will be payable to
the bank, since forest supervisors
are not allowed to receive money.
The letter of transmlttal Is virtually
a deposit slip to accompany the re-
mlttanee. The duplicate copy goes
to the district fiscal agent. All
remittances will be assembled and
checked nm nj tho end NJ zach Aav