Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-25
TIE PRESIDENT
 MAKES CHANGES 1. IN TIE FORESTS
Recent Executive Order That Affects Great Areas in This Territory - SuperintendentS and Their Locations.
Especial to The Review.

Washington, July 24.-The presi- , dent has just signed executive orders making important changes in the boundaries of practically all of the national forests in the territory or Arizona. This is another step in the ! comprehensive plan Of redistricting ! the national forests in all of the west ern states.
 No addition in forest area is in- yolved in, the redistricting plan. The object of the work is to equalize the area of administrative units and 10 Iarrange their boundaries in such a manner as to promote the most pTaU- ltical and efficient administration of the forests. It will enable officers of l the forest service to give prompt at ] tGhtiOn to all forest business and ! further the interests and add to the convenience of stockmen, lumbermen, miners and other users or settlers in | the national forests. The Arizona national forests which will be affect ! ed by. this encouragement are as fol- lows:
 The Apache national forest com iprises territory formerly known aS the Black Mesa (S) and is admins tered by Supervisor D. c. Martin,
 with headquarters at Springeryille. The area of this forest is 1,304,329 acres.
 The Chiricahua national forest, which is g. consolidation of the Cniri- cahua and Peloncillo nation for est is in charge of Acting Supervisor
 Arthur H. Zachau, with headquarters at Douglas, Arizona. There are 466,- 497 acres in this forest. The San Francisco mountains, Grand Canyon (Sl, and part of t.re Black Mesa and Tonto national forests are now consolidated under | one name. Coconino National Forest, with an area of 3,601,390 acres. Su- lpervisor F. c. W. Pooler, with head
 quarters at Flagstaff, Arizona, has Icharge.
 The Crook national forest, which has an area of 7S9,340 acres, is ad-
 ministered by Supervisor Theodore T. Swift, with headquarters at Stafford.
 Arizona. This forest is composed of
 what was formerly known as the Mt. | Graham and Tonto (S) national for Tests.
 The Garces, national forest, with
 an area of 644,395 acres, comprises
 the old Baboquivari, Tumacacori arid Huachuca national forests. Super
 visor Roscoe c. Wilson, with head quarters at Nogales, is in charge. 1 Supervisor Alex J. Mackay is Tn
 charge of the Sitgreayes national for
 est, with headquarters at Snowflake,
 Arizona. This forest covers an area of S51 $40 acres, and is composed of
 the old Black Mesa CN), and a part of the Tonto national forests. The Santa Catalina, Santa Rita and
 DTagoon national forests, covering an
 area of 966,363 acres, will hereafter be known as the Coronado National Forest, and is in charge of Super lvisor R. J. Selkirk, with headquar tters at Benson.
 The Grand Canyon CN.) national
 forest, covering an area of 965,76O
 acres. will hereafter be known as the
 Kaibab National Forest. Mir. John H.
 Clark will be retained as Acting For
 lest Supervisor, with headquarters at
 Kanah, Utah.
 The Prescott and Verde national forests are now known as the Pres
 colt National Forest, covering an area of ,465, ,26S, Supervisor c. H. Hinder CT, with headquarters at Prescott, is
 in charge.
 The Toto national forest. which
 was heretofore known as the Tonto l CN.) national forest, covers an area
 of 2, 039, O40 acres. Supervisor w.
 H. Reed is in chargs, with headquaT- ters at Roosevelt.
 The forest service desires to reduce the area of the average administrative
 units to approximately 100000 acres. This was not possible in all cases, as is shown by the fact that under the plan of redistricting there will be
 IA supervisors in the United States
 who will administer more than 167,- | OOO. 900 acres of national forest area.