Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-08
CLYDE J LEA|VITT IS
THE MAN CHOSEN
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Clifford Pinchot Names Him as
District Forester With
Ogden Office,
FOR DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR.
Junction City Afforded Convenience
And Economy of Living in the
Opinion OF Chiefs.
specia! Correspondence

:
Washington, d. c., Oct. s.--The dis
trict foresters who will be in charge OF
the six field districts of the forest SER
vice, beginning jan /, 1905 have been
selected by United States Forester
Clifford Pinchot They are as follows.
District ], w. B. Greeley Missoula,
Mcnt.; district 3 Smith Riley, Denver,
Colo; district 8, A. C. Ringland, AL
buquerque, N. NJ; district 4 Clyde
Leavitt, Ogden, Utah; district 5, F. E.
olmstead, San Francisco, CAL; district
8, Z. L. Allen, Portland, Oregon.
1t was the original intention to To-
cate the headquarters OF district at
Salt Lake. The change to Ogden was
made on account of advantages as re-
CARDS convenience and economy Of liT-
Ing afforded by that city.
All the district foresters are men OF
technical training and tried practical
ability in forest matters. Most of them
have been members of the forest SER
vice for several years. They have risen
IN the service through success
sive promotions. They are familiar
with national forest work, with the
west, and with the western people. Re-
Gently they have been dealing in their
naas ,rah,an,s n,,a,.S suhich .hey will
have larger and mora rnsnnnsihIs sun-
ervisicn under the new assignments.
WORKED HIS WAY UP.
nj. Greeley was born in New York
wici Is sti II his ie'T e aJN rasi ~ We a.
~ as 9he IT. I,,i',nstt,, ns Ia,is
so,,,,a 800 ~ ths VIZ tra,y,t s,,Sael
,oraiui,, q The dan,.ea ~ ,nastar 81 For.
asts, fron NJ the atte,. =, aos Afta,.
wo,,,r 1, ,,,ttt tra IT,,;+a a., statas aen-
seI,sire tT,a,,,sb ri,il sarv;ca axo1nina-
t,an N.Y. IdnA II;s 1o ~ ,,o.itin,, ,,a .
that ~ s,,no,wiso,.tnf the san,,n,a ma
tiona1 forest californt, '''o''
Mr. Ri;ey was horn in MARYLAND In
1875 Ja receivsd bis edncatJnn In the
erv cc,,ntv and IN the n,1hlir schools
~ the nist,ic+ ~ f,nl,nl Ma He an
tered tba forest sarvina 90. at,,dant
aasistout a. Nav 1oon ana Zoe sinre
hell s,,ccess;vnlv tho nnsitinns re forast
ass;stant forest ,nsnectn, fnrest sinner.
visnr and assooiate cbief ~ the If
Zee Of forest management.
MI. Ringland was born in New York
AIortclair hiah school he becamea stu.
l1er,. assistant IN the forest seryIce In
1000. He has, since hold the nostlons
az assistant forest expert. forest as
sistant. chief Of the Office Of reserve
boundaries, chief Of the section of set
Element. chief Of the office Of lands,
and assistant forester.
M II. lt1AVlll , RISE.
Mr. eay,tt is a native of Michigan
,,hera NJ vas 5hnrn III E1S7e He entered
thas Forest service as a student assist
nnt in lana and has since passed
thrcnph the grades Of forest assistant,
aasistant CHEZ Of the office OF organ
ization and chief nf the Office Of or
ganian.ion
NJ. 0lmstcd was born in Hartford,
cornecficiIt He was graduated from
yaIa nnivers,tv In s1So4 After follow
no anginnerina and topographical
+ ,uar,, IL swami tha Wear 1Sa7-es in the
IIa,,,ard rradrate1 school Of forestry
In Germany and india In 1895 and 1898.
lie was appointed agent IN tne lols ~,