Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-11-28
TO REORCAN|zE
FOREST SERVICE
NEARLY 400 CLERKS AND
OTHER EMPLOYEES LEAVE FOR
THEIR NEW HEADQUARTERS
, THIS WEEK.

Washington, Nov. z8.-All pre-
parations have been completed to
establish within a few days, the six
administrative headquarters in the
West and Northwest. which means
a complete reorganization of the for
estry service of the government.
| Heretofore all administrative bus
cess, all scientific and other investi-
cations, and it fact all matters con-
nected with the forest service was
transacted at the headquarters In
this city. The rapid and enormous
development of the service made It
necessary to devise some plan for
dis. ributing the work of the depart
ment and, at the same time, bring
II In closer direct touch with the ter
ritory under its care and supervis-
ion.
After considerable study and con-
sidera ion of the problem 1t was de-
c!ded, to establish in the West six
districts. with separate headquarters
and to give each a staff of clerical
employees and experts under the d.
rection and supervision of a district
forester, residing within his respec-
tive district. 1t was decided to es-
tablish the districts and headquar-
ters:
First Notwithstanding the
states of Montana, Northwestern
Washington, Northern Idaho, North
ern Wyoming and Northwestern
South Dakota; headquarters at Mis-
soula, Mont, w. B. Greeley, dis
trict forester.
Second Notwithstanding the
states OF Colorado, Southern Wyom-
ing, South Dakota. Northwest Min
nesota, Nebraska, Western Kansas,
and Southeastern Utah; headquar-
ters at Denver, Colo, Smith Riley,
district forester.
Third Misunderstanding the
states of Arizona, Arkansas, New
Mexico and Oklahoma; headquarters
at Albuquerque, N. M, A. C. Ring
Iduu, OlStTlCt forester.
Fourth Misunderstanding the
states of Utah. Southern Idaho.
Western Wyoming, Eastern Nevada,
and Northwestern Arizona; head
quarters at Ogden, Utah. Clyde Leev-
lit. district forester
Fifth Notwithstanding the
states of California, and Southwest
ern Nevada: headquarters at San
Fancisco, F. E. Olmstead, district for
ester.
Sixth Notwithstanding the
states of Washington. Oregon,
small part of Northern California
and Alaska; headquarters at Port
land. Ore, E. T. Allen, district for
ester.
Under these officers at their sew
eral headquarters will be transacted
hereafter the greater part of the
routine administrative business con-
1ected with the several districts,
which has heretofore been attended
20 In Washington. At the head of
each Office there Will be a district
forester and an assistant district for
ester. Under these will be experts
In charge OF the various lines OF
work. In charge of grazing will
be chief of range matters. A chief
Of products will handle the preser-
vative treatment of timber, the
strength tests and study of market
conditions chief of lands will look
after such matters as land examin-
atoms. The Office of lands deals
with questions of the validity of
Claims asserted under the public
landlaws, applications for special
use Of the resources of the national
forests, changes In boundaries of
forests and the examination of lands
applied for under the act of June
l1.1906, for Agricultural settlement
There will also be in each distlrct
a chief of silviculture, who will ha~s
charge of timber sales, planting and
silvical experiments, and chief Of
operation. The latter will supervise
the personnel Of tho forests; the per-
manent improvement work, through
an engineer in charge; the accounts
OF the district, including receipts,
disbursements, bookkeeping, which
which will be directly supervised byl
an expert accountant. and the rou-
tine business Of the district.
In each of the lines of work the
management will be in the hancs OF