The Washington times., 1908-10-11
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Property Clerk Bennett Named
To Work With the Committee
Will Represent Department of Agriculture in Recassify-
ing Supply Schedules for the Various
Branches.
Branches.

2. A. Bennett. property clerk OF the
Bureau OF Animal Industry, has been
appointed to represent the Department
Of Agriculture on an interdepartmentaI
COMMITTEES organized for reclassifying
the supply schedules OF the departments,
with a view OF bringing about uniform
ity.
II IS proposed to adopt form stand
ards for the use OF all the executive
and independent departments. 50 that
Ii may be readily ascertalned just what
the various departments are paying for
supplies This committee Is the out
growth Of the Investigations made by
the Keep Commission. and. Il Is thought
by some. may eventually result in q
central purchasing agency for the sup
plies for all Government departments
in Washington
". Z. Herring. chief OF the office Of
engineering in the Forest Service. has
Just returned 10 Washington after a
long field inspection IN various national
forests in the West, where extensive
improvements are in progress.
He spent considerable time in personal
inspection Of the hydro-electric projects
Of companies in California that are de-
veIOping power under special use per
nits from the Forest Service. and in
going over the work on the construction
OF trails, telephone lines. and other i'm
provements on the forests. Some Of the
most important projects visited by Mr..
Herring were on the national forests IN
Oregon and in California.
He inspected the work on the Rogue
river trail, which the Forest Service is
constructing to connect the towns OF
Grants Pass with Gold Beach. Ore
Much OF this trail was cut through the
solid rock When completed. the i'm
prOvement will mean a saving Of 100
miles Of travel 10 forest officers and
settlers In the SiskiyOu national forest
Mr. Herring reports great damage IN
California as the result OF forest fires.
E. J. Lundy. formerly chief clerk Of
the Bureau Of Statistics, but now State
agent for Arkansas, has been called 70
serve on the crop reporting board for
enc month.
Miss Laura r. Knott OF the file room.
has returned from a vacation of several
weeks spent at various points in the
East including New York State
Miss Mabel Arnold. OF the file room.
left the past week for vacation
NJ J. German. OF the Secretary's office.
is on a vacation for two weeks.
f. H Goodnow. OF the Bureau OF
Chemistry, returned 10 his desk on
Monday, after a vacation OF a month.
C. Arthur Bell, of the Bureau of AMI
NAL Industry will re turn 10 the bureau
tomorrow after an extensive trip
through the West, where he has been
representing the department at the
State fairs
W s. Campbell, of the Secretary's
office, has returned to Office after an
absence of several days caused by III
ness.
Miss $. o Moore, of the file room, is
on leave of absence for few weeks,
and will spend some Of the time in Ohio.
W. c. Shimonec, OF the Bureau of
Animal Industry has returned from an
outing Of three weeks at Atlantic CITY
Capt. c. c. Leith, of the Bureau Of
Statistics. is again at his desk after a
visit of three weeks with relatives and
friends in Ohio.
DR.. c. F. Flocken, of the Bureau of
Animal Industry. who is stationed at
Minneapolis. MINI, has been in the city