Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-24
WORK ON
NATIONAL
FOREST


In order to expedite and render
more effective and economical tho
work OF administering the Nationa'
Forests, neId headquarters are 10 b4
established by The Forest Service IN
the West and the clerical force need
cd 10 complete the organization Will
be mainly drawn from the force now
employed in the Washington Office
The change will take place not later
than January 1, 1909. and Will prob
ably begin by october OF the pres
ent year.
At present the National Forests
are grouped under six districts with
headquarters as follows; District l.
MIssoula, Montana; District 2. Den
yer. Colorado; District 3, Alguquer-
que. New Mexico; District 4, Salt
Lake city, Utah; District s, San
Francisco, California, and District 8.
Portland, Oregon. These headquar-
ters will remain unchanged under
the new plan OF administration. Each
district will be In charge OF an as
slstant forester who will deal d.
rectly with the Supervisors OF the
Forests OF hts district. Only question
OF special Importance will be adj
mltted 20 the Washington office for
action. In this way, the regular
buslnesB OF the forests will be much
expedited. while the men who have
charge Of the business Will be In
almost constant touch with the users
OF the forests. The men 10 take
charge OF the several districts have
not aa yet been selected, but they
will be chosen from those In the reg
ular service, force who have had
most experience In the work Of the
National Forests.
The growth OF business on Nation
ai Forests. resulting from the use OF
their resources by the public, has
been steady ana rapid ever since the
policy OF Wide use supplanted the
policy of restricted use. at the time
when the management OF the Ma
tlonaI Forests was placed under the
Forest Service. One OF the big prob
Ions OF administration has been 70
got into close touch with the users
OF the National Forests. and this
has already been partially solved by
various eKpedients. such as delogat-
Ing TO local forest officers the author
Ily 10 transact large part OF the
National Forest business. In this
way the public and the service have
l.eun con tantly brought closer to-
gether. A second step IN the same
dlrecuoA was tho recent transfer o'
headanatlera Tor supplies from
Washington. u. c.. 10 ogden. Utah
A third Gtep was the placing OF a
branch OF the oiFee OF engineering,
which has charge o; permanent Inn
proyements on the forests also At
osden. witch Il centrally located.
The contemplated change Is, there
fore. merely the completion OF a plan
which has already been partially
worked out
Probably one-thlrd OF the clerical
force now IN Washington, mainly |
stenographers and typewrl,ers. viii
~ West TO complete the organization
required In each held district, II Is
expected that a sufficient number Of
clerks In the Wa hlngton once will
desire assignments 90 the field head
quarters. 90 that Il will not be nee.
esnafy 10 send TO the held those who !
do not With 90 go, and no new ap-
polntmenta will be necessary. Ial
making selections for the new posts
the sndividual preferences OF the
clerks ain be consulted as TAR as
the work permits
The change will no, afeet ths
form Of The Forest Service In wash-
inglon The ofnces will be retained
NJ al prcsont, but with smaller
fsree. An Of the inyestigatlye work
aene by the service, except that a.
feetly connected with the adm,ui,-
liatioa OF the National Forests. viii
continue 10 be directed from Wash.
ington
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Avoiding the Rush.