Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-11-19
WESTERN DEposlToRIEs NAMED.

va LNN DETOSi lOklES NAMED.
Washington, Nov. 13.--The names
OF Sin government repositories which
are to handle the receipts of the Unit
ed States Forest Service, after d ecem-
Der l. when its organization for the
administration of the National For
ests will be removed from Washing
ton to six field districts in the west.
nave Just been announced.
The designation of western banks
TO handle the moneys received from
TIMBER sales, permits for stock graz
ing ana for special uses of various re-
sources in the National Forests is an
| innovation which will mean that All
the receipts Of the Forest Service in
the future will be deposited to the
credit OF the treasurer of the United
| States and made available for circu-
iatlon in the part of the country from
! winch it's derived, within the limits
| OF the amounts allowed by law for
government deposits, instead of being
| forwarded to the treasurer at Wash
| lngton. The banks which have heen
named and which have all consented
to serve the government are located
| Iii the district headquarters of the
Forest Service at Denver, Ogden. AL
| bnquer1ue, Missoula, Portland and
San Francisco. They are as follows:
western Montana NATIONAL Bank.
Mlssonla, Montana. Headquarters
OF first district, including northwest
ern Washington, northern Idaho.
northern Wyoming and northwestern
South Dakota.
Denver National Bank, Denver. Col.
Headquarters Of second district. in
Guiding Colorado, southern Wyoming,
south Dakota, northwestern Minne-
sofa, Nebraska, Western Kansas.
southern Utah.
First National Bank, Albuuuerone
New Mexico, headquarters of third
district, including Arizona, Arkansas.
New Mexico and Oklahoma.
First National Bank at Ogden.
Utah, headquarters Of fourth district.
including Utah, southern idaho, wes-
tern Wyoming, eastern Nevada and
northwestern Arizona.
First National Bank, San Francisco.
Cal, headquarters for fifth district.
Including California and southwest
ern Nevada.
First National Bank. Portland
Oregon, headquarters for sixth dis
trlct, including, Washington, Oregon.
small part OF northern California
and Alaska.
The estimated receipts for the
National Forests for the present fis-
cal year will be approximately 81, ,OOO.-
900, making the receipts from each of
the six districts range from S275, 900
to $3.50, 600. The repositories will re-
ceiye all remittances due the govern
ment for use of the National Forests
after December /, and deposit them
TO the credit OF the treasurer of the
United States. According to the plan
which has been approved by the Off
ciais Of the United States treasury.
the Forest Service and the officers Of
the various repositories, when tim
Der sale, stock grazing, or special use
application is made, the forest super
visor will fill out letter of transmit
tai in duplicate and tell the applicant
to remit the amount directly to the
national bank which is the depository
for the district. Remittances will be
III the form of national bank draft.
express or postof1ice money order,
and Will be payable to the bank, since
forest supervisors are not allowed to
receive money. The letter of trans
initial is virtually a deposit slip to
accompany the remittance The dup
licate copy goes the district fiscal
agent. All remittances will be as
sembled and checked up at the end of
each day, single certificate of de-
posit made out by the bank and mail
ed to the secretary of the treasury.
This simple plan which has required
months for the treasury officials and
officers of the Forest Service to per-
feet, is one which will expedite busi-
ness both for the users Of the Nation
al Forests and for the force in the
Office Of each district forester, and at
the same time will make it possible
for the government to deposit the
National Forest receipts in western
banks, and help the circulation in
that particular section of the country
where it is originally spent.