The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-04
]. G. F ALCK
AND FAMILY
ARRIVE
PROPERTY AUDITOR ADDED To
FOREST SERVICE FORCE.
ne has Been Prominent In the School
Affairs Of WashIneton-Inter
ested in Local Schools.

Property Auditor j. G Falck, Of the
United States Forest Service at Wash
ington, D. c., arrived here TODAY and
Is preparing TO establish his ofIcc
on the fourth floor OF the First Ne.
tlonal Bank building. 1t had not been
definitely known until now that thia
important office OF the Forest Service
would be transferred to the woar
There not being room on the fifth floor
OF the First National bank. now sul
ly occupied by tho Forest Service
rooms on Tie fourth floor have been
secured to accommodate Mr.. Falc3
and his Office force.
Heretofore, the transactions ho-
tween the forest" supply depot and
the respective forest districts in the
west have been audited at the head.
quarters at Washington. Every redui-
sition OF a supervisor or district chief
Tor anything OF "non-expendabIe"
character, varying from an office chair
to rangers marking axe. must be
PASSED upon by the property auditor
before the transaction is officially an.
proved. Duplicate statements arc
then Issued, one to Property Clerk
Smith of the supply depot. stating
that the goods have been transferred
from his account to that of the one
receiving them, the other going to
the latter advising him that his ac
count has been duly charged with the
goods asked for.
The old i6ea." SAID Mr. Falck. that
what was government property was
cverybody's property has been elm
mated. especially he the forest ser.
vice. and we have very little trouble
now In keeping account OF everything
issued throughout tho organization. II
a ranger loses hie axe or breaks IN
instrument and has an apparently
good excuse for It, we are 80 hard
Oh him; but there must be 81 roe ~ ins-
| ible cause for the accide 1esiies
carelessness on his part hc is
charged up with the price ul M Tre
service has an excellent lot o. ne1
In all departments. in fact. they mus.
be of good record and character be-
fore they are employed, and any WHO
are. perhaps. bit careless In some
things, soon overcome the fault under
the strict regula lions"
Mr.. Falck is thc record family man
of the local district. having a wife
and seven children who are expected
to arrive within week or so from
their home in Virginia, few miles
| from the City OF Washington Mr.
| Falck Is naturally Interested in the
school question. not only because of
his children. several OF whom are OF
a school age, but from being promi-
nently connected with the schools OF
Washington for many years.
II looked up the status OF education
In Ogden" he said. "unlte thorough
", and am convinced that thc facilI-
ties here for all ages are excellent. IN
| Washington. one of my youngsters.
who is five, would be unable 10 . nd
school for two years to come, 'e
here, l understand there are
gartens which admit pupils at
Of even four Years. Your sch}
tenda zee hero also shows up i'''i'
an outsider lthe percentage G.
ance beine(as high as "a FIgv'rss
the enrcllment. In ready
report az Omaha schof' .-.,
day, / believe mat oyc's -1''' -
ton o. $4,000 OF pl ne caTtA : Ii
about 10000 were en5ce the eartn We
number enrolled, onl now whore 10 le,
tually attended schs ..d,,,,.
lection Of the figuF,Tuu aot 80 uisdoI d =,
shows a feTi 'eplca. 81. Ianan h
fairs Z sf e1,ueo in aar,bouat
." 81 Shaily-therefore To
! Ws5hlastoA n 3es accordingly. I
board cppteni ~ fo-at least that pa
years, condition which, be more cal
educational system In the Nthen we W
among the members Of sch.Epidemi
cannot help but be reflectede caref
parents. and thence to the c1e run
themselves. l taught for yeear h
Washington and was afterward lat o
fed with the board OF educathe
through all the trouble which occt,
red among the members OF that boo9
and have seen the extent to whicA
these dcplorable conditions can so
The schools OF Washington are ye'
under the cloud of contention whifu
started a number Of years ago."