Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-17
IMP ROVEMENT IN
F. s. PERSONNEL
NOTED SINCE 10
Higher Class of Applicants
To Forest Service Today;
Supervisors To Discuss
LANDS" Today.


praisal of national forest ranges,
the meeting of the southwestern
district forest supervisors resumed
its session Wednesday morning IN
the federal building with further
grazing matters carried over from
Tuesday. Five-year grazing per-
mits, trespass, and the question of
greater responsibility on permits in
connection with getting in grazing
applications, keeping calf tallies,
and so on, were discussed at con-
siderable length.
The Cooperation" program was
under discussion during the after
noon session with work plans, in
problems occupying the attention
of the meeting. Under the subject
of personnel, Aldo Leopold of the
district office made number of
interesting observations on the sub
ject of "deflation" ana its effect on
personnel. Tracing the situa-
ton of employment during the
past few years, he commented up
on the decidedly improved pros
poets shown by developments of
the past two months.
Few designations.
Since July l, 1913, the south
western district has had a turnover
of II per cent in the force of SUI
pervisors; As per cent in the cleri-
cal force and 35 per cent in the
ranger force. Today there is a very
noticeable decline in designations
and large increase in number Of
applications for positions, together
with an increase in the quality Of
the average applicant,
Applying this situation to the
personnel of the district, Mr.. Leo
pold pointed out the possibilities OF
Tightening standards, replacing in
efficients and generally boosting
the work of the government by
eliminating slack places caused by
the war and its after effects.
Lands and all their various fea-
lures will be considered at this
mornings session when watershed
erosion and protection from the
standpoint of the irrigationist will
be discussed by w. r. Elliott, for
merry chief engineer of the Salt
River Valley Water Users associa-
ton. Land exchanges and CLASH
fication, the pros and cons of is
suing cultivation permits for or
chards, and recreational features,
will all come up under this head.
During the afternoon session the
different phases of engineering,
finance, and fire protection will
be handled, and fish and game
! bills the proposed campaign of the
| G. P. A. in Arizona and accounts
will close, the afternoon.
A dance was held at the Country
club last night and tomorrow night
there will be poverty dinner at
the club.
Grazing Regulations.
| General discussions on grazing
questions in the meeting both
Tuesday and Wednesday have en-
phasiZed the growing opinion of
| the forest administration that less
| federation will be given in the flu
ture to permittees who fail to fall
in line with the rules of stock as
sociations and forest regulations.
| Much work of a police character
/
| officers in the past must be ADAM
doned and if the time of the men
| is to- be devoted to constructive
thought and work bringing profit
| to both the forest users and the
government.
Both the representatives of
stocf growers who attended the
meetings Tuesday and forest men
/ in the meeting yesterday agreed
| that the men continually evading
regulations will shortly have to
join the majority or hunt new
! grazing grounds.
Checking Stockmcn.
Supervisor Goddard OF the Ton
to forest presented data showing
| methods of handling excess stock
which he believed applicable to
other southwestern ranges. In his
opinion stock in excess of permits
can exist in some cases without
criminal intent on the part of the
cattlemen through cumulative err
rors in figuring losses and in some
instances calf TALES. BY plan
of sympathetic cooperation with
| stockmen he has checked up a
number of excuses on his forest to
! the satisfaction of the permittee as
we'll as the service,
| Concerning taking of grazing ap-
plieations, 1t was argued that the
| responsibility for getting in his APP
| plication rested with the permittee
but at the same time several super
|
| plexity of data needed by the serv-
| ice in passing on applications de-
manded the personal attention of
the ranger in each case. By maxi
| ing a round OF visits to important
centers on we'll advertised dates
it was believed the bulk of permit
| tees would receive every opportun-
ity for making application.
Efficiency Checks.
After the grazing program had
been completed the subject of OPP
Grafton was taken up. J. f. Mullen
of the district office, spoken on
administrative Costs in the
Southwestern District" Mr.. Null
len presented plan for applying
a unit of work to each ranger dis
trict and forest whereby an analy-
sis could be made of the volume
of work carried on. This plan
when fully developed Will be used
lin making efficiency studies to
plan work. assignments and chang
es in administrative units. Criti-
cal suggestions were made and the
| plan aroused much discussion.
District Forester Allen s. Peck
of Denver, Colo, arrived last even
/ ing and will spend the balance of
the week here. Mr.. Peck was for
merly in the southwest and resi-