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President Roosevelt would like supervisors in the Forest Reserve to be able to select their own employees. He would like this system tested by Captain Bullock of the Black Hills reserve in South Dakota.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-25
John B. Goff updates President Roosevelt on his hunting successes since arriving in Wyoming. He has caught several grizzlies and a mountain lion. He updates Roosevelt on hunting conditions and the status of various wildlife populations. He also tells Roosevelt about H. W. Thurston, the new Forest Supervisor, and invites Roosevelt to come hunt grizzly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-18
The Commissioner of the General Land Office reviews the hiring practices at the Oregon forest reserves.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-28
The Department of the Interior is considering changes to the personnel of the Oregon forest reserves due to the Forest Superintendent’s policy of disbanding the forest force from November until June. Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock cites multiple illegal activities on the part of forest rangers and incompetency on the part of supervisors. The personnel change is opposed by Governor Theodore Thurston Geer who has been encouraging Oregon’s Congressional delegation to join in his appeal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-10