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Show OGDEN HEADQUARTERS FOR FOREST SUPPLIES New Arrangement Means Purchase Pur-chase of Vast Deal of Equipment Equip-ment in Utah. Special lo 'Cho Tribune. OGDEN. Jan. 4 A. M. Smith, who. evnr since the Fourth 'district -forest, headquarters head-quarters were opened In Ogden about a year ago. has been property clerk -ai Ogden of all the. forest districts of the United States, has bj?n made- purchasing Mgenl of the supply department of the' forest service for tho whole United Stales. Notice of Mr. Smith's appointment was contained in 11 communication from Clifford Clif-ford Plnchot. chief forester, today. This office has been held by one of the attaches of Mr. Pinc.hofs office, and headquarters heretofore have been at Washington. D. C, bur now headquarters will be at Ogden. Mr. Smith will retain the position or property clerk along with his new or-flee, or-flee, and will removo tho headquarters of the purchasing agont of the supply department de-partment from Washington to Ogden. This means that all tho purchases for every forest district of t)io United States will "bo mude from Ogden and that th supplies, ranging from ordinary office supplies to rangers' outfits, will bo distributed dis-tributed from this point. Most of tho purchases will bo made from Ogden and Salt Lake City merchants, and this means tho passing of something like $150.-000 $150.-000 additional through the local bunks annually. |