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Show DISTRICT FORESTER LEAVITT PROMOTED TO HIGH PUCK Special to The Tribune. OGDEN. Jan. 4.--District Forester fiydo Leavitt of tlie Fourth forestry district, dis-trict, with headquarters in Ogden. has been promoted to the position of assist-j assist-j ant chief in the operating department of lb" service, with headquarter.- at I "Washington. D. C. Mr. Leavitt will assume his new du-1 du-1 tiea on March 1. An announeenienl to , this effeet war. made by him today after returning to Ogden from a business trip at the national capital. Succeeding Mr. Leavitt will bo J-:. A. Sherman, former chief forest inspector at Missoula, Mont. ! Ahlle in Washington. Mr. I .cavil L at tended a eonferonee of all of the leading l officials, of Ihe forestry department, at j which lepresiuilatives from all pnris of i iho United States vere in at tendance. iThe departure of Mr. and Mrs. Lcavitl for Washington, where they will permanently per-manently locate after March I. la generally gen-erally regretted In Ogden, where both hne made many friends since, the forestry for-estry ofilccs were opened. |