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Show ilpltifGiiicET IN FOREST SERVICE Number of Promotions Are Made for Betterment of Conditions. Several changes are soon to be made in the personnel of the local office of the i forest service, according to information i made public yesterday. Forest Super-I Super-I visor J. F. Bruins, who has been in charge of the Wasatch forest for the past I two years, has resigned and will be re- placed by Carl B. Arentson. now super-j super-j visor of the Fish Lake forest, with headquarters head-quarters at Salina. Deputy Supervisor ( :. A- Mattsson will be transferred to Salina and placed in charge of the Fish .ake forest to replace Mr. Arentson. Forest For-est Hanger W. V, Smith will be promoted pro-moted to the position of deputy supervisor super-visor in place of Mr. Mattsson. Mr. Arentson, who is now placed In charge of what is considered the most j important forest supervisorship in Utah. , i was born and raised in the iniermountain country and brings to his position many ' years of experience in western forest and range problems. He entered the service as ranger on the Lemhi forest in southern south-ern Idaho and was later promoted to deputy supervisor on tiie Payette forest and then placed in charge of the Fish Jake forest, where he has been for several sev-eral years. His transfer to the Wasatch is In recognition of successful work there. Mr. Mattsson, who is promoted to Bupervisorshlp of the Fish Lake forest, is a native of Salina, Utah, and a brother of B. E. Mattsson, now supervisor on the j jlanti forest. He entered the service in deputy supervisor on the Sevier, Mantt, Kish Lake and Wasatch forests, besidos , '. a period of service in the district ofilce at Ogden. He has also had much experi-, experi-, ence in the livestock Industry, and his intimate knowledge of conditions in the state, besides his acquaintance with the forest service work, will undoubtedly con-i con-i tribute to a successful handling of the new position. He has been deputy supervisor super-visor of the Wasatch forest since last fail. Forest Ranger Smith, who becomes deputy supervisor of the Wasatch, lias been identified with the local office ever since it Btarted and has been in. charge of the district adjoining the city for more than ten years. He is considered one of the most reliable rajigers in the service, and his promotion is in line with the policy of advancing successful rangers, to the higher administrative positions. All of the changes mentioned, it is announced, an-nounced, are made with a view to improving im-proving the service and bringing to administrative, ad-ministrative, and particularly gracing, problems the most efficient talent available. |