Show Powell an and Dixie Forests Consolidated In n Economy Mo Move e eIn In line with the Forest service service sen ice policy polley of economy in the USE of money and manpower and efficiency efficiency efficiency ef ef- ef- ef of operation consolidation consolidation consolidation consoli consoli- dation of the Dixie and Powell national In Utah with headquarters to be at Cedar City has' has been approved by y the tho chief chlor of the Forest Lyle F. F to Watts according to W. W B. B Rice regional forester at Ogden The consolidation will be effective October 1 it was stated While the headquarters of the tho new unit will be at Cedar City Cit two principal forest will continue to occupy the Forest Service building and retain their year-long year headquarters at Panguitch Pan Pan- gultch Albert Albertson forest supervisor supervisor super super- visor isor will have charge of the new unit For the present Robt H. H Park will assist Supervisor Supervisor- Albertson in the administration of the unit There will be no changes In Inthe inthe inthe the policy of the Forest service rt was stated In commenting on the move Regional Forester Rice nice stated that the consolidation has been under consideration for several years and that a careful study has bas been made by the Forest service pervice which clearly justifies the operation of the two national forests as one unit Mr Rice further stated that the consolidation consolida consolida- tion should result In Increased efficiency of operation with little little little lit lit- tle or no Interference In service to the users When the national forests were first created more than 35 35 years ears ago the operation of the two units separately was logical Subsequent changes In methods and speed of transportation transportation transportation tation and communication and the stabilization and decentralization decentralization decentralization of work that has come about since that time now make the separate units too small to warrant the maintenance of a separate organization for each |