 February 1, 1905, the forest reserves were transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Agriculture and have since been known as the National Forests, administered by the Forest Service.  (Hearings) ... - Page 145by United States. 59th Congress, 2d. session, 1906-1907 House. [from old catalog] - 1907Full view - About this book
 | Reynolds Library - Reference books - 1898 - 350 pages
...United States Entomological Commission, nos. 1-4, 6, 7. Wash. 1877-87. 8°. [Norn: This commission was transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Agriculture by acts of 1880 and i88i.J REPORT of the United States Entomological Commission, 2-4. Wash. 1880-85.... | |
 | Civil service - 1917 - 180 pages
...civil-service law. On February 1, 1905, by act of Congress, the administration of the National Forests was transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Agriculture, and it was provided that forest supervisors and rangers should be selected, when practicable, from... | |
 | Colonial Society of Massachusetts - Massachusetts - 1906 - 568 pages
...1904, New Series, ix. 722-727. By an Act of Congress approved 1 February, 1905, the Forest Reserves were transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Agriculture (United States Statutes at Large, xxxiii. 628). other parks established by Congress which are under... | |
 | Colonial Society of Massachusetts - Local history - 1906 - 548 pages
...1904, New Series, zx. 722-727. By an Act of Congress approved 1 February, 1905, the Forest Reserves were transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Agriculture (United States Statutes at Large, zxziii. 628). other parks established by Congress which are under... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture - Seed distribution - 1907 - 442 pages
...will be of interest to the committee to hear about it. STATEMENT OF MB. GIFFORD PINCHOT, FORESTER, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Mr. PINCHOT....the Interior Department from forest reserves were $59,000. The transfer was made in February. During the year of the transfer we had the reserves for... | |
 | United States. 59th Congress, 2d. session, 1906-1907 House. [from old catalog] - 1907 - 1194 pages
...bureau organization was necessary in order to carry it on effectively; and when the forest reserves were transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Agriculture a still different form of organization became necessary, and it was properly called the Forest Service.... | |
 | Julian Hawthorne - United States - 1910 - 440 pages
...country's waning forests for future usefulness. In 1905 control of the national forest reserves had been transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Agriculture and a new "Forest Service" created, which marked a long step forward in the preservation of forests... | |
 | Oregon State Board of Forestry - Forests and forestry - 1922 - 432 pages
...beginning of federal influence in forestry in the state. In 1905 the administration of these "reserves" was transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Agriculture and the name changed to "National Forests." This transfer marked the beginning of a broad, progressive... | |
 | Yale University. Dept. of Forestry - 1913 - 380 pages
...desired to begin the practice of their profession on the National Forests, which had been only recently transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Agriculture and placed directly under the management of the Forest Service. 1905-1906 The year beginning July,... | |
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