192 THE FOREST SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL FORESTS 



East and South came later. The present regions, with regional offices, 

 are as follows: 



REGION REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS STATES OF EACH REGION 



1. Missoula, Montana Montana, northern Idaho, northwestern South 



Dakota, and northeastern Washington 



2. Denver, Colorado Colorado, most of Wyoming, southwestern 



South Dakota, western Oklahoma, and 

 Nebraska 



3. Albuquerque, New Mexico New Mexico and Arizona below the Colorado 



River 



4. Ogden, Utah Utah, Nevada, southern Idaho, northern 



Arizona, and western Wyoming 



5. San Francisco, California California and part of western Nevada 



6. Portland, Oregon Washington (except for northeastern corner) 



and Oregon 



7. Washington, D. C. The northeastern region, including Virginia and 



Kentucky 



8. Atlanta, Georgia South and southeastern region from North 



Carolina to Texas, Arkansas, and western 

 Oklahoma inclusive 



9. Milwaukee, Wisconsin The Lake States and Central States, including 



Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa 

 10. Juneau, Alaska Southeastern Alaska 



Under the Weeks Law of 1911, provision was made for the purchase 

 of National Forests in the East. This continued until 1933 when 

 President Franklin D. Roosevelt set aside 20 million dollars for addi- 

 tional purchases, and in 1934, 10 million dollars more, making a total 

 of 30 million dollars for greatly expanding the eastern and southern 

 National Forest areas. A separate region was established for the 

 South with headquarters at Atlanta, Georgia, in 1934. 



The following have been the chief foresters in the Federal Service 

 with periods of incumbency: 



NAME DATES 



Franklin B. Hough 1877-1883 



Nathaniel Eggleston 1883-1886 



Bernhard E. Fernow 1886-1898 



Gifford Pinchot 1898-1910 



Henry S. Graves 1910-1920 



William B. Greeley 1920-1928 



Robert Y. Stuart 1928-1933 



Ferdinand A. Silcox : ... 1933- 



