64 THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 



Administration. The general office management detail is 

 about evenly divided between the Assistant Superintendent, 

 who is in general charge, and the Chief Clerk. The former 

 handles monthly and special reports, the collecting and record- 

 ing of revenue, appointments, leaves of absence, and em- 

 ployees' compensation; he also has general supervision of the 

 officers' mess and the headquarters labor mess, the telephone 

 and telegraph office, the park files and records, the upkeep of 

 offices and grounds, and the force of night watchmen and 

 janitors, j 



The "Chief Clerk has direct charge of the disbursement of 

 funds, the recording of allotments, the purchase of supplies, 

 the preparation of vouchers, cost accounting, and the prepara- 

 tion of inventories, pay rolls, and financial statements for the 

 Superintendent. He also has charge of the collection and dis- 

 tribution of all park mail and receives all time reports and 

 reports regarding material or supplies used and applied to 

 specific work. 



Information. The Park Naturalist is in charge of this sec- 

 tion, and his duties, in addition to supervising the information 

 service and museum, include the gathering of park specimens 

 and data, the editing of park publications, the scientific in- 

 spection of forests for tree parasites and diseases, the super- 

 vision of wood cutting, the designation of trees to be cut for 

 building purposes, the care of the park library and photo- 

 graphic files, and the handling of special assignments.j 



Protection. The Chief Ranger is the protector in chief of 

 the park, and is charged with its general policing, all fire 

 prevention and control, the protection of wild life, the destruc- 

 tion of predatory animals, the winter feeding of animals, the 

 operation of buffalo and hay ranches, the control of grazing 

 of milch cows and horses of concessionaires, the planting of 

 fish, the keeping of records for the Weather Bureau, and 

 the gaging of streams for the Geological Survey. He also 

 has full control of all automobile traffic, including the regis- 

 tration of cars and the collection of fees. 



