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of the national forests their scope and extent, 

 their present and prospective use, and what would be 

 needed for their adequate development. So, as in the 

 case of other major projects, such as the Copeland 

 Report, we &quot;brought into Y, r ashington a group of field 



men to prepare the report. I was designated chair 

 man of the group. 



After much discussion, first drafts and revisions, 

 we produced a comprehensive report that covered every 

 angle of the subject. Chief Forester Silcox, however, 

 felt it was rather too dry a document so he turned it 

 over to Russell Lord, a well-known writer on conserva 

 tion, and he transformed it into a much more lyrical 

 product. The nature of Lord s draft is exemplified 

 by the title of the opening chapter, &quot;Foot to Earth, 

 Eye to the Sky.&quot; 



Pry: What were major issues that you had to work out in 

 order to get the first draft underway? 



Granger: Mostly to define the purpose and scope of the report, 

 which was designed to tell the public about national 

 forests, recreational values and policies. 



Pry: Who were some of the field men who were most helnful 

 on this? 



