14 A NATIONAL LUMBER AND FOREST POLICY. 



lives of interested institutions and organizations. I hope that tho 

 lumbermen will concur in the need of such a movement as I am pro- 

 posing and will join in the undertaking to work out a constructive 

 program. Specifically, I hope that there may be some official dele- 

 gation of authority to representatives of the different branches of the 

 industry to work with the Forest Service and other agencies in pre- 

 paring a basis for the solution of our forest and lumber problems. 

 APRIL 16, 1919. 



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