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in its influence on the life of the Nation. Without forestry the per- 

 manent prosperity of the industries you represent is impossible. The 

 vast area of the timberlands of the United States is mainly in the 

 hands of the lumbermen, who have it in their power, by putting for- 

 estry in effect on the lands they own and control, to make the lumber 

 industry permanent, and they will lose nothing by it. If they do not, 

 the lumber industry will go the way of the buffalo. The regulation 

 of grazing on the public forest land is a forest question, and, like all 

 other national forest questions, its settlement should always be for the 



best interests of the people most deeply interested. 



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I am particularly glad that this congress will include a full dis- 

 cussion of national and State forest policy. The forest movement in 

 several States has already resulted in the adoption of definite State 



forest policies. In other States the time is ripe for useful work. 

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Every tree is beautiful, every grove is pleasant, and every forest is 

 grand. The planting and care of trees is exhilarating and a pledge of 

 faith in the future ; but these sesthetic features, though elevating, are 

 incidental. The people need wood. They have had it in abundance 

 and have been prodigal in its use, as Ave are too often careless of 

 blessings which seem to have no end. Our history, poetry, and 

 romance are intimately associated with the woods. Our industries 

 have developed more rapidly because we have had plenty of cheap 

 timber. Millions of acres of bare hillsides that produce nothing 

 profitabl}^ should be growing trees. 



HON. FRANCIS E. WARREN, 

 United States Senator from Wyoming. 



* * * rpj^g beneficial object of the withdrawal of the forests of 

 the West from unrestricted public use and their creation into reserva- 

 tions has the indorsement of residents of Western States, even though 

 the public-land area of those States is seriously diminished. The 

 western people, patriotic in all things, acquiesced in the intrenchment 

 upon their States for the general public good. Although the creation 

 of forest reserves and forestry regulations often works hardship to 

 individuals and to communities, there is no branch of the Goverimient 

 Avhich has more loyal support from western citizens than has the 

 forestry service. Happil}^ the idea of withdrawing the reserves from 

 all use has year by year lost its potency. Investigation, examina- 

 tion, and experience demonstrated that the reserves could best be 

 preserved by judicious use, and the welcome words of President 

 Koosevelt, in his latest message to Congress, coincide with the views 

 which have been held by many western citizens since the creation of 



