"But it is of high consequence to the country that the statistical work of the census shall be conducted with entire accuracy."
"The policy of conservation is perhaps the most typical example of the general policies which this Government has made peculiarly its own during the opening years of the present century."
"The first of all considerations is the permanent welfare of our people."
"We know now that our mineral resources once exhausted are gone forever."
"It is essential that it should correctly describe the general situation; and that the present inventory does."
"With the statements and conclusions of this report I heartily concur, and I commend it to the thoughtful consideration both of the Congress and of our people generally."
"We know now that our rivers can and should be made to serve our people effectively in transportation."
"It deserves, and should have, the widest possible distribution among the people."
"The facts set forth in this report constitute an imperative call to action."
"As it stands it is an irrefutable proof that the conservation of our resources is the fundamental question before this nation."
"The great basic facts are already well known."
"It is one of the most fundamentally important documents ever laid before the American people."