Herbert Hoover actually said...

In view of the manifest over-production of wood products, it seems to me it would be of assistance both to the commercial situation and to the real conservation of our forests, if the Department of Agriculture would still further temporarily restrict the leasing of the national forests for wood production.

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Message to the Secretary of Agriculture Requesting Restriction of Leases of the National Forests for Wood Production.

05/14/1931

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