Herbert Hoover: “It is proposed to do this without disturbing any of the great major activities of the Government and independent…”

It is not intended by this order to give any publicly owned lands a national-forest status which have hitherto not had such status, nor to remove any publicly owned lands from a national-forest status.

There is another phase of the bill as passed which is disheartening.

It was unfortunate also that the provision for agricultural relief through the Reconstruction Corporation was omitted.

In order to avoid the confusion arising from the fact that there is a national park and a national forest in the State of Virginia bearing the same name, that is 'Shenandoah,' it is hereby ordered that the name of the 'Shenandoah National…