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John W. Olver: the very points that the gentleman is making, the gentleman is saying 500-year-old trees that are there, that have taken…

On the recordJuly 22, 1998
the very points that the gentleman is making, the gentleman is saying 500-year-old trees that are there, that have taken a good portion of that time, certainly they were probably merchantable, timberable a good number of years ago, but not by any means 200 or 300 years ago.
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John W. Olver
Massachusetts

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Discussing the age and merchantability of trees during a debate.

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