On the recordSeptember 13, 1935
There is no reason why either Government or private banking industry should not consider trees just as much of an asset as houses or barns.
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presidency.ucsb.eduFDR: “There is no reason why either Government or private banking industry should not consider trees just as much of an asset…”
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Remarks at the Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of State Conservation at Lake Placid
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