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FDR: There is no reason why either Government or private banking industry should not consider trees just as much of an asset…

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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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Remarks at the Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of State Conservation at Lake Placid

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