Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"Seriously, let me thank you and the members of the Arctic Brotherhood for their greeting and their gifts."

"Nothing could have pleased me more than to have received this gift from the men of the yard, and I appreciate it."

"The preservation of our forests depends chiefly upon the wisdom with which the practical lumberman, the expert in dealing with the lumber industry, works with the men who have studied the scientific s..."

"And think how absolutely the event has falsified the predictions of those men."