Teddy Roosevelt: “The perpetuation of your forests, which have done so much for the…”

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The perpetuation of your forests, which have done so much for the South, should be one of the first objects of your public men.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt urges public officials to prioritize the preservation of Southern forests.

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