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Teddy Roosevelt: “In a word, both the production of the great staples upon which our prosperity depends and their movement in commerce…”

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In a word, both the production of the great staples upon which our prosperity depends and their movement in commerce throughout the United States are inseparably dependent upon the existence of permanent and suitable supplies from the forest at a reasonable cost.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt asserts that the production and movement of essential staples depend on sustainable forest supplies, linking forestry to economic prosperity.

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