Remarks in San Antonio, Texas
04/06/1905
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I believe in the future of this movement, because I think you have the right combination of qualities.
Unless the men from the West believe in forest preservation, the Western forests cannot be preserved.
If the present rate of forest destruction is allowed to continue, a timber famine is inevitable.
Wood is an indispensable part of the material structure upon which civilization rests.