Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

No such organized surveys have ever yet been attempted anywhere; but the idea is in harmony with modern, scientific, and industrial methods.

I recommend, therefore, that provision be made for the appointment of a board of surveys to superintend the national surveys and exploration...

The scientific surveys which should be undertaken go far beyond any surveys or explorations which the government of the Philippine Islands, ...

In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives dated the 4th instant (the Senate concurring), I return herewith House bill ...