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Teddy Roosevelt: “The demand for forest reserves has become insistent in the West, because the West must use the water, wood, and summer…”

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The demand for forest reserves has become insistent in the West, because the West must use the water, wood, and summer range which only such reserves can supply.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt discusses the increasing demand for forest reserves in the West, highlighting their essential role in providing natural resources.

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