I would especially like to commend the National Geographic Society and the Sierra Club, the Save the Redwoods League and other such fine organizations for the unselfish efforts they have made in this work.
Remarks on the Proposed Redwoods National Park in Northern California.
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Sometimes it is your job to go out and scout the road, to encounter and overcome the difficulties that always accompany such a vast new venture as this.
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