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Many prominent citizens of Santa Rosa, California, extend an invitation to Theodore Roosevelt to visit their city and deliver an address.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-27
Edwards, James R. (James Rufus), 1872-1932; Overton, John P.; Burbank, Luther; McDonald, Mark L.
Charles H. Dwinelle writes to Theodore Roosevelt to express some of his thoughts on the errors in forestry made by the United States government. Dwinelle notes that he knows of Roosevelt’s interest in conservation. Dwinelle reflects on the topic of forest fires, noting that if small fires were prevented, it would eventually produce conditions that could lead to even greater wildfires, causing considerable destruction. Dwinelle surmises that the reason Western forests survived as they did was a policy by Native Americans of allowing smaller fires to clear underbrush–a policy that Dwinelle seems to advocate. European forestry policies, Dwinelle notes, do not transfer well to American forests.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-25