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President Roosevelt considers John W. Noble particularly entitled to information on developments in forestry, and so is having Chief of the United States Forest Service Gifford Pinchot send Noble all of the information he has on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-29
President Theodore Roosevelt asks if Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot can visit Puerto Rico to oversee what “is being done in forestry” there.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-28
President Roosevelt has no additional statements about forests for M. I. McCreight and will send his letter to Chief of the U. S. Forest Service Gifford Pinchot.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-28
President Roosevelt remarks on the successful work undertaken since the passing of the Reclamation Act in 1902, but cautions of “dangers and difficulties” still ahead. Roosevelt heralds the success of the Forest Service, whose policy has been shaped by the will of the people.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-24
President Roosevelt is grateful to John Campbell Greenway for taking “so much trouble” about a certain matter. He has followed Gifford Pinchot’s advice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-04
President Roosevelt thanks Stewart Edward White for his letter and for writing regarding the younger Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt assures White he will discuss a matter regarding the forest preserve with Division of Forestry Chief Gifford Pinchot. Roosevelt appreciates improvement in “the Newhall matter”, which refers to a Division of Forestry worker who had been unable to reign in rebellious cattle ranchers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-04
Gifford Pinchot reports that the Post Falls Lumber Company cut timber from government land and was instructed to pay $1000 for its release. He provides a list of men who should be interviewed on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-1909
President Roosevelt was pleased to help with the forestry matter. He could not write a letter to be published but can make a statement for Gifford Pinchot to use in the article.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-17
President Roosevelt is unlikely to mention the proposed forest reserves in his message but will do everything he can to secure the White Mountains as a reservation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-30
With the passage of the national irrigation law, President Roosevelt advocates careful study and cautious advancement for the “development of our arid lands and their settlement.” Irrigation development must also be accompanied by a forest reserve policy for one cannot succeed without the other.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-15
President Roosevelt would like the forest reserves to be extended to include California forests in the Mount Shasta region. Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock should consult with Gifford Pinchot on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-05-19
President Roosevelt thanks Gifford Pinchot for his notes on forestry. Benjamin Ide Wheeler has warned Roosevelt that a scandal will erupt if Mr. Maxwell has any association with government irrigation work.
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1903-05-11
President Roosevelt believes that J. Sterling Morton is entitled to the “sincere and hearty respect of all good citizens,” especially for his work with tree planting and forestry.
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1903-03-26
President Roosevelt agrees with Buffalo Bill’s views on forest reserves. He has asked some newspapers to publish parts of Buffalo Bill’s letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-14
President Roosevelt would like to meet with Frederick Weyerhaeuser, a “practical lumberman,” and Gifford Pinchot to discuss forestry matters.
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1903-03-05
President Roosevelt thanks N. J. Elwes for the clipping and his comments on America’s forestry work. Roosevelt will share it with Gifford Pinchot who deserves the praise for this work.
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1902-06-14
Vice President Roosevelt thinks that Gifford Pinchot responded to D. C. Middleton in an appropriate fashion. Roosevelt believes that there is animosity towards forest work in the New York state government.
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1901-05-13
Governor Roosevelt regrets that he cannot speak at the American Advancement of Science or the American Forestry Association and suggests that Austin Wadsworth speak instead. Roosevelt is glad that Gifford Pinchot will be working closely with the new forest commission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1900-05-19
Theodore Roosevelt asks if George Bird Grinnell can attend the first meeting of the new Forest, Fish, and Game Commission. He also asks for suggestions on other men to attend the meeting. Roosevelt alludes to Grinnell’s comments about Leonard Wood.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1900-03-24
Theodore Roosevelt writes to George Bird Grinnell about the “forestry business.” Taking forests away from the settlers was part of an order issued by President Cleveland when he was at the end of his administration, and he agrees to cut Pierce’s article for Grinnell. Roosevelt also edited Grinnell’s statements about hunting stories. Roosevelt believes that “our scientific people” should care more about hunting. Roosevelt also wants Grinnell to add information about the destruction of the buffalo in Yellowstone Park.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-24