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President Roosevelt asks Acting Governor Chatterton to extend his sympathy to the family of Governor Richards.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-28
The Oregonian relays the content of President Theodore Roosevelt’s speech to the Forestry Association in Washington, D.C. Roosevelt declares the forest problem to be “the most vital internal problem of the United States.” In addition to preserving the beauty and habitats of forests, he calls for preservation because it will maintain and increase the nation’s prosperity in the agriculture, mining, lumber, transportation, manufacturing, and commerce industries. He asserts that conservation hinges not on government policy but on the American people’s belief that “forestry is the preservation of forests by wise use,” not the discontinuation of that use.
1903-04-10
Caspar Whitney encloses a letter from the Governor, possibly DeForest Richards of Wyoming, but would not place much dependence on it. He believes the governor is “on the wrong side of the question.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-10
Governor Richards of Wyoming is looking after Alice Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-09