Timber

District Forester Olmsted asks Stanford University President Jordan his opinion on the proposed elimination of the Pinnacles Division of the Monterey National Forest. Olmsted presents facts relating to the issue, including the opinions of the Secretaries of the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture, as well as quotes from a letter by Forest Supervisor Raymond Tyler on the reasons supporting the removal. Olmsted agrees that it seems unwise to spend public funds on the Pinnacles Division as a National Forest, although he acknowledges that its removal may also remove the Game Preserve that is currently in place.

Collection

Pinnacles National Park

Creation Date

1910-07-13

Creator(s)

Olmsted, Frederick Erskine, 1872-1925

Forest Supervisor Tyler responds to Schuyler Colfax Hain on the question of whether the Pinnacles Division should be eliminated from Monterey National Forest. Tyler notes that the Government has already taken steps to preserve Pinnacles in the form of Pinnacles National Monument. Pinnacles should be removed from the National Forest because there is no commercial value of timber on the land, it is sparsely grazed, and it is not a significant part of the Chalone Creek watershed. Tyler promises to forward Hain’s letter–which pointed out that if Pinnacles is removed from the Monterey Forest there will need to be action to continue the State Game preserve–to the District Forester.

Collection

Pinnacles National Park

Creation Date

1910-02-28

Creator(s)

Tyler, Raymond, 1883-1923

President Roosevelt speaks to a crowd at Grand Island. He states that he is glad to see the types of crops that they are growing, the amount of timber, and the establishment of forest reserves.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-04-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of preserving forests, while at the same discussing the role timber plays in industries like mining. Members of the Society of American Foresters must work harmoniously together.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-03-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Presidential hopeful John Albert Johnson, as a logger, struggles to break free a jam of logs labeled “Reactionary Democracy, Wall Street Interests, Plutocracy, High Finance, Ryanism, Conservatism, Safe & Sane Fake, [and] Stand Pat Democracy,” which are preventing him from presenting his political agenda at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. Caption: “If it weren’t for these cussed logs, I could get my drive down to Denver.”

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-06-24

Senators Nelson and Clapp write Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to recommend Jacob F. Jacobson for the position of Superintendent of Cutting and Scaling at the Chippewa Reservation in Minnesota.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-22

Creator(s)

Nelson, Knute, 1843-1923; Clapp, Moses E. (Moses Edwin), 1851-1929

E. A. Winstanley states the charges against D. H. Ross have no foundation. He wants to identify Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock’s informant to prove him false.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-25

Creator(s)

Winstanley, E. A.