State vs. National Control of Public Forests
FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF A WESTERN STATE
BY THE
Oregon State Conservation Commission
Appointed by the Governor under Act of Legislature creating said commission to "set forth the condition of the natural resources of the state, together with such recommendations for legislation as may be deemed advisable, or other means of protecting or promoting the development and use of the same."
"It would seem that everyone except those directly interested in profiting thereby has all to lose and nothing to gain by a transfer from nation to state. In our opinion the proposition is wrong in principle and would be disastrous in results."
PORTLAND, OREGON
1913