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service.”

I then said, “Mr. President, how are we going to feed them and how are we going to get them to the forests? We'll recruit them in New York City and Chicago and then how are we going to get them to the forests after the Forest Service tells us where the location is?”

“Oh, well. . . By train I suppose. You know.”

I said, “Well, you can't get trains into the hearts of most of the forests.” Then I had a bright idea. I said, “What do you think about this? We've got a big military establishment in this country. It isn't busy. It's a stand- by organization. They must have trucks. Mr. President, they must have tents. They must have cots. They must have blankets. They must have shoes. They must have a lot of things. Why can't we use that?”

He said, “Why, that's brilliant idea. I never thought of it.”

I said, “I've been thinking that you can't turn unemployed man from the streets of New York loose into the woods without any good strong shoes that will hold up. The Army must have some good shoes and blankets.”

We sent for Dern and Dern said, “Yes, that's true. we've got warehouses full of blankets, tents, and so on.”

I said, “What about comp kitchens on wheels? They