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ft.at • •• a crud 4- 1ou c••• •• at !)'¢• hft and l .. er-ti, llld.e1n.e4 t o ,au tor 1ou.r ld..n4ot••· tlx lu.a~er CO•pe_ni• • !\AT• •q>T• ••td ~D l nt trtilt 10 cuttlnc rour ti•b•r aA4 I hop• to get •099 c004 bid• troa tha. I upect to -.ft: th• tlM~r oa .. tw4al'. lo•ab•r 5tb , and tbaa " • 111 lmo9 a"boa.t ho• llUT tbou•aad t••t the:r• a.r• a•.t. labl• tor •al•· ilthouch the tree• are oot l•ri•. tb~ aro of ,oo4 q~lt7, and I hope • • can gf!t a good •tu.pace pric e .

I h.<re .al eo ordered )0,000 t.rff• dl•id.M ~ \ e\• M a Sor•q •Pr>lCt, bal..,. flr. Cana«.l..a ~lt.e •PNc• aod J>oucl•• tlr tor next •~rl0,1 e plantlnc.

M.q I sao:••t that "* ha•• l ettt:r• ent to a m:a.be r of t he Cha.la etor•• • ,._rt.lcvl-11-rl.7 th• ~rlc~, ~ 6 P., Co1111UAlt7, Gra.n4 Ualon, 5-altary, And otb4r etor•• ln 'e• Totk &r1d th• Hudeon Tall.,-, to •ell • • ~ ot th• Cb.rle t.,,1 tree• 81 poe1lble. I hope that the f .. r..a1Dla& tr••• a.ad tbt to J)4t ot th• larger OD&• oa t h e plot wt•t of Mo•• lalth' • plac e ct&D lie C"Ot ott thle Chrlet..._• t o that • • oaa pl.a.ct t h• ect lr• ar ea n•xt tprll'lig.

t ith r•M• td thaclte tor a eoodertol d.q .tth J'O'l1, u4 • ltb all 1oo4 -t•b•• for oontlm.ted. e.acce•• ln thl e terrlflo • ar ei tu..tlon,

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la falft911 t ••14 tell JOU tbat I • aea•l111r 1atwr1 a•••>•r to ~ .. to ecmr aioN• I.ft ... ~ and Yl•ln1'7.

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tt 7ou 1101114 .are '° 1en4 a PepNM•W.•lw to H• ti. vaea, ~· ull Ida to • •l•ie •lib Mao. YUllu A. I'los, vhoae WlApboAe Mr l• ~·t.e Ml.

ID tall'M••• I •>M14 tell ~- tlllt I aa •n4lnc leiten :s1a1l&r to thla one to o;Mr • ..,... 1n Rev York. &ad T1o11d.Q'.

lllla Graa. G. T11l4 Printe SeoHtary 'lb• Wh1 te Howie Waallington, o. c.

Dear 11111• Tul.171

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Ootober 26, 1943

lie appreciate nry 1111oh receirtng your letter or October 22 with an otter to permit 11.1 to purcbu• Cbriatau treea troa the Preaident•a ••tate at H)'de Park, N.I.

We recret Ter7 1111cb thet •• are not in a poaitiClll to .malt• you an otter on these tree• aa we are not eqW.pped to bandl• th• for reNl.e in our retail looati011s.

We are quite sure that there will be DO di!ficulty in disposing of these throuib reeuJ,&r channels.

TClhBJI

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Vert truly youra,

!W'Bl1&%.. S'l'ORES, DIC.

~ T. C. WAGDR

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Dear Ml'. lehaap I

'!'be PJ'e•ldent a11t1 .. to tbanlt

Joa ner 10 •oh tor 'Ttlllr note about the

CllP11tma1 tre11 and hi 1'111 be 'Nl7 11&4

to hear tl'GI 'TOU wmn J'Oll are re&a7 to

pu"Oha11 J'OllJ" next J'IU'' 1 1Ul>P17.

T117 ~11' J'oal'l 1

Mlohael lohaap, Eeq., Pre1141nt, Bloomlqdal•'• Rev 'lol'k, 82, ~.x.

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BLOOXJKODALE' S JlfZW YORK

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11111 Grace G, '!1&117 ftl8 lhlte Boue lalhlac\oia, D. C •

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le w1.1h to tbuak 7ou for clrlac u tbe opportait7 to 'ba7 Cbrl1t .. tree• fr• tbe Pre1l4ent•1 11tate at 1174• Park. Unfortuat117, tm Y.nac•r of our GrMllhoue baa alrMd.7 ooiatr11ete4 for all tbe Cbrl1tma1 tree• n 1hall be able to han41• with the trucklnc 11l'Tlce a•allable to 'Ill thl1 7ear.

Before -.kine an:r other arrazic••'• zaext 7-.r, n •hall be •1r7 c1M to een4 a r911re1otatl•• to 11749 Park to 411cv.11 lrqinc tr••• there •

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lllcbael S·~UID Pre1141nt

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TH K WHITE HOU S E

WASHINGT O N

October l 7, 1944 lWtOBAN004( F OR

W.R. PLOG:

I am sending you herewith copy ot the letter l i sting the people to whom we have wri t ten a bout the Christmas t r ees, together with copy of Prof essor BJ'Own• s letter 1n which he r ecoa:::ends t r1.11111ng the brush a round the Chr1stnuls t r ees, cutting such long leaders and w1d• Dr anches, etc .

Pe r haps Dra1ss co.a keep on this work f rom now until the t r iaaing l s done .

F.D. R.

Transmitting copy or letter which tho President recei v "'<I from N9lson C. Brov.n, New York State College of Forestry, Syracuso, N.Y. 9/"0//J,, in re cutting of Chriqtl:Jo.3 trees at Hyde P!lrk , together with copy or letter which tho PreRident sent to H. F. Kaelin , Atlantic Cotmiission Co. , tnc. , Newburgh, N.Y. , W. D. Laing, Produce Opcrutione, Grand Union Co., llYC, A ~ P Food Stores, NYC, American Stores Co ., NYC, '>afe•rny Stores ( T .c . Wa::n~r), J <.:rsey City , J . J . , Michael 'lchaa1>, ...­Bloominr•lele1 s , NYC and R. H. Macy •.Co ., Inc . , NYC .

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THE WHITE HOU SE

WASHINGTON

HR. PU>Ga

Here 11 tbll ol'4er tor Ohl'11t.a1

vee1 th11 7ear1

One 1iJ"ee to be delin:red to M111

8uokl•J' at the L1'bru7: one to be de-

11.,.:red to M1111 DelanoJ one to be •hipped

to tbl Crown PJ'lnoe11 of lol'WQ at

Bltbe14a, MaJTlan4J an4 ene tor Pr1M

Mln11t1r Wluton 02ml'ohlll, on vhloh I

•111 gt.,. J'CN lhlpplng 41rlotlon1 1at1r •

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WASHIHQTON

October 20, 194).

llDOR.\EXlll POR

KB. PLOG1

Tb• Pre1l dent •l•M• to 1eod

to the l'r1'M Ml.nit hr ot Orea t Brt tain

• Cbl'l.o tau trea. An AN7 t r1.10k '01.11

ptu Ull• treo up on Doc•ber llth.

•w ,.... .,. ·- -" to , .. t1>at

lt lo HUJ' and paolled la bu.rlap

read:r to obip?

Greco 0. "'111' PriTate leor•t• l'7

THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

October 18, 1943.

MEMO FOR GRACE :

Taj{e up with General Arnold and

!ind out what is the latest date that

I can deliver a Christmas tree f or

111neton Churol\111 ,and send i t over by

a bomber or otherwise i n order to reach . h1a1 at Chequers , England , bef ore Chriatm: s .

If I am away, tell !-Ir. ?log a

week beforeho.nd that it should be • p!lcked ln ~urlap and aent to wherever

Clenernl Arnold says .

F.D.R. -/)Le,. I l 4..! -

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Deal' .... '•'••

1111 JIN•ltSent ... - to .,.. ,.. ,.,. ,..,. 1-tte•, illdldttlng • 1d4 ,.. tll9

Ollrl•tllu •••· Ve Np-et to tell J'• Gat

one of tbe ob• o011pUl91 ha1 otteN4 a hlp•

bl4 and w are IOM7 that lt wa1 not l'Oll. We

lhall pt ln tCNeh with 1111l Md ,_.-, &I •nal. TeJ7 tftl.7 J'CIUn,

v. D. Lalng, l1q.1 _ Manager, Pl'o4uoe uperatlon11, Thi Oran4 Villon Cotlp&IQ', DO en.rob ltl'eet, Rew York, If. Y.

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~O,aOa ll~l , CHUllllOI STillll:CT AHMl:lt , NCW VOllK TIL.l,.HONl COilllTLANOT 1-2211

50 C H URCH STREET

Kise Qraoe Q, Tully , Private Seoretar y 'l'lle 'lhi te House Washington, D. c. Dear Kiss Tully:

NEW YORK.

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Laat Friday, Ootober 29th, I ade a trip to Hyde Park and oontaoted Kr. William Plog t or tile pur­pose ~ looking O'ler tile Chris tmas trees President Roosevelt is ottering tor sale.

We will be pleased to handle these trees again t his year, as we have t or the past several years and are her ewith submitting our bid ot 6~~ per tree tor all sizes, which will oovar all trees ot a tair shape and over tour teat in beigllt.

It would not be neoaaaa.ry to tie these treee into bundles, a s we woUld have our trucks pick them up and deliver them direotly to our stores. '

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Very truly yours,

'llfE GIUND UNION CO ,

WDL/esw

~ · W. D. Lil~ Mgr. Prod~e "\{perations

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THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

loveaber lO, 1943.

IWIOIWIDUil FOR

lilt. WIL.LUM A. i'!.001

Th111 is Just to lntora yo~ that the President baa accepted the bid or the Atlantic Coi111ss1on Company, 102 ~arren Street, New York Ci t y. You will r om .. ber that 1£r. ~elin of t ha t C<>11pany came t o see you frOll Newbur1h. \'le have t old thea to 1et 1n t ouch with you ~nd l e t you know the euot daya on whi ch t hey will have t he tl'Ucka a t liyde Pork .

Orace o . tully Prl••t.e sec~etar:r

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Dear Mr. X..lln1

Kr. P1og ha1 f~d 1oar letter

to 'bl Pl'e11dont. He alb • to VJ'1te an4

MT that a• 7our bld la the h1ghe1t, bt 11 '

Yery glad to let ihe Atlant1o Oollllllae1on

Oomp&nJ' ba'fe the Chrlatmae 'reee &t tbl p191oe

1ou quo'•·

B. r. X..11n, E1q., Manager, Atlantlo OClll!lletlon CompanJ' , lno., lew'ba'lh, law York.

P.I. Pl••• &l'NDI• •it.la llr. Ploc the nut 4&7• \bat 7oa •ill lod tbetl on :rour tnok1 at JllrC• Jluk,

C • .... AD.,._ FllQl'l"llJIW

•••OUTS ... Orrs~· w ........ w ...... OTO ....... Maw Yo••

NATIONAL DISTRJ8UTOR8 w l'RUlTS A .ND PRODUCE

WXll• :..---....a ..... l.8Tl'8a .___'TOV9 . ..... '°

Mr. Wm. Plog Supt . ~oosevelt Estate, Hyde Park, N.Y.

Dear Mr . Plog:

Newburgh, Bew York . ' ·mov . 4th, 1943.

Herewith,•• are submitting a bid on the 2000-3000 White and Norway Spruoe Xmas trees Which you have to otter. This bid is tor eaoh individual tree and should we wish them bundled, will defray the additional chars- tor labor .

HFK/k.

Three and tour teet trees Five feet trees Six feet and over

Very truly yours , '

$.65 P'OB . 80 !'OB

. • 95 J'OB

ATLANr~ CO!JPANY,

H.F. Kaelin Mgr.

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THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTO N

January 12, 1944.

1.f"llOFANDUM FOR Mll. PLOG :

The President did receive a

check for half the amount of the cutti ng

oneration .

The President a l so asks me to

tell you how delii:;hted he is "nth the

progress you have made in Aellinp, t he

Christ111as t.,.ees .

Crace c. Tully Pr i vate Secretary

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I dall •w .- ... Obrl•taa• '"•• tor eal• '111• JUI' r... •7 plaM at ~ hft. If 1" ..,.. latlN•'•t 1n 1"171, .., a.a •111 ••114 a NpNHatatl•• to lbte hl"k te ... ... Ullu A. l'log, be •111 be llal te 9llow llla tM '"•• 1n ,. t1•14.

!be tl'MI 1n ti. P"Oan4 ftn ln OlaeH• an4 I ncge•t eeparate bl4• lf 10• want anJ on ti. 'ba•l• ot ola••lfloatlon -'boH, for •--ple, fl'Oa 8 ft. to 'l ft. tall, tboH 0 n. iG e n. ui1,_ u4 ti..11 1 n .... ow.r. n.1 are •••17 loNQ' lpl'UM, WlUl a J'OtlOt e8'la'9 ef 1000 aftllabl•I tblN AN eo to 100 'bal ... f{Jt .,...., abcnat 100 Doucla• fl.I' '"••l ancl lt 1ou 4e•lre table '"9•, the total ooul4 run up to 2eoo or 8000.

The tre•• would be dellw.red to 10'UJ' truok (wl tb the br&no!le• 'l•d) on Vlolet A••mae, aboat flft mll•• north of Pougbk•ep1le, or at a polnt on ti. field J.'0&4 elo•• to tbl e:ntatlon1. ••1 I 1111~1t that lt will peJ to haw. tblH •• out a1 late a1 po111bl• to ln1ure goo4 oon41,1on oa De ... ber 2&'1l.

If 10u •111 get 1n touoh with Nr. ~Plog at BJd9 Part, Datobl11 Oount7, lew Yon, be will be able to 111 J<Nl" repN• 11ntatl•• at an1 tille.

T•l'7 1lneerel7 1our1,

B. r. lallln, E1q., ....,.r, Atlantlo Oaa 1111on Oo11p&n7, Ino., •••bargh, le• Yon.

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Ltst or those to whom the l'reetdent has written tn re/lard to buyinR hie Chrts tmas trees has been given to ~'.rs . Haberkorn tn the l'aU Room , anll also to t he File Poom, to check on the mail a lready received and t o watch out f or anythine: vhlch t11 ool'"lnll in.

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..... ... Lal•• I 111all lllaft HM •H Clal'l•'-• V.•• for aal• tbl.1 ,..,. fl'Oll IQ' plaM at ., .. Putr. rt ,.. an la .. nate«

l• ....,.. -r.:na wt.11 ..... "'" ..... ,1" .. ., .. hft '° •• ... 9U1 A. PJ.es t Ille wlll M ll •• te 1bow Ma tba U.11 la tbe tlel&.

flla tn•• 1n Ulll pou4 ftft 1• •la•••• an4 I pggeat ••s-rate 1»14• lt 10• want &DJ o• tba '9•1• et .aaaaltloatlo• -,_ .. , tor ... ,1., f1toll a tt ... tt ''· tall, tbo•• e tt • .. s tt. tall1 ana tbo .. e ft. u4 o .. r. fba7 are ••tl7 lol"Waf 1praM1 wl1h a r090 • ttiat• of llOO aY&ilabl•J then are 80 to i.oo '-l•aa th tre11; al»out 100 Doaglaa tlr tre••J u4 lf 10• .. •lN table , ..... , tba total eoul4 nn up to 2&00 o• ~.

'Iba tree1 woul4 be 4•11Tered to roar traok (wlth tbe l»ranoba1 tle4) on Tlol•t Ann•, al»out ftw 1111•• north of Pngbb•p•l• , or at a polnt on tl» flel4 roa4 olo•• to tba plantattona. lla7 I aagpat tbat lt •111 pa7 to ba'Ye tba•• tree• •• •• lat• a1 poeal'bl• to lneure I004 eon41tton on h .. ber 2eu.. It 7011 wlll get in touoh wlth Mr. Plog at lf14• P&J'k, Dut1ba11 Oo11nty, •••York, be wlll be able to ••• 7ov repre-11ntatl•• at &"7 tl ...

'•1'7 .~ ... 11 roar•,

W, D, Lalq, l1q • .l _ _ ••ucr, Pl'otbao• UJ'!l'atlon•, TM ran4 11D1on Oo.,.nr, !Om ... ,,,...,, ,

A At ho4 Ito"•• tlO Z..ataston Aft,.., ... ton, •· r. Clelltl ... nl

I 9bal.l Ila•• MM •" Ollrl•tlla• '"•• tor Ml• thle ,._, h'om IQ' plaee at lfl6I tan. It JW ... la'9N•tet la "971, aD1' u4 rill ••D4 a NpNHll'•'l" to 1l7te Paft te H• Ill'. lllla A. Plog, h9 vlll '9 gla4 to 1hov hl9 '1-11 tNe1 lll ,. f 1•14.

!be tree1 ln tm poull4 ftD ln Ola•••• and I na:e1t ••para'• bld1 lt '°" want an1 on '11111 be1l1 of 01a11ltloatloll -­tbon, tor eample, tl'Om a ft. to .. tt. tall, tbo1e In. to e n. tall ..a ,.,. e ''· ant o••r. n.r are ••'1' lol'Va1 epru".1 vl!h a rout:h ••tlaa'9 ot llOO &Tal labl•a tmre .... eo '° J.00 llialtu fir V.••' abou' 100 Dougla1 tlr , ..... ' ... lf 1ou 4911.re ••bl• tree1, ,. toW.l oou14 run up to 2800 or 3000. .

!be ts-9•• voa14 M tellTered to 10v •not (vlth tm wanem1 •tet) on Ylol•' Aftnae •bo•• tlft •lle• north ot Poqbkeepele, or•' a poln' oil &.; tl•ll road olo•• io tm plaatatlon1. .., I wgge1t tha' lt vlli par to haT• the•• tree• out •• lat• •• po11lbl• 'o in1un pod oon4ltlon oil J>eoem1-r 2Dih.

U 10u vlll ,., ln \o•oh vlth Ill". Plog at R;r4• Part, l>utoh• 11 Ooant7, lew tor'll:, 119 vlll be able to ... 1our repn­••nt& tl T• at aD1' tlme.

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I lllall !Ian MM llON CDll'l•tlla• '"9• tor •l• thl1 J'9U' hw IQ' pl ... at _ .. hft. It )'011 an 1DMN•W4 la l:lu711 an7 an4 •111 ••8' a Npn1entatl•• to llJ'4e Pan to ••• Ill". llllu A. Plog1 be wlll be gla4 to •bow hl• tbe h'ee1 la ~ tle14.

fbe tH•• ln tm poun4 ran ln •la•••• aa4 I ngp1t HpU'at• 'bl4• lt 10a want an1 oa tm bail• ot •la11lfloatloa -tboH, for emple, fl•! n. to 4t ft. 'all, tbo•• I tt. to e ft. tall' an4 tho•• e n. an4 owr. fbe1 an ... ,1,. lol"Wa7 epraoe, •l ha roqta 11tlaate of llOO aYa1labl•I then an eo to 100 ballU tlr tree11 about 100 Dougla• fll" tn••I an4 lt rou 4e11re tabl• tl'ff•, tbl total 001114 ran up to 2&00 or 3000.

Thi tree1 woul4 be 4ellnre4 to 7our tnaok (wlth ~ ~· tle4) on Vlol•t A•emae, a'bo11t fln all•" north of Pousbk••P•l•, or at a polnt on tbe t1•14 roa4 olo•• to tbt plantatlon1. bJ' I nge1t tlaat lt wlll p&J to Ila•• the•• tH•• out a• lat• a• po111'bl• to lnnre So04 oon41t1on on Deoea'ber 21th.

It 7011 •111 get ln touoh w1'11 Mr. Plog at -4• Park, Duto!Mt 11 Ooant1, lew YOl':t, b9 wlll 'be abi. to H• 1ov repre­••ntatlft a' anr ti...

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tm tne1 la tM ll'OtuMl ... 1.D 1la1111 aat I .... ,t MpeN\e •1t1 11 JM wut anJ oa U. 1*111 of 11a11111oatioa -tho11, tor • ....,11, ,._ a ''· to tt It. tall, tbo11 I n. te I ft. tall1_ut IMN e ft. an4 owr. 'fbl7 AN ••tlJ lonar ,,... .. i •lu • l'OWlll 11tla\e of llOO aYalla•lla *" an eo to oo ~- th VH• I alto•t 100 lo I,.' fir u..11 uA 11 Jn ... 1 ... table '"91, tile total eoal 11.n ap to 2100 or aooo. n. V.11 wot114 be Mllwrect to J0111' u.111: (with tbl bl"an1be1 tle4) oa Yl1l1t A••,.•,_altoat flw all•• north of P...,,lre1p111, or at a point oa w flelct rod oloM to , .. c:•tat1on1. .., I nae1t ti.at lt •111 ,_, to baft tbl11 •• eat •• late u po111•1• to la ..... po4 ooactltlon on Dl ... ber 21th.

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!be tNe1 la tbl Po•Dl na la ela•••• aa4 I .._.,, Mparate •111 lt JO• wnt ur oa tlae lla1l• et •l•••lfloatloa -tblH, for eample, fl'o9 I ft. to 'i ft.L '-11, tbo1e I ft, '9 8 ft, ta111_ul tboM 8 ft, an4 Oftl', TMJ an 801t1J lol'WJ epnoe, wlu a ro1IO ••tlaat• ot lllOO anllabl•J tbeN an 80 .. 100 Ml ... tb '"9• J altoat 100 Do-1&• tll' '"•• J aD4 lt JO• 4e11H table V..•, tbl icttal ooall ran up to 2IOO or aooo. !be tn•• would be 4el1nre4 '° roar traok (wl th tbl bl'anobe• tlol) oa Ylol•' AT•••, about fl•• •11•• aorth of Poaghke•p•l•, or•' a polnt oa tbl t1•14 roa4 ol o•• to tM pl•nta,lon•. llaJ' I 11188••' tba• lt wlll par to Ila•• tbe•• '"•• out •• late •• po••lbl• to lanN gooo4 oondltlon oa ......... 21~.

It JO• •111 pt la toaoh wlth Ill'. Ploe at llJd• Part, llatobe•• ao.n'J, I•• York, be wlll 'be able to M• ~ur npre­••ntatl•• ., anr ti...

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October 17, 1944·

I aball have •oae aore Cbriataaa tree• tor Nle this 7ear troa ay place at Hyde Park. It 7ou are interested 1n buying an7 and will aend a representative to H7"• Park to aee Mr. Williaa A. Plog, he •ill be glad to ahow h1a the tree• 1n the t1eld.

The trees 1n tbe ground run 1n claaaea and I aug1eat sepa.rate bide 1t you want any on the baa1s ot claas1tication -­thoae, tor ex•aple, rroa 3 tt. to 4t ft. tall, those ' rt. to 6 rt. tall, and those 6 tt. and over. Tbe7 are aostl7 lonray spruce, with a rouah eatinte ot 1'00 available; there are 60 to 100 bala&lll fir trees; about 190 Dauila• fir treesJ and it you desire table trees, the total could run up to 2500 or )000.

The tree• would be deliYered to your truck (with the branch•• tied) on Violet Avenue, about five ailes north or Poughlceepaie, or at a point on the f'ield road close to the plantations. May I suggest that it will pay to have these tr••• cut aa late aa possible to insure good condition on D•c-ber 25th.

U you will get 1n touch •1th Mr. Plog at Hyde Park, Dutoheaa County, Jew Iork, he will be able to aee 7our repre­sentative at any tillle.

Very sincerely yours,

Haw YORK 8'TATI C:OLLIOI O ft ft0 11t l • T11tY

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Dear Mr. Preaident:

It vaa grand to aee you lookln& eo vell and atandin~ up under the popgun fire of the eerious­mlnded Dletrict Attorney.

Our estimate of the 2000 tree• avai l able for cuttlll6 in December vae baaed Ut>On the number of trees 3 to 4 feet tall , those 5 fMt: and those 6 feet and up. We found 1 ~65 available in the 1936 plantation including 65 balaem fir treoa. Thia ia the lot Just eeet Of tbe Bacchus lot . lie eetlmate there are 100 avalleble in the !Qugl.aa fir plantation, about 50 spruce south of t-toae Smi tb 1 e place, and 100 in the 1937 epruce plantation on tbe left of the road leading up tbe hill, together with 50 along tbe Creek Road. Thia mean• a total of 1665 treea. Th~ proportions of thoee counted indicate t bnt about one- half are '3 to 4 feet tall end tbe balance ere 5 to 6 feet in height. Laat year ve made a beavY cutting of every available tree for sale and ve got aome very good price•.

Thie la why there will not be ao many avail­able for thia year'• cuttin~ . In anot her fev years ve will have a very l arge volume running into the thouaanda.

I believe t her e vlll be a good demand for tree• this December. If thie 1• true , ve could probably •ell ea many ae 2,000 , po1aibly more. Laat year ve cut 34go tree• and combed every plot to r,et t hem.

!lay 1 suggest that you aend out lnquirle• for •e~arate bid• on tree• 3 to llf feet tall , t hose

5 to 6 feet tall, and tho1e 6 feet and up. llepre1ent .. ti••• ot proepecti•e bu7er1 ehould •i1it the plantation• end h&Te m opportunit7 to look OT1r the claa1 ot 1toclt a•ailable. I •~eet J'OU wr1 te t o t he .l & P, Grand Union , lied & White, Coaw.nH7 Btore1, Sate.,.11· Store1 , m d m:t ot the other• . It a i ght b e well to write to 1oa1 ot the big coaai11ion hou111 who deal i n Cbriataa1 tree• along lower Yeet Street end other d11tribu ting 1ectlon1 in :l11w York , · al though the latter g1n11rally bu;y carload lota from Vermont and Cmada and, alter 11lling the t ree1, the tarm11r or cutter g1t1 what'• left and th et 11.n 1 t very much.

May I e~ge1t that Bill Plog ~et eome help t o cont inue t he job of trimming the bru1h around the ChrlltmH tree• and to ~t off such long leader. and wide brenohee that will interfere with the •ale in 1ucc11eding 7ear1 at at tra ctiv11 priceeT .l little e:i;pen•e i n tri.la!ning up the tre111, cutting off dual lea&er1, et c. will prove to be a profit able i nveet1111nt . l"ranlc Drain ltnowa how to do thia aa we hav11 gon11 into it in detail.

7or next spr ing'• planting I will get u much Canadian "'1ite spruc11, ba11am fir, Doug1a1 fir and J'raaer fir a1 i• pouiblll. 'l'hil year for the firet tim11 we fou.nd the white pin11 w1111vil in t he Norw Ii)' apruce, and for thi1 r11aaon I think v11 can do b11t t11r with ot her spe­cie•, although I have no reaaon to believe t hat th11 pre1ent planting of Jiorv81)' epruoe ii 1eriou1l1 thraatened. However , the t 11rminal ahooh muat be cu t oft and burn11d before July let in order t o prevent i ta spr11ad in epruce. You mq recall that laat spri1141 ve cut do wn !lorvq epruce to only Ona-quarter of t he tot al planted. Our aucce11 with Doug1u fir and bal1• fir indicate1 that we can do well with theea treu , and I under1tand J'ra1ar fir will pro•• to be a ••r:Y good tree. We aq haTa t o go outeide of the Nev York nureerie1 in order to get 1ome ot t he•• tree1.

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Your willi1181le•• to aee me on thia unezpected viait ia ver, much appreciated. Lota of luck in the cloaing d~a of the c1111pa1gn. I think it'• alre9dy "in the bag". :Beat regard•, and again many thanke.

President Franklin D. Roo eevelt The White Houee Washi ll#!:ton , D. C.

September 30 , 1944

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Ootober 20, 1944.

Thi• ii to aoknowledgl reoeipt ot your litter dated Ootober 17th, relative to your Chri•tma• tr••• at Hyde Park, New York.

We are taking this .aatter up with our 1alea d1part111111nt in New York, and will advi•• you in tile mar tuture resarding th111 tr•••·

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Deer President Roosevelt:

I Wish to oontreot tor your entire supply of balsams and doug~ass&s et 12 oents per foot. I also would like to purohase 60-3 foot, 160-4 foot, 300-6 foot, 300-6 f oot, 100-7 foot, 100-8 foot apruoes et 10 oents per foot.

It this estimate proves satisfaotory, please advise a s soon as possible. I will then i mmediately oell Mr. P l ogg and advise when to out .

Please note that the treee do not haTe to be t ied in bundlee.

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