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tion and our parents had been scarred by the Depression like being in a
            terrible accident that we could never really forget. As a result, such peo-
            ple have concluded that the unemployment in the Depression, in par-
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            lives:
            1.  The Security and Exchange Act resulted in the reduction or elimina-
               tion of a wide variety of practices that defrauded legitimate inves-
               tors in the stock market.
            2.  The  Civilian  Conservation  Corps  employed  young  men  to  build
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               Forests and National Parks. This provided constructive work in the
               outdoors, good food and a good environment for otherwise unem-
               ployed young men. The good work they accomplished can still be
               found in many National Forests and National Parks.
            3.  The Soil Conservation Service developed professional plans for pre-
               serving the nation’s soil through contour plowing (unknown until
               then) and various tillage and planting practices to reduce erosion
               from wind and water. What can be more fundamental to a nation’s
               long-term welfare than the proper care for the soil that provides the
               nation’s food?
            4.  The Taylor Grazing Act. Livestock owners had treated our National
               Forests in the West callously. I recall a range specialist at Utah Ag-
               ricultural College observed, “The only area around here that isn’t
               overgrazed is the local cemetery!” The Taylor Grazing Act reduced
               the number of sheep and cattle that could be allowed to graze in
               forests in the West. A modest fee was required for usage, but the real
               gain was the end of overgrazing. This reduced erosion, damage to
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               water sources. I recall a friend of Dad’s who had been elected Water
               Commissioner in Salt Lake City. He inspected Emigration Canyon,
               one of the city’s water sources. For years, thousands of sheep had
               been trailed through the canyon in route to mountain pastures. The


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