▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁never ▁attract ed ▁as ▁many ▁members ▁as ▁Pin ch ot ▁had ▁initially ▁hoped , ▁but ▁its ▁efforts ▁affected ▁conservation - related ▁legisl ation . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁Pin ch ot ▁worked ▁with ▁Senator ▁George ▁W . ▁Nor ris ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁federal ▁dam ▁on ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁River . ▁ ▁Pin ch ot ▁had ▁appointed ▁William ▁Gree ley ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁at ▁the ▁Forest ▁Service , ▁and ▁Gree ley ▁became ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Forest ▁Service ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁Under ▁Gree ley , ▁the ▁forest ▁service ▁became ▁a ▁figur ative ▁fire ▁engine ▁company , ▁protect ing ▁trees ▁so ▁the ▁tim ber ▁industry ▁could ▁cut ▁them ▁down ▁later ▁at ▁government ▁exp ense . ▁Pin ch ot ▁had ▁always ▁pre ached ▁of ▁a ▁" working ▁forest " ▁in ▁which ▁working ▁people ▁would ▁eng age ▁in ▁small - scale ▁logging , ▁while ▁the ▁for ests ▁would ▁be ▁preserved , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁app alled ▁by ▁the ▁large - scale ▁logging ▁undert aken ▁by ▁large ▁synd ic ates . ▁Pin ch ot ▁had ▁a ▁more ▁favor able ▁view ▁of ▁Gree ley ' s ▁successor , ▁Robert ▁Y . ▁Stuart , ▁and ▁his ▁influence ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁blocking ▁several ▁plans ▁to ▁transfer ▁of ▁the ▁Forest ▁Service ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Agricult ure . ▁ ▁First ▁term ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁▁ ▁Governor ▁William ▁Camer on ▁Spr oul ▁appointed ▁Pin ch ot ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Forest ▁Commission ▁in