Letter from Samuel Chew to Theodore Roosevelt
Samuel Chew asks Theodore Roosevelt, the champion of citizens’ rights against corporations, for help with his family’s situation. The railroad company plans to develop a line running directly by his family’s estate, where his mother and sickly aunt live. However, the line could easily deviate a quarter of a mile to open country. Chew discusses the railroad company’s questionable business practices and “stock watering.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-01-14