Letter from Wilford B. Hoggatt to Theodore Roosevelt
Wilford B. Hoggatt accepts Theodore Roosevelt’s invitation for Tuesday at 1:00.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-07-28
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Hoggatt, Wilford B. (Wilford Bacon), 1865-1938
Letter from Wilford B. Hoggatt to Theodore Roosevelt
Former governor of Alaska Wilford B. Hoggatt has read Theodore Roosevelt’s recent article in The Outlook, and would like to arrange a meeting with him sometime to discuss Alaska and how to shape legislation surrounding coal mining and the leasing of lands there.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-07-26
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Letter from Wilford B. Hoggatt to James Rudolph Garfield
Governor Hoggatt forwards Secretary of the Interior Garfield a letter for President Roosevelt expressing Alaska’s current legislative needs. He will send his report in a few days, followed by drafts for legislation.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-24
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Report from Wilford B. Hoggatt to Theodore Roosevelt
Governor Hoggatt sends President Roosevelt a report of Alaska’s administrative and legislative needs. Hoggatt believes the territory has multiple pressing needs, including more lighthouses, a new judicial division, and regulation of the growing railroad industry. He wishes to reduce the number of saloons and dance halls, believing these are centers for agitation against the government. The territory remains rich in natural resources but sparsely populated, and its mines are not producing because mining interest has largely shifted to other parts of the country. Hoggatt doesn’t feel that the territory has a large enough population or tax base to maintain its own standards of law and order, so he believes Alaska’s government not be reorganized until its future is more stable.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-24