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Letter from Theodore P. Shonts to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore P. Shonts to Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore P. Shonts is concerned about the financial uncertainty that is shaking the country. Railroads are defaulting on loans, the value of investments is shrinking, and many investors are selling off their stocks, flooding the market and driving prices even lower. Shonts suggests that President Roosevelt could calm fears by making a statement of the government’s future intentions regarding the railroads. Shonts also proposes that George B. Cortelyou, recently named Secretary of the Treasury, visit New York and offer to meet with financiers, either individually or as a group, to try to identify solutions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-23

Creator(s)

Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

Letter from Theodore P. Shonts to W. C. Brown

Letter from Theodore P. Shonts to W. C. Brown

Chairman Theodore P. Shonts showed W. C. Brown’s letter to President Roosevelt, “who read it with interest.” Roosevelt agreed with Brown and understands that the need for increased pay for employees and shorter work hours requires appropriate rates, and the government wants to ensure no discrimination in rates. Roosevelt also wants to ensure that railroad securities are used for specific improvements like more terminals or additional rolling stock to ensure the security of investors’ money.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-01

Creator(s)

Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

Telegram from Theodore P. Shonts to John F. Stevens

Telegram from Theodore P. Shonts to John F. Stevens

Theodore P. Shonts informs John F. Stevens that the government has agreed on a price after a conference including Secretary of State Elihu Root, Secretary of War William H. Taft, and President Roosevelt. Shonts is investigating the financial responsibility, integrity, and past performance of the Oliver & Bangs construction company.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-18

Creator(s)

Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

Memorandum from Theodore P. Shonts to William H. Taft

Memorandum from Theodore P. Shonts to William H. Taft

Theodore P. Shonts writes to Secretary of War Taft about a pamphlet titled “The Crisis at Panama” written by Lindon Bates, which is seen as an attack on the Panama Canal. Shonts asks General Hains, a member of the Isthmian Canal Commission, for a dignified reply to the criticisms in the pamphlet. Shonts also says The New York World wrote a long article about the pamphlet. Shonts had a reporter of the newspaper come to his home and told him although he could not quickly give an answer to the pamphlet, he could explain the motive of it and point out how the conclusions in it are incorrect.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-11

Creator(s)

Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

Letter from Theodore P. Shonts to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore P. Shonts to Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore P. Shonts, Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission (ICC), explains the ICC’s policies regarding passenger accommodation for employees and their families to President Roosevelt, who had reminded Shonts to conduct an investigation on this matter. With increased traffic as of late, some employees have been assigned to second-class accommodations so that women and children might receive the superior accommodations; superior accommodations are also given to all passengers connected to the ICC in any way and employees recruited from the U.S.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-06

Creator(s)

Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

Extract of Telegram from Theodore P. Shonts to Isthmian Canal Commission

Extract of Telegram from Theodore P. Shonts to Isthmian Canal Commission

Chairman Shonts informs the Isthmian Canal Commission that the request for proposals for construction of the Panama Canal was issued, and that they will open bids on December 12. He asks the Commission to send him any additional plans or specifications which might help the bidders create accurate bids.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-10

Creator(s)

Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

Letter from Theodore P. Shonts to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore P. Shonts to Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore P. Shonts notifies President Roosevelt that the Purchasing Officer for the Panama Canal Commission found that by inviting new bids he could get a lower price on sheet lead of domestic production. Shonts would like Roosevelt to approve a rule “where bids submitted on materials of foreign production are lower than on material of domestic production,” that after adding duty to the bids received on foreign materials, the award should be made to the materials of foreign production.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-17

Creator(s)

Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

Letter from Theodore P. Shonts to John F. Stevens

Letter from Theodore P. Shonts to John F. Stevens

Theodore P. Shonts sends John Stevens a copy of the invitation for bids to complete the Panama Canal. Shonts reminds Stevens that it is still a working document and sends a letter that should have gone on a previous boat about the nature of the competitive bids, in particular, that contractors select their own machinery but be held responsible for the work accomplished. Shonts asks for Stevens’ recommendations on these matters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-11

Creator(s)

Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

Letter from Theodore P. Shonts to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore P. Shonts to William H. Taft

Theodore P. Shonts, Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission (ICC), tells Secretary of War Taft that he has written to Executive Secretary of the ICC directing him to respond to the charges Poultney Bigelow made in a September article. Shonts asks that Taft tell Lady Townley that they have tried employing Jamaicans as foremen and that Shonts will revisit the matter with Chief Engineer of the ICC Stevens.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-25

Creator(s)

Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

Extract of a letter from Theodore P. Shonts to John F. Stevens

Extract of a letter from Theodore P. Shonts to John F. Stevens

Chairman Theodore P. Shonts informs Chief Engineer John F. Stevens that President Roosevelt approved of their plan for contracting the work on the Panama Canal, and Shonts will be going to La Malbaie, Québec, Canada, to confer with Secretary of War William H. Taft about it. Shonts and Richard Reid Rogers, the Canal Commission’s general counsel, are working on the request for proposals, and Shonts will send it to Stevens when it is ready for his input. Shonts also writes that they submitted the proposals for Chinese laborers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-22

Creator(s)

Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

Letter from Theodore P. Shonts to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore P. Shonts to William H. Taft

Chairman Theodore P. Shonts offers a plan for the reorganization of the Isthmian Canal Commission responsible for overseeing the construction of the Panama Canal. In light of the upcoming transfer of Governor of the Panama Canal Zone Charles E. Magoon to the Philippines, it seems an opportune time to make the organizational changes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-04

Creator(s)

Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919