Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walker D. Hines

Subject(s): Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917, Morawetz, Victor, 1859-1938

President Roosevelt tells Walker D. Hines that the more he thinks about the plan for railroad rates that Hines and Victor Morawetz suggested, the less he likes it. It is not as good as Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s bill, and Roosevelt believes that Foraker’s bill is worse than the existing law.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Hines, Walker D. (Walker Downer), 1870-1934

Publication Date

2022-07-07

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walker D. Hines. [December 29, 1905?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193621. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walker D. Hines. [29 Dec. 1905?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193621.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1905, December 29?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walker D. Hines. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193621.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.