Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walker D. Hines
Subject(s): Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917, Morawetz, Victor, 1859-1938, Railroads--Freight--Rates
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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
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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]. 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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193621.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, December 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walker D. Hines.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193621.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
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 Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
