Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Fraser McDowell
Subject(s): Interviews, Meat industry and trade, Meat--Packing, Wilson, James, 1835-1920
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President Roosevelt does not understand what Bishop McDowell objects to in Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson’s statement of his attitude. The meat packing industry has behaved unwisely and has tried to prevent appropriate legislation, and Roosevelt believes that it is necessary for Wilson to make the packers understand that the government wants to see real improvement from them.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
McDowell, William Fraser, 1858-1937
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 William Fraser McDowell. [July 11, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196063. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Fraser McDowell. [11 Jul. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196063.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, July 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Fraser McDowell.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196063.
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. February 6, 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.
