Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martin A. Knapp
Subject(s): North Dakota, Railroads--Trains, Railroads--U.S. states--Freight, Railway mail service
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President Roosevelt tells Chairman Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, that he feels the commission’s agent should procure information on whether passenger trains will still run past towns where there is a dearth of fuel and food. He that the mail could be taken on freight trains instead of passenger trains in order to avoid causing undue suffering. The crisis in North Dakota is grave at present, and Roosevelt feels he has the right to require railroads to do their part to meet it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-30
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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 Martin A. Knapp. [January 30, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198393. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martin A. Knapp. [30 Jan. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198393.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, January 30]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martin A. Knapp.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198393.
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 16, 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.
