Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Martin A. Knapp and Charles Patrick Neill
Subject(s): Railroads--Employees--Labor unions, Strikes and lockouts--Railroads, United States. Department of Commerce and Labor, United States. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
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President Roosevelt congratulates Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Knapp and Commissioner of Labor Neill, saying he is pleased. (Knapp and Neill mediated a settlement between forty-three railroads and two railroad unions, increasing employee wages and averting a strike.)
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04-04
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Knapp, Martin A., 1843-1923; Neill, Charles Patrick, 1865-1942
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:
Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Martin A. Knapp and Charles Patrick Neill. [April 4, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199028. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Martin A. Knapp and Charles Patrick Neill. [4 Apr. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199028.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, April 4]. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Martin A. Knapp and Charles Patrick Neill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199028.
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 20, 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.
