Inquiry into certain western land grants
Subject(s): Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921, California, Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, Fulton, Charles William, 1853-1918, Heyburn, Weldon Brinton, 1852-1912, Kean, John, 1852-1914, Northern Pacific Railroad Company, Oregon, Pacific railroads--Land grants, Railroad land grants, Southern Pacific Railroad Company, Tillman, Benjamin R. (Benjamin Ryan), 1847-1918, United States. Department of Justice, United States. Dept. of Justice
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The Congressional Record reports a portion of a conversation between several senators regarding railroad grant lands owned by the Northern Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads. Congress granted the railroads lands with the condition that they would sell them to settlers, but the companies have not been holding up their end of the bargain. The Department of Justice is taking the matter under investigation.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-01-31
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Cite this Record
Chicago:
Inquiry into certain western land grants. [January 31, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299093. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
United States. Congress. Inquiry into certain western land grants. [31 Jan. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299093.
APA:
United States. Congress., [1908, January 31]. Inquiry into certain western land grants.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299093.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
