Letter from Charles L. Davis to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Subject(s): Civil service--Law and legislation, Expenditures, Public, National parks and reserves--Management

Acting Superintendent Charles L. Davis acknowledges the new executive order requiring the eight-hour law to be observed by contractors or other public workers. He points out that no money has been appropriated for maintenance or improvement in Sullys Hill National Park, and so no public work is being done there.

Collection

White Horse Hill

Creation Date

1906-10-08

Creator(s)

Davis, Charles L. (Charles Logan), 1860-1942

Recipient

Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Charles L. Davis to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [October 8, 1906]. White Horse Hill. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308908. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Davis, Charles L. (Charles Logan), 1860-1942. Letter from Charles L. Davis to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [8 Oct. 1906]. Image.
White Horse Hill. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308908.

APA:

Davis, Charles L. (Charles Logan), 1860-1942., [1906, October 8]. Letter from Charles L. Davis to Ethan Allen Hitchcock.
White Horse Hill. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308908.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

White Horse Hill. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/white-horse-hill. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

White Horse Hill. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/white-horse-hill.

APA:

White Horse Hill. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/white-horse-hill.