Letter from John Byrne to William Loeb

Subject(s): Freight and freightage, Railroads

John Byrne hopes that President Roosevelt does not believe that the Interstate Commerce Commission should fix freight rates. Byrne believes that he has a less radical approach.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-12

Creator(s)

Byrne, John, 1842-1905

Recipient

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

5

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 John Byrne to William Loeb. [January 12, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48470. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Byrne, John, 1842-1905. Letter from John Byrne to William Loeb. [12 Jan. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48470.

APA:

Byrne, John, 1842-1905., [1905, January 12]. Letter from John Byrne to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48470.

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. March 5, 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.