Commissioner of Corporations Garfield writes to President Roosevelt about investigations he conducted of the meat-packing and petroleum industries. Garfield discusses the positive negotiation process with Standard Oil branches in Kansas. Garfield also discusses the difficulties of working with the meat-packing industry and with cattle raisers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-04-22

Creator(s)

Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Typed

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 James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Rooseevelt. [April 22, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49156. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950. Letter from James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Rooseevelt. [22 Apr. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49156.

APA:

Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950., [1905, April 22]. Letter from James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Rooseevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49156.

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. May 15, 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.