Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Thomas Albert Latta
Subject(s): Oil fields, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Standard Oil Company, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Interior
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In a confidential letter, Interior Secretary Ethan Allen Hitchcock agrees with newspaper editor Thomas Albert Latta about the distressing condition of oil interests in the Indian Territory. Hitchcock thinks the best remedy would come from independent operators “unitedly building” pipe lines and refineries to make them independent of Standard Oil and its subsidiaries. He promises the full protection of the Department of the Interior to this class of operator. Hitchcock closes by thanking Latta for his support and asking if he may seek further assistance from him in the future.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-23
Creator(s)
Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909
Recipient
Latta, Thomas Albert, 1872-1931
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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:
Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Thomas Albert Latta. [August 23, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53942. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909. Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Thomas Albert Latta. [23 Aug. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53942.
APA:
Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909., [1906, August 23]. Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Thomas Albert Latta.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53942.
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 6, 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.
