Letter from Charles Patrick Neill and James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Adams, Henry C. (Henry Carter), 1851-1921, Hanks, Charles Stedman, 1856-1908, Harriman, George W. R., Railroads, Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company, Starek, Charles, 1869-1940, United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
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Commissioners Neill and Garfield of Labor and Corporations, respectively, have been investigating the statistical methods of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The charges against the Commission include improperly altering returns as made by railroad companies and not giving the real capitalization of the Seaboard Air Line. Neill and Garfield note that the Hepburn Act gives power to the Commission to control the methods of railway accounting and bookkeeping and to require uniformity therein.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-30
Creator(s)
Neill, Charles Patrick, 1865-1942; 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
2
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 Charles Patrick Neill and James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 30, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55429. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Neill, Charles Patrick, 1865-1942; Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950. Letter from Charles Patrick Neill and James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt. [30 Jan. 1907]. 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/o55429.
APA:
Neill, Charles Patrick, 1865-1942; Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950., [1907, January 30]. Letter from Charles Patrick Neill and James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55429.
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.
