Letter from Thomas T. Chaloner to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bonds, Domestics, England, Household employees, Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, Iselin, C. Oliver (Charles Oliver), approximately 1854-1932, Long Island Rail Road, Long Island Railroad Company, New York (State)--Albany, New York (State)--New York, New York (State)--New York--Jamaica, New York (State). Public Service Commission. First District, New York (State). Public Service Commission. Second District, Railroad accidents--Prevention, Railroad companies--Corrupt practices, Railroads--Design and construction--Costs, Railroads--Safety appliances, Stocks, Vanderbilt, William K. (William Kissam), 1878-1944
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Thomas T. Chaloner asks Theodore Roosevelt why rich corporations do not give the public a square deal and gives the example of his attempts to sell his train stop device to railroad companies. Chaloner knows his device could save lives, yet the railroad companies do not want to pay to install the device and therefore turn Chaloner away. Chaloner believes railroad companies are selling all the stock and bonds to foreign nobles, catering to them rather than making railroads safer for Americans.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-18
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
8
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 Thomas T. Chaloner to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 18, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73715. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Chaloner, Thomas T.. Letter from Thomas T. Chaloner to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Dec. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73715.
APA:
Chaloner, Thomas T.., [1911, December 18]. Letter from Thomas T. Chaloner to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73715.
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 13, 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.
