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Bloomingdale, E. W. (Emanuel Watson), 1852-1928

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. W. Bloomingdale

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. W. Bloomingdale

Theodore Roosevelt does not believe The Outlook intends to attack department stores. Instead, he and the periodical feel that big stores should treat their employees with “scrupulous justice and consideration” like any other employer. Roosevelt thanks E. W. Bloomingdale for pointing out the pages in the federal report about women and child workers. He will show them to Lawrence F. Abbott.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. W. Bloomingdale

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. W. Bloomingdale

President Roosevelt is happy that E. W. Bloomingdale has seen Representative Herbert Parsons. After a few matters where Roosevelt has “had to disappoint him,” Roosevelt has followed Parsons’s suggestion to submit George S. Terry’s name for appointment as Assistant Treasurer of the United States. In the event that Terry is rejected, Roosevelt hopes Bloomingdale can be selected instead, but Roosevelt must speak to Parsons before making any promises.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-09