Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

President Roosevelt agrees with Theodore P. Shonts, Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, that it would be a good time to take action now if he could, but says that he currently holds no power over the matter other than public opinion, which at this point is not interested in the issue. The commission that the coal operators have requested he establish is not something he can do on his own, but would require an act of Congress to create. Even if he could, the coal miners have not asked for it, which would give Roosevelt pause. Altogether, he does not feel that he can act at this time, but will continue to watch how the situation develops.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1906-03-31

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt informs Theodore P. Shonts, chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, that engineer John G. Sullivan is wrong, and that William Nelson Cromwell did not have his confidence.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1905-12-21

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt asks Isthmian Canal Commission Chairman Shonts to read the enclosed letter from Commissioner West. Roosevelt wants to give “young colored men who do their duty” a chance and would like Shonts to allow some Black engineers to go work on the Isthmus. He asks if Shonts would object to Roosevelt writing Chief Engineer John F. Stevens about the matter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-22

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt praises the address delivered by Chairman Shonts of the Isthmian Canal Commission.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1905-11-10

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt would like Theodore P. Shonts, the chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, to advise him on what he should say about the Panama Canal in his message. He asks if Joseph Bucklin Bishop has enough information to come up with a summary of statements and suggestions.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-23

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt asks Theodore P. Shonts, Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, to read a letter from Senator George C. Perkins and an article by Benjamin M. Hall. He wonders if it would be worth inviting Hall, a Civil Engineer, to address the commission, or putting him on the board.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-31

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-22

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

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English

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-17

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

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English

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

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English

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

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English

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

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English

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

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English

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-15

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

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English

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-14

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919

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English

President Roosevelt draws Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission Shonts’s attention to enclosed letters from Philippe Bunau-Varilla and First Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis. Later, Roosevelt would like to speak to Shonts about Joseph Bucklin Bishop and Van Leer Polk.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-04-14

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt encloses a memorandum from William Crawford Gorgas, and asks Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission Gorgas to review it. It is necessary to take “every hygienic precaution” in Panama.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1905-04-03

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Secretary of War Taft sends Isthmian Canal Commission Chairman Shonts his recommendations for Shonts’s board resulting from a conversation between him, Elihu Root, and President Roosevelt. Taft does not think Jackson Smith should be included since he is not an engineer and the board has to include an Army and a Navy engineer. John Ripley Freeman is a good choice since he works well with John F. Stevens. Taft ends his letter by listing potential names for the board.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-31

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Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

John F. Stevens tells Theodore P. Shonts to read Brigadier General Peter C. Hains’s letter regarding the specifications for the work to construct the Panama Canal. With two revisions in the amounts of material to be moved at the entrance and in the lake section, Stevens believes the specifications are ready for publication.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-29

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Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943

John F. Stevens tells Theodore P. Shonts to read Brigadier General Peter C. Hains’s letter regarding the specifications for the work to construct the Panama Canal. With two revisions, in the amounts of material to be moved at the entrance and in the lake section, Stevens believes the specifications are ready for publication.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1906-10-29

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Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943

Chief Engineer John F. Stevens prefers Chief Counsel Richard Reid Rogers’s plan for financing the Panama Canal to that proposed by the engineer John Francis O’Rourke. Stevens cautions Panama Canal Commission Chairman Shonts that the Culebra Cut is “such a mix-up” that there will no doubt be complications in the construction project, and so they should avoid financing based on progress estimates.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-02

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Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943