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Letter from Whitman H. Jordan to Theodore Roosevelt

Whitman H. Jordan responds to President Roosevelt’s request for his assessment of agricultural issues. He believes that the most significant changes to agriculture in the last fifty years are economic changes to farms and rural communities, which have had negative social consequences, and the application of science to agriculture. Jordan calls for “real research” in agriculture and patience for its results instead of desiring a quick return on investment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-12

Creator(s)

Jordan, Whitman H. (Whitman Howard), 1851-1931

Letter from Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt

Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge notifies President Roosevelt that petitioning the senators for the upcoming biological survey is complete. Depending on who is appointed, Lockwood will contact him with an update. She is hopeful the right people will be appointed for the commission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-05

Creator(s)

La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944

Letter from Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt

Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge asks President Roosevelt for help in contacting senators for a project she is working on. She is not sure which senators will be receptive to her ideas and is interested in any advice Roosevelt could give her.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-31

Creator(s)

La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge

Regarding the biological survey, President Roosevelt characterizes the actions of outgoing Senator James Wolcott Wadsworth as typical, dirty, and fitting of a “cheap demagog.” Roosevelt will speak with C. Hart Merriam about the matter, and he asks Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to have William Dutcher and his Audubon Society contacts mobilize the press and petition their senators as well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Alvin Howard Sanders to Howard H. Gross

Alvin Howard Sanders agrees with Howard H. Gross on the need for extended utilization of scientific agricultural research. The challenge is bringing the institutional work “to the very door of the individual farmer” efficiently and practically. He believes all parties will consider Gross’s outlined plan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-12

Creator(s)

Sanders, Alvin Howard, 1860-1948

Letter from William Henry Hunt to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Hunt believes the current form of government will succeed in Puerto Rico. He suggests several changes to the management of Puerto Rico; including establishing the office of surveyor-general in order to settle the matter of public lands, providing Puerto Rico with funding to improve the educational opportunities for children, establishing an agricultural experimental station, improving harbor access, establishing a naval station, and placing a tariff on coffee in order to protect the local coffee growers from cheaply imported Brazilian coffee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-29

Creator(s)

Hunt, William Henry, 1857-1949