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President Roosevelt tells Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp that he endorses his plan regarding segregated coal and asphalt lands. He asks Leupp to share the plan with incoming Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield, and to prepare a bill; if Garfield approves of the plan, Roosevelt will submit the bill to congress.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-11
President Roosevelt assures Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock that he sympathizes with his view on the benefits of the Act of March 3, 1901 towards the operations of the Department of the Interior and the Native American communities they oversee. Roosevelt believes that reserves of coal, asphalt, oil, and gas found on Native American lands must not be sold “to the highest bidder,” but should be leased or worked by a corporation formed for their benefit. Roosevelt supports Hitchcock’s actions towards the preservation of the nation’s timber.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-01
William J. Calhoun writes to President Roosevelt about Roosevelt’s plan to send him and Ambassador Russell to Venezuela on a warship. Calhoun feels this would cause the Venezuelans to be prejudiced against the nature of his mission. Calhoun will also be reviewing the details of the asphalt controversy as he travels.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-25
Alvey A. Adee encloses an item that may interest President Roosevelt as it relates to the complaint made by the New York and Bermudez Company and a memorandum that was prepared by the Department of State on the matter for the president’s consideration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-02