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A synopsis of Horace E. Stockbridge’s address in which he discusses the loss of agricultural products to boll weevils is related to the farming practices of uneducated African American laborers. Once educated in modern methods by fellow African Americans, these farmers and, thus, the cotton industry will no longer be impacted by the “weevil problem.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-12-15
This cartoon depicts various components of President Roosevelt’s annual message, including international relations with Colombia, Canada, the Philippines, Turkey, and China; support for Civil War veterans and General Leonard Wood; and “more lighthouses for Hawaii.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12
John Milliken Parker sends President Roosevelt a synopsis of Parker’s speech on the boll weevil from a merchant’s perspective and a clipping quoting Henry W. Grady’s views on the cotton plant. Parker applauds Roosevelt’s course in Panama and regrets that Roosevelt is not a Democrat or else he would have the vote of the “Solid South.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-03