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Theodore Roosevelt thanks William Gray Beach for sending him an account related to elk populations. Based on the account, Roosevelt believes it is more humane to reduce elk numbers through hunting, rather than allowing the growing elk population to starve.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-22
President Roosevelt suggests Philip B. Stewart distribute an enclosed article to the members of the Benevolent Order of Elks as a means to persuade the organization to prohibit the wearing of elk tusks amongst its members. Roosevelt dismisses any government action can be taken to prevent the practice but believes the order can preserve its reputation by banning a tradition that has contributed to the extinction of such a “noble beast’.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-19