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Condition and prospects of the sea islands

Condition and prospects of the sea islands

Editorial written by Francis Warrington Dawson and published April 22, 1880 in the Charleston News and Courier has been copied. Dawson writes of the conditions on the sea islands of South Carolina as planters have been working to restore the lands. The people of the sea islands reportedly live peacefully and prosperously together, despite Freed people outnumbering White farmers. Dawson states that the “Southern problem” has been solved.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1880-04-22

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maurice Francis Egan

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maurice Francis Egan

President Roosevelt has received praise for Minister to Denmark Maurice Francis Egan, along with John Wallace Riddle and David Jayne Hill, from Nicholas Butler Murray. Roosevelt is confused by the rates of depression and tendency toward socialism in Denmark, a country of farmers. Mississippi is the most agricultural state in the United States, and Roosevelt concludes that although there are many great Mississippians, a mixture of farmers and townsfolk is the best population to have.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-05

Letter from Henry Wallace to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Henry Wallace to Theodore Roosevelt

Henry Wallace thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his letter from September 15th. He asks permission to read a portion to the National Conservation Congress and asks for a substitution letter to read otherwise. He asks Roosevelt to emphasize the importance of developing farmers’ and country life. He promises to meet Roosevelt next time he is in New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Wallace

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Wallace

Theodore Roosevelt wishes he could attend the meeting of the National Conservation Congress. Roosevelt gives Wallace permission to read his letter to audiences at the meeting. Roosevelt believes that the greatest movement of their time is the development of country life. He established The Country Life Commission for this purpose. According to Roosevelt, the entire nation’s welfare depends on “the welfare of those who till the soil,” because improving farmers’ social lives will improve their farms.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-22

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William A. Beard

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William A. Beard

President Roosevelt feels that the success of the country lies in supporting farmers and improving their social conditions where needed. In light of this, he invites William A. Beard to serve on the Commission of Country Life, which will report on the living conditions on the farm and suggest the means of improving rural life.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-11

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Hines Page

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Hines Page

President Roosevelt discusses the importance of improving social and economic conditions for farmers, arguing that “with the single exception of the conservation of our natural resources, which underlies the problem of rural life, there is no other material question of greater importance now before the American people.” He asks Walter Hines Page to serve upon a Commission on Country Life.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-08-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Hines Page

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Hines Page

President Roosevelt thanks Walter Hines Page for his work on the Country Life Commission and emphasizes that the farmers “should feel a sense of ownership in this Commission,” and that the commission should “get in touch with and represent the farmers themselves.” He advises the commissioners to arrange for meetings of farmers so that the commission can gain insight into the needs, desires and problems of farmers and “all those who live in the open country and are intimately connected with those who do farm work.” He suggests topics such as “the efficiency of the rural schools, farmers organizations, the need of good roads, improved postal facilities” and “sanitary conditions on the farm.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-11-09