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August Belmont expresses his gratitude to President Roosevelt for “giving up” Theodore P. Shonts, so that Shonts may come to New York and “undertake the direction of our local traction situation.” Belmont argues that the work will have an important bearing on the welfare of the community, and the development of New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-21
President Roosevelt introduces Governor Hughes to Theodore P. Shonts, for whom he has great regard.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-01
President Roosevelt invites Henry G. Stott to become a member of the newly-formed Advisory Board for Fuels and Structural Materials. The board will investigate the proprieties and best methods of using the United States’s fuels and building materials. Roosevelt also encloses a list of the other people he has invited to join the board.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-02
The writer protests legislation being considered in New York which is in the interest of public service corporations, including the Consolidated Gas Company and the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. He references a statement, made by Lincoln Steffens in McClure’s Magazine, that the source of corruption is the bribe-giver, more than the bribe-taker. The captains of industry ought to be considered responsible and held accountable, and the writer therefore lists the names of the directors of the companies that will benefit from the legislation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-29