The courts hold
Report of a legal opinion regarding automatic couplers and when rail traffic constitutes interstate commerce.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-02-03
Your TR Source
Interstate commerce
Letter from Jeremiah Whipple Jenks to Theodore Roosevelt
Jeremiah Whipple Jenks has received information on a potential Democratic anti-trust bill for the voluntary incorporation by the federal government of corporations doing interstate business. The Democrats believe that such a bill will create embarrassment when rejected by Republicans but will also be too rigid to be approved. Jenks suggests the Roosevelt administration examine a similar bill passed in New York to prepare for the Democratic scheme.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-02-02
Trusts may antagonize Department of Commerce
Partial newspaper article stating the views of Representative Jenkins regarding the new Department of Commerce and Labor. Jenkins believes that the department’s operations will be problematic, unnecessarily interfere with business, and be frequently challenged in court. He does not believe that the federal government should interfere with commerce between states.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-05-13
Letter from Franklin Noyes Barrett to Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Noyes Barrett reviews the problems food growers and manufacturers face due to the variety of laws in different states. He encourages President Roosevelt to support the National Pure Food Law.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-11-07