Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Hopkins Millard
President Roosevelt does not approve of the bill sent by Joseph Hopkins Millard.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-30
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Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.)
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Evans Hughes
President Roosevelt introduces Governor Hughes to Theodore P. Shonts, for whom he has great regard.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-01
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Hopkins Millard
President Roosevelt argues to Senator Millard that the proposed bill would be a disaster for the construction of the Panama Canal. Believing that the Isthmian Canal Commission will be too large, Roosevelt asserts that “no commission at all” would be better than Senator John Tyler Morgan’s proposal.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-01
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John F. Stevens
President Roosevelt tells chief engineer of the Panama Canal project John F. Stevens that the government is researching building materials and fuels. Roosevelt informs Stevens that he is appointing him a member of the newly-formed Advisory Board on Fuels and Structural Materials as a representative of the Isthmian Canal Commission. Stevens will be required to locate a proxy in Washington D.C. to attend meetings as his representative, and he will be tasked with making occasional reports to the board
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-05
Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to John F. Stevens
President Roosevelt informs chief engineer of the Panama Canal John F. Stevens that he has received his message. Roosevelt asks Stevens when he will return to Washington, and asks him to prepare a report on the feasibility of establishing the dam and locks required to create the canal.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-03
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter G. Tubby
President Roosevelt thanks Panama Canal construction superintendent Walter G. Tubby for the gifts of inkstands and a cane.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-03
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward J. Williams
President Roosevelt tells Edward J. Williams that he regrets being unable to accept the party invitation of the Benedict Club at the new Isthmian Canal Commission Hotel in the Panama Canal Zone. He thanks Williams for the silver invitation card and wishes the club well.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-03
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ralph M. Easley
President Roosevelt encloses a copy of a letter he has just sent to James O’Connell. The labor situation will be referred to in Roosevelt’s upcoming report to Congress on the Panama Canal. He wants Edward A. Moffett or “his comrade” to report on the conditions, but he does not agree with Moffett that there is a need for a labor union for the canal’s commission. Roosevelt also spoke to several railroad men who complained about working overtime and were confused about a recent eight-hour labor law. Roosevelt instructed officers of the commission to reduce the overtime work as much as possible.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-27
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to S. S. McClure
President Roosevelt thanks S. S. McClure for the letter and will read the enclosed article with interest. He adds that there is a small chance of a spot opening on the Isthmian Canal Commission, but he would like to know the name of the man McClure referred to.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-27
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from John F. Stevens. Roosevelt worked closely with Jackson Smith while in Panama and believes he should be put on the commission as his engineering skills are similar to Stevens’s.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-27
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft
President Roosevelt assures Secretary of War Taft that he does not support Charles Evans Hughes for the presidency in the future. He says he meant to say it was very improbable for Hughes to gain support enough that he could no longer support Taft in his bid. Roosevelt comments on the Panama Canal Commission and Secretary of State Elihu Root’s recent speech.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-05
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft
President Roosevelt forwards Secretary of War Taft a telegram he received from Chairman Theodore P. Shonts of the Isthmian Canal Commission and Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal John F. Stevens. Construction on the Panama Canal has already been delayed because of investigations in Washington, and Roosevelt believes the object of proposed investigations in Panama is to delay the construction further. Roosevelt thinks that if people have reasons the canal should not be built they should simply say that, which would lead to a frank debate. Conducting these sorts of investigations to delay construction, however, is underhanded and has no point. Roosevelt is willing to say all of this in a message to Congress if Taft thinks this would be proper.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-27
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore P. Shonts
President Roosevelt agrees with Theodore P. Shonts, Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, that it would be a good time to take action now if he could, but says that he currently holds no power over the matter other than public opinion, which at this point is not interested in the issue. The commission that the coal operators have requested he establish is not something he can do on his own, but would require an act of Congress to create. Even if he could, the coal miners have not asked for it, which would give Roosevelt pause. Altogether, he does not feel that he can act at this time, but will continue to watch how the situation develops.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-31
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oswald H. Ernst
President Roosevelt invites Oswald H. Ernst to become a member of the newly-formed Advisory Board on Fuels and Structural Materials. The Board will investigate the properties and best methods of using the United States’s fuels and building materials.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-12
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft
President Roosevelt would like the administration to respond to statements made in the Star by L. W. Ferguson, a locomotive engineer in Panama. Secretary of War Taft should get Chief Engineer John F. Stevens and Isthmian Canal Commission President Theodore P. Shonts to answer the statements in detail.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-05
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Gurney Cannon
President Roosevelt asks Speaker of the House Cannon if there is a chance of a bill passing that will restructure the Isthmian Canal Commission. Roosevelt believes that it only needs one commissioner, and that the other commissioners can remain in their positions without the title. This would allow the funds to hire consulting engineers as necessary.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-02-28
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft
President Roosevelt has become aware of an article purportedly written by Poultney Bigelow which attacks the administration of affairs on the Panama Isthmus, both by the Isthmian Canal Commission and by Secretary of War Taft. He asks Taft if there is any basis for these charges.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-06
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Eugene Hale
President Roosevelt outlines the duties that Joseph Bucklin Bishop will have to carry out as Secretary of the Isthmian Canal Commission. He also points out to Senator Hale that the men on the commission as a whole are poorly compensated, and expresses concern that it will be difficult to retain them at their current salaries.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-03
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft
President Roosevelt has received Secretary of War Taft’s letter including the annual report of the Isthmian Canal Commission and the Panama Railroad Company. He formally approves the actions and recommendations Taft set forth.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-04
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the United States Civil Service Commision
President Roosevelt asks the United States Civil Service Commission to carefully consider Secretary of War William H. Taft’s letter. Commissioner Alford Warriner Cooley has told Roosevelt that he objects to have civil service law apply to the Canal Commission, and Roosevelt thinks that the law should be withdrawn.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-01