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President Roosevelt instructs Commissioner Richards to set up a meeting with the two sides of the “Minnesota land office fight” and the interested Congressmen. After the meeting, Roosevelt would like to hear Richards’s opinion on where the land office should be located.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-26
Maurice Francis Egan writes to President Roosevelt to discuss his pleasure over the peace treaty between Japan and Russia. Egan also discusses alcoholism on Native American reservations and sends a photograph of a bobcat for Ted Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-06
William A. Richards gives a detailed explanation of the reasons the land office is located in Cass Lake, Minnesota. He believes that the recent petitions to have the office moved to Bemidji, Minnesota, are motivated by those who are only interested in the success of the town of Bemidji.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-09
William A. Richards addresses Mr. E. F. Crawford’s concerns about the political conflict between Congressman Halvor Steenerson and Congressman Clarence Bennett Buckman regarding the proposal to move the land office from Cass Lake to Bemidji, Minnesota. Richards does not believe Crawford’s arguments to be valid and does not wish to express a preference for either congressman.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-10
E. F. Crawford informs Maurice Egan that he is in Washington, D.C. Crawford will accompany Mr. Steenerson to the General Land Office for a hearing on moving the office from Cass Lake to Bemidji, Minnesota.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-29
Tams Bixby expresses his support for the placement of the land office in Bemidji, Minnesota as he is invested in the area’s future prosperity.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-27
Tams Bixby has heard that the new land office will be located in Cass Lake, Minnesota and he requests the opportunity to argue on behalf of Bemidji.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-27