Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway

United States District Judge Jones expresses his interest in who will be appointed judge. He relays his knowledge and opinion of eleven aspirants. He details Hundley’s efforts to legislate discrimination against African Americans through a proposed amendment to bar African American schools from receiving equal funding to white schools. He explains the Democratic Party’s and Republican Party’s mistrust of Hundley due to his change in political parties.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-10

Creator(s)

Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

President Roosevelt forwards documents from the Interstate Commerce Commission indicating that the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company is not providing equal accommodations for white and “colored” first class passengers. Various state laws, including in Alabama, indicate that if there are separate accommodations, they should be equal. He suggests that the Justice Department enforce the order from the Commission by injunction proceedings.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt encloses communication between himself and Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte regarding the Nashville and Chattanooga Railway for Booker T. Washington. Roosevelt has largely adopted the changes that Washington suggested, with a few exceptions. Roosevelt also notes that now all of the men he and Washington discussed when he first became President have been placed in office. He thanks and congratulates Washington on behalf of the people for recommending men of such high character. He hopes to see Washington on April 7 or 8.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Martin A. Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, thanks President Roosevelt for the note he sent yesterday, and gives him some updates on several conversations he has had recently. He has asked Henry Walters of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company to meet with him tomorrow, and hopes to have a productive discussion. Knapp’s recent talk with P. H. Morrissey was satisfactory. He also has a suspicion that Milton H. Smith, head of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, will visit him on Tuesday. The trouble that the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company is not as serious as was feared, and he is confident that there can be an amicable arrangement. He explains the areas in which a proposed reduction of wages will take effect. Roosevelt’s letter to the Interstate Commerce Commission has had a good effect.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-23

Creator(s)

Knapp, Martin A., 1843-1923