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Hearings before the Committee on Interstate Commerce

Hearings before the Committee on Interstate Commerce

Part four of Hearings before the committee on interstate commerce starts part way through a hearing in which Mr. Martin answers questions from the senators regarding the dissolution of trusts and the consequences to stockholders. A statement of Andrew Jaritz begins on page 174 in which Jaritz presents his ideas and conclusions on the permanent and progressive habits of economic legislation and the need for economic principles. Jaritz suggests the government frame trusts within the context of the economy and work for the people to set reasonable prices and prevent waste by the producers and the consumers. The government could then profit from the savings and continue regulating and enforcing economic legislation by forming a new department of economic policy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of State Root that in accordance with the request of the Nevada Governor John Sparks, the Nevada senators and representative, and the War Department, he is sending troops to Nevada on standby. Root should obtain the War Department papers on the subject and speak with Sparks about any steps he needs to take for further action on the part of the federal government.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-13

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

President Roosevelt informs Governor Sparks of Nevada that he dispatched the troops to Nevada based on the telegram from Sparks, as well as information from Nevada Senators George Stuart Nixon and Francis G. Newlands, and Representative George Arthur Bartlett. There has now been no insurrection. He writes that the troops were sent to what was described as an emergency situation, but he will now be removing them unless there is further proof to justify their involvement, as they are not a substitute for state police function.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

President Roosevelt has received no response to his earlier telegram to Governor John Sparks regarding the troops in Goldfield, Nevada, and has heard from the Representatives from Nevada that Sparks will not take the steps to formally call for troops or form a state military force. He writes that federal aid and the government of the United States should not be used by the states in place of their own duties, and will be ordering the troops back to their former stations.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-20

Letter from Dix W. Smith to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Dix W. Smith to Theodore Roosevelt

Dix W. Smith asks if Theodore Roosevelt knows any private investors who may be interested in investing in Patrick L. Flanigan’s property. He suggests that perhaps Roosevelt’s brother-in-law, Douglas Robinson, has connections to potential investors. Flanigan is confident in the profitability of the property.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-12