North America--Colorado River

President Roosevelt hopes to speak with Howard Richards soon, and if he is able to, will gladly write an article for The Outlook based on Lyman Abbott’s considerations. While he did not appreciate Woodrow Wilson’s standings on recent issues, Roosevelt feels the quote from his book “is a really first class piece.” Roosevelt will inquire if the federal government has the power to act in the case mentioned by Abbott’s son’s brother-in-law.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt telegrams President of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Washburn that he has already communicated with California Governor George C. Pardee regarding the break in the Colorado River at the U.S.-Mexico border. Roosevelt notes the break is on Mexican soil, and Congress cannot move forward until granted permission from that government. Roosevelt closes by saying the immediate repairs are the duty of the California Development Company, owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Company.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt updates Director of the U.S. Geological Survey Walcott regarding the efforts to repair the break in the Colorado River at the California-Mexico border. He forwards a telegram from Director of the Union Pacific Railroad Company Edward Henry Harriman regarding his organizations efforts to repair the break, and he says that Secretary of State Elihu Root received permission from Mexico to perform whatever maintenance is needed. Roosevelt asks Walcott to prepare information that he can share with Congress when they reconvene from their winter break.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt updates Director of the U.S. Geological Survey Walcott regarding the efforts to repair the break in the Colorado River at the California-Mexico border. Roosevelt writes that Mexico will help however they can within reason with the repairs. He states that the Union Pacific Railroad Company and their director Edward Henry Harriman must conduct the repairs in the immediate, but that the U.S. government should be prepared to conduct all further maintenance. Roosevelt feels the government and California Improvement Company should share future maintenance responsibilities, and asks Walcott to formulate a plan that can be submitted to the State Department.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt updates Secretary Root regarding the Colorado River break in Southern California and Mexico, writing that Union Pacific Director Edward Henry Harriman had agreed to repair the break. Roosevelt says that he told Harriman that Congress will negotiate with Mexico on the issue as soon as their holiday break is over, and asks Root to tell the Geological Survey to take up the repair work. Roosevelt encloses a recent telegram sent to Harriman.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt encloses to Secretary Root two letters he has recently sent to Director of the U.S. Geological Survey Charles D. Walcott regarding the break and repair of the Colorado River in Southern California and Mexico. Roosevelt also includes a message from Union Pacific Chairman Edward Henry Harriman, which appears to indicate “a very satisfactory condition of affairs.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Governor Pardee that Southern Pacific Railroad chairman Edward Henry Harriman has given permission to his employees to immediately repair the break in the Colorado River. Roosevelt closes by saying he will bring the matter before congress when it reconvenes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Governor Pardee that the Colorado River break is on the Mexican side of the border, and that the U.S. government cannot act until granted permission by Mexico. Roosevelt has told the California Development Company that it is their responsibility to act, as the damage resulted from their work that began on Mexican soil in October 1904. Once the California Development Company tends to the current break, then the U.S. government will work with Mexico to find a permanent solution.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Union Pacific Railroad Director Harriman he appreciates the actions he is planning to take regarding the flooding of the Colorado River in Southern California. Roosevelt has instructed the Reclamation Service to contact Harriman. When congress reconvenes, Roosevelt will recommend laws to prevent a repeat of the disaster, and also hopes to provide “equitable distribution of the burden.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Union Pacific Railroad Director Harriman that the Reclamation Service cannot begin work on repairing the Colorado River break in Southern California without approval of both Congress (which is about to go on holiday break) and the Mexican government. Roosevelt states that it’s the responsibility of Harriman and the California Development Company to once again close the break, but that government’s Reclamation Service engineers are at his disposal for consultation.  

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt assumes that Union Pacific Railroad Director Edward Henry Harriman will continue work immediately on closing a break in the Colorado River. President Roosevelt requests to be informed on Harriman’s choice of action.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Harrison Gray Otis offers his opinion on immigration policy. He believes that the United States should establish uniform rules for immigrants from both Europe and Asia that bar “the lame, the halt and the blind” in favor of strong, capable men. Otis also agrees with President Roosevelt on the need for a stronger Navy and comments on foreign policy matters pertaining to China and Japan. Additionally, he offers his opinion on adjusting the boundary line between the United States and Mexico.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-14

Creator(s)

Otis, Harrison Gray, 1837-1917

Secretary of State Root sends Ambassador Thompson a telegram about failing levees as part of a dam project on the Colorado River; Root does not believe that Mexico will take the necessary action to fix the levees, so urges Thompson to ask discreetly whether the United States might enter Mexican territory to make the repairs.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-11

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Secretary of State Root sends President Roosevelt a dispatch about the Colorado River break. The situation is serious.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-14

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Correspondence regarding the formation of the Yuma County Water Users’ Association and their desire for the construction of irrigation works on the lower Colorado River. Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock responds with the requested information on the cost and character of potential irrigation works.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-03

Creator(s)

Unknown

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Detroit Publishing Co.

Language

English

Period

Unknown

Colorized postcard showing the Colorado River flowing through the Grand Canyon with the prominent rock formations, Brahma Temple and Zoroaster, visible in the background. Text on the reverse of the postcard describes how to reach the view’s location. The number designation on the front indicates the postcard is part of a series.

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Detroit Publishing Co.

Kermit Roosevelt has reached Yuma, Arizona, and made arrangements with a former Rough Rider for a hunting trip. He has been surprised at the high temperatures. Roosevelt enjoyed seeing the Fergusons.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

John Campbell Greenway did not need to use the letter of introduction to Secretary of War John W. Weeks. He was in Washington, D.C., regarding a license to build a dam on the Colorado River. Rough Rider veterans are building a monument to Ted Roosevelt’s father, Theodore Roosevelt, in Cuba. Greenway invites Roosevelt and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt to attend the unveiling in February or March.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1923-10-09

Creator(s)

Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926

William Chapline Swearingen writes his brother Lemuel a detailed account of the troop movements leading up to and the events of the Battle of San Jacinto.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1836-04-25

Creator(s)

Swearingen, William Chapline, 1806-1839