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Attorney General Knox will file a petition next week against the merger of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railway companies and the organization of the Northern Securities Company.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902
Petition from the United States government laying out an antitrust case against the Northern Securities Company.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901
Photograph of a painting by Einar H. Olstad of the meat packing plant established by the Marquis de Morès across the Little Missouri River from the town of Medora, North Dakota. Also depicted in the painting are horseback riders and a Northern Pacific train.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1960-1970
Photograph of an informational display entitled “Arrival of the Railroad,” which discusses the development of railroads in the badlands; museum exhibit #17 in the South Unit visitor center of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1967-03-30
Historian Ray H. Mattison reports on his study of the authenticity of the Maltese Cross cabin. Mattison concludes that the cabin in question is the one occupied by Roosevelt when he first moved to Medora, North Dakota. Whether or not it was his home beyond 1885, it continued to be the base of Roosevelt’s cattle ranching operation. In addition to a thorough history of Roosevelt’s time in the Badlands Region and the efforts of others to preserve and/or showcase the Maltese Cross cabin, the report includes photos and sworn affidavits from Medora locals.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-05-24
President Roosevelt informs Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus of the recommendation by Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific Railway Company, and the Interstate Commerce Commission to lay adequate fuel supplies for all federal offices in the Northwest before winter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-11
President Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou that he thinks it is a good idea to establish fuel depots along the Northern Pacific Railway. Roosevelt approves of this means to ensure that there is enough fuel for Indian schools and other institutions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-11
President Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Taft of the recommendation by Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific Railway Company, and the Interstate Commerce Commission to lay adequate fuel supplies for all federal offices in the Northwest before winter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-11
President Roosevelt discusses valuation of railroad companies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-09
President Roosevelt is pleased that Howard Elliott has been chosen as President of the Northern Pacific Railway and would like to take a meal with him when he is in the area.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-24
Frank Greene was superintendent of the Northern Pacific Railway in western North Dakota and a Morton County representative to the North Dakota state legislature. During Theodore Roosevelt’s time in Medora, North Dakota, Greene met him on several occasions. Greene sent several items related to Roosevelt to Lewis F. Crawford of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
State Historical Society of North Dakota
1927-12-09