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Letter from C. Grant La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from C. Grant La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt

Architect C. Grant La Farge writes to President Roosevelt about the addition of the North Room to Sagamore Hill. The windows and blinds will be arranged as Roosevelt wishes. La Farge asks a number of questions regarding the types of wood to be used in the room. Some of the wood may be more expensive than Roosevelt can afford, but if this is the case Lafarge has other projects in which he can use it. He also asks if Roosevelt wants the room wired for electricity or gas, and asks that Roosevelt send him a telegram so that La Farge can get things set up before he goes to Washington.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-29

Creator(s)

La Farge, C. Grant (Christopher Grant), 1862-1938

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George L. Record

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George L. Record

Theodore Roosevelt writes to George L. Record that he read the piece and has sympathy for what Record wrote but takes issue with some of the proposal. Roosevelt recommends that Record read what Richard Ely wrote in his last two volumes about corporations, public utilities, the Georgia Legislature, and other topics. Roosevelt thinks it is “quite hopeless to try to launch any program of this kind at present.” Roosevelt asks if Record can visit next Thursday morning at the Progressive Party Headquarters in New York to speak further on the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt informs Ambassador Reid that the National Civic Federation’s committee studying municipal ownership of utilities has largely finished their investigations in the United States and will be traveling to Europe shortly. Because of the importance of the subject, Roosevelt feels the government should support it in any way it can, and he asks Reid to do everything in his power to assist. He includes a list of the members of the committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from E. F. Scattergood to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from E. F. Scattergood to Theodore Roosevelt

E. F. Scattergood appreciates Theodore Roosevelt’s work in assuring Los Angeles has an ample and reliable water supply. He sends a report with information on the aqueduct’s power feature for Roosevelt to read before visiting the city. Scattergood discusses the proposed amendments to the city’s charter concerning public utilities and agrees with Roosevelt that private ownership under effective public control is more desirable than universal municipal ownership.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-20

Creator(s)

Scattergood, E. F. (Ezra Frederick), 1871-1947

Letter from Lawrence F. Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Lawrence F. Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt

Lawrence F. Abbott expresses his appreciation to President Roosevelt for the beauty of the new coins recently released, for which Roosevelt is being severely criticized by others. (The coins were considered poorly designed, and the words “In God We Trust” were omitted.) Abbott also comments, regarding ongoing criticism of the President for his actions going against the constitution, that none of Roosevelt’s legislation has ever been found to be unconstitutional. By comparison, the only major of piece of legislation initiated by New York’s Governor Charles Evans Hughes and successfully enacted has been found unconstitutional. Some of the men and papers who criticize Roosevelt are the same ones who praise Hughes, and Abbott would like to point out their inconsistency.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-26

Creator(s)

Abbott, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Fraser), 1859-1933