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The proposal to allow a ship from a recently established steamship company headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, to be the first American ship to pass through the Panama Canal has received widespread support from across the country, including from such prominent figures as Theodore Roosevelt and President William H. Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-23
This drawing shows the cabin plan for the Hamburg-American Line’s twin-screw passenger steamer, Hamburg.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908
This handbill for the German East Africa Line describes departure and arrival locations for the steamship enterprise, as well as ticket rates.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908
Theodore Roosevelt notifies the Winchester Repeating Arms Company that he has requested that General William Crozier send the rifles with the silencers as soon as possible. He also mentions that if the representative of the company needs a pass to get on board the ship to deliver the guns and ammunition this letter will serve as such.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1909-03-12
William Loeb gives instructions for the meeting between the Winchester Repeating Arms Representative and President Roosevelt, so that he can make sure everything is loaded on the ship correctly for his upcoming African Safari.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1909-02-21
Complimentary 1902 pass on the steamships of the Tran-Alaskan Railway Company for Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902
Complimentary 1902 pass on the steamships of the Tran-Alaskan Railway Company for President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902
The Trans-Alaskan Railway Company is starting a steamer line between Seattle, Washington, and Iliamna Bay, Alaska. An annual pass is enclosed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01
President Roosevelt informs American Minister to Austria-Hungary Storer that Marcus Braun was sent to Russia, and now he will have to appeal to American Ambassador to Russia George von Lengerke Meyer. Roosevelt praises Braun’s work in connection with immigration, but says Braun will never be sent to Hungary again. The president also expresses his displeasure at Austria-Hungary “aiding steamship companies” to send immigrants to the United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-05
Mayor William A. Magee, on behalf of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania and the city of Pittsburgh, invites Ethel Roosevelt to attend an event celebrating the centennial of steamboat navigation of Western rivers. Magee also hopes that Roosevelt will be able to christen a boat during the proceedings. One of Roosevelt’s ancestors built the first steamboat to sail on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. The committee has also invited Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-26
Now that there is a definite plan for an anniversary celebration of the centennial of steamboat travel on western rivers, Mayor William A. Magee issues a formal invitation to Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to attend the festivities to be held in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Roosevelt’s ancestor, Nicholas J. Roosevelt, built the first steamboat to travel from Pittsburgh to New Orleans, and traveled on its inaugural voyage. Magee also hopes that Roosevelt’s daughter, Ethel Roosevelt, may be able to attend the festivities and christen a boat. He also invites Roosevelt to give an address during the proceedings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-26
Sidney A. Story writes a brief note telling Theodore Roosevelt that Dr. Gastão Netto dos Reyes is visiting the United States as a special Brazilian Envoy, and hopes to meet with Roosevelt. Story is part of a company attempting to arrange a steamship line between New Orleans, Louisiana, and South America, and feels that if Roosevelt is able to meet with Reyes, it would help his effort.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-21
Senator Lodge shares with President Roosevelt the points he went over with Assistant Attorney General Alford Warriner Cooley and District Attorney Asa P. French regarding the investigation of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company and Charlie Morse’s supposed steamship monopoly deal. Lodge discusses his concerns about the severe decline in stocks, the possibility of a financial panic, and the potential impact on future election results.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-12
Assistant Attorney General Cooley recounts a conversation he had with Martin A. Knapp regarding a meeting with Charles S. Mellen of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company. At a meeting at the White House at which Roosevelt was present, Mellen seemed unsure if keeping steamship lines operated by his railroad might violate the Sherman Antitrust Act. Knapp’s recollection was that Roosevelt declined to express an opinion in the matter. In light of this, Cooley sees no reason not to proceed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-03
The Hamburg-American Line asks if the SS Blücher will receive the same treatment at Colón it received in Venezuela. It notes that some of the passengers are Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon and congressmen with whom he is touring.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-08
Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt about a serious situation developing in Massachusetts politics. At a recent state convention of the American Federation of Labor, the group denounced Lt. Governor Draper and nine of the eleven Republican Congressmen. Lodge believes that “Gus”, his son-in-law Augustus Peabody Gardner, “is a good fighter, but with this labor attack and the character of his opponent he has before him a very severe contest.” His opponent was a man named Schofield, a “Native-american demagogue with a great deal of local popularity.” Lodge spoke yesterday at the state convention in Rhode Island where a “Hearst man” is giving Republicans a tough fight as well.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-12
Governor Wood informs President Roosevelt of his recent travels. He is glad to hear that the Kidder Incident has been cleared. Wood informs Roosevelt that it was a great pleasure to serve everyone at Oyster Bay. He hopes to reach the islands before Alice Roosevelt Longworth is finished with her visits to the East.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-23
If the enclosed newspaper clipping is correct, A. R. Smith, superintendent for the Port of New York writes, the Isthmian Canal Commission is now in control of the Panama Steamship Line, and will no longer move forward with the plan to construct new steamships. This will make it difficult for the government to withdraw, and private steamship operators would prefer that they do so. Private operators already control the Pacific side, and the Atlantic side should be no different. They can offer services more cheaply than the government. President Roosevelt should involve himself in these matters directly, on behalf of steamship operators in need of business, and Smith asks that William Loeb relay this information.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-03
In his recent reading, J. H. Woodard found a book describing who the first charter for a steamboat navigation company was awarded to, which included Nicholas J. Roosevelt. Woodard suspects that this is President Roosevelt’s grandfather, and offers to send him the book if it is of interest to Roosevelt. He recently spent time at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, and asked a number of people about their opinion of Roosevelt, and reports that almost universally the response was positive.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-31
E. C. Waters, President of the Yellowstone Lake Boat Company, asks for assistance in blocking another company from receiving a permit from the Department of the Interior to put a steamer on Yellowstone Lake.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-23