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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor H. Olmsted

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor H. Olmsted

President Roosevelt tells Victor H. Olmsted, of the Bureau of Statistics, that he is pleased to learn of the proposed cooperation between the Census Office and the National Conservation Commission. Roosevelt asks Olmsted, in recognition of the important work of the Commission, to have the employee delegated to assist with this task relieved of other duties for the duration of the cooperation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from James Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from James Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson describes the reorganization of the Bureau of Statistics on the departure of Edwin S. Holmes and John Hyde. He has identified four men with statistical ability who will form a board to do the work. He is continuing to push the investigation, to ensure punishment follows wrongdoing, and has delayed a trip to the forest reserves because of the crisis.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-21

Creator(s)

Wilson, James, 1835-1920

Letter from William H. Moody to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William H. Moody to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Moody briefs President Roosevelt on the status of the cotton investigation. There is substantial evidence against Edwin S. Holmes, assistant statistician in the Department of Agriculture, who is accused of communicating advance information from unreleased cotton reports to New York brokers who used the information to speculate on the market. Assistant District Attorney Morgan H. Beach will continue the investigation per Roosevelt’s instructions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-17

Creator(s)

Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917