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Secretary of Agriculture Wilson informs Secretary of the Interior Ballinger that, due to changes in the boundaries of the Monterey National Forest and the elimination of the Pinnacles Division of the forest, Pinnacles National Monument is now under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, rather than the Department of Agriculture.
1910-12-16
Associate Forester Potter informs Commissioner of the General Land Office Dennett that, because of the proclamation of President William H. Taft changing the boundaries of Monterey National Forest, Pinnacles National Monument is now surrounded by public domain rather than National Forest lands. Therefore, the area is now under the jurisdiction of the General Land Office. Potter encloses copies of correspondence relating to the National Monument and a report by Forest Inspector George Wilcox Peavy.
1911-02-18
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson writes to Secretary of the Interior Ballinger, notifying him that, following a proclamation by President Taft, Pinnacles National Monument has been removed from the National Forest, and is therefore under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior rather than the Department of Agriculture.
1910-12-16
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson recommends to Secretary of the Interior Ballinger the creation of Pinnacles National Monument within the Pinnacles National Forest. The proposed monument totals approximately 2,080 acres.
1908-01-08
Secretary of the Interior Garfield submits for President Roosevelt’s signature the proclamation creating Pinnacles National Monument in California. Garfield explains the location of the proposed monument and offers a brief description.
1908-01-14
This draft environmental statement describes the area proposed to be designated as wilderness in Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. It evaluates the positive and negative impacts of such a designation and records the comments that have been collected from various sources.
1972-09-18
The Wilderness Society’s customer copy of their order for aerial photographs of McKenzie County, North Dakota.
1972-09-27
United States. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
President Nixon urges Congress to quickly approve of his endeavor to designate the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. Nixon has been accelerating his efforts to preserve more lands as parks and he is not satisfied with the rate in which Congress has acted on these lands. Cooperating in this regard will result in a better-served public.
1972-09-21
Draft proposal for the Department of the Interior to designate 28,335 acres of land in Theodore Roosevelt National Park as wilderness. The proposal includes maps of the area, background information on the proposal, the land, and the ecological situation there.
1972-09-18
This edition of the Federal Register contains notices of hearings and statements from a variety of departments. Of note, it includes notice of the final environmental statement related to the designation of portions of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park as wilderness.
1973-08-06
This bill designates 28,335 acres of land in Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park as wilderness areas in accordance with the Wilderness Act.
1975-03-07
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson wrote a letter to Joseph William Blythe asking whether he can reach Edward Henry Harriman. Wilson encloses Blythe’s reply in this letter to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-06
James Wolcott Wadsworth expresses concern over the enclosed figures.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-03
James Wilson reports that the Automobile Club, not the Department of Agriculture, was responsible for distributing literature concerning roads.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-29
President Roosevelt has done everything he can for Lord & Hewlett in their suit against the Department of Agriculture, and he does not believe the case can be furthered.
1903-08
Small White House card addressed to Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1906-02-02
President Roosevelt has enclosed a letter for Acting Secretary of War Oliver from the Department of Agriculture that explains itself. Roosevelt asks Shaw to wire “the Commander of Military Post at Eagle” and notify him to only have the troops shoot caribou for subsistence and that to prevent the slaughter of caribou. Commercial hunting is prohibited.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-04
Theodore Roosevelt discusses the problems of the United States’ modern industrial life, detailing the different effects of industrialization on the rural countryside and urban centers. Roosevelt explains how the health of the working class is an indicator of the health of the United States is as a whole. Roosevelt also discusses the role of government in regulating the economy, protecting wage-earners, and acting as a mediator in employee-employer relations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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President Roosevelt speaks about “The wage-worker and the tiller of the soil” to a crowd in Sioux Falls. He speaks about the modern problems of farmers, stock growers, and soil tillers as well as problems between “employer and employed.” He links the well-being of the state with the well-being of farmers, and also of the needs of those classes in light of industrial changes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-06
President Roosevelt greatly appreciates the gift. He suggests travel arrangements for William S. Cowles and is looking forward to seeing Anna Roosevelt Cowles and William Sheffield Cowles Jr.
1906-08-21