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Architect La Farge writes to Secretary of War Taft regarding the progress of the construction of gun emplacements. La Farge keeps Taft updated about the Quartermaster Department’s plans concerning the layout and construction of buildings, barracks, and stores.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-16
Secretary of War Taft advises the Quartermaster-General to act affirmatively and consult C. Grant La Farge as architect for the building referred to in the letter. It is a matter in which President Roosevelt is personally interested. Taft does not want the office of the Quartermaster-General to lay back on its oars and wait until someone else does something.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06
President Roosevelt appoints James Buchanan Aleshire to the National Advisory Board for Fuels and Structural Materials, which will investigate the properties and best methods for using the building materials and fuels in the United States. The War Department has also been requested to transfer buildings and grounds from the Pittsburg Storage and Supply Depot to the Department of the Interior for temporary use.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-04
President Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Taft that he wants to fill the position of Quartermaster General before July 1 as he wants significant reforms in the department before his term ends. He feels either William Penn Duvall or James Buchanan Aleshire should be appointed and leaves the decision to Taft’s judgment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-09
President Roosevelt tells Clark Howell of the Atlanta Constitution that he has heard good things about Colonel John Lincoln Clem, and remembers appointing his son as a cadet to West Point. When Roosevelt appoints a new Quartermaster General, however, he warns that he will only be able to consider which officer will fit the position the best.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-05
Chief of Staff Bell writes to President Roosevelt about the difficulty acquiring ships for transport of troops and supplies to Cuba. Ports in the south should anticipate higher traffic of troops and supplies back and forth. Bell asks that Roosevelt speak with governors of southern states, asking them to lift their quarantine of ships returning from Cuba to expedite the process.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-25
Secretary of War Taft writes to Brigadier-Generals Mackenzie, Humphrey, and Story that C. Grant La Farge should be informed about what their respective departments are building along the Narragansett Bay. Mackenzie, Humphrey, and Story are to communicate to their subordinates that it is the desire of President Roosevelt that La Farge receive the information he requires, including that which is usually withheld from the public.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-04
Secretary of War Taft informs President Roosevelt that he has changed his mind about writing a speech on the Brownsville affair. He will write a draft and send it to his campaign manager, Arthur I. Vorys, and Roosevelt to get their opinion. Taft describes his opinion of James Buchanan Aleshire’s fitness for Quartermaster General. Taft encloses letters on William Edgar Borah and Albert Baird Cummins. He relays discussions on the appointment of the Postmaster in New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-07