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Martin A. Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, informs President Roosevelt that he has recently received a telephone message from Henry Walters that the order of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company to reduce wages will be rescinded. At present this is confidential information, and Knapp says that he will have more information tomorrow.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-27
Martin A. Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, thanks President Roosevelt for the note he sent yesterday, and gives him some updates on several conversations he has had recently. He has asked Henry Walters of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company to meet with him tomorrow, and hopes to have a productive discussion. Knapp’s recent talk with P. H. Morrissey was satisfactory. He also has a suspicion that Milton H. Smith, head of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, will visit him on Tuesday. The trouble that the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company is not as serious as was feared, and he is confident that there can be an amicable arrangement. He explains the areas in which a proposed reduction of wages will take effect. Roosevelt’s letter to the Interstate Commerce Commission has had a good effect.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-23