Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ralph Emerson Twitchell
President Roosevelt sends his greetings and congratulations to Ralph Emerson Twitchell and the Irrigation Congress, which will be meeting in September. Roosevelt attributes the changing public perception of the importance of irrigation to the work of the Congress. The conservation and proper use of water and irrigation is of prime importance to the American people, and Roosevelt calls Twitchell’s attention to the accomplishments of the Reclamation Service in irrigating a large area of land, and the landowners settling here have already begun to repay the investment the government has made.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-06-29