Letter from William Loeb to E. A. Hitchcock

Ube Unibersity of Minneapolia Jan. 14th 1904. President Theodore Roosevelt, Washington, D. C. My dear President Roosevelt: Senator Nelson has introduced Sen- ate Bill 2684 being a bill to grant to the State of Minnesota certain lands for forestry purposes. We have an active and competent Forestry Board in Minnesota, three members of which are appointed on the recommendation of the Regents of the University. This board is asking for the pas- sage of the Nelson Bill granting waste tracts of land to this State for forestry purposes. The bill I am told has been referred to the Secretary of the Interior and naturally if he objects to it there will be no chance for its passage. Believing that substantially such a bill if passed will be of great help to forestry interests in Minnesota, I beg to ex- press the hope that it may receive as liberal consideration as possible. I write directly to you because I understand that you have considerable influence with the present administration. With all good wishes. Very truly yours, Capas Northoof