Proclamation 776—Thanksgiving Day, 1907
10/25/1907
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This of course meant the destruction of economy and efficiency for purely political considerations.
We know now that our rivers can and should be made to serve our people effectively in transportation.
I can not too earnestly urge that the Director of the Census be relieved from this unfortunate situation.
The first of all considerations is the permanent welfare of our people.