Franklin Knight Lane to Charles W. Eliot
Title
Franklin Knight Lane to Charles W. Eliot
Creator
Lane, Franklin K.
Identifier
WWP17756
Date
1913 May 13
Description
Franklin K. Lane contacts Charles W. Eliot about possible discrimination in placing land notices in newspapers.
Source
Wilson Papers, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia
Subject
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence
Relation
WWP18013
Text
COPY.
Dear Sir:
(Signed) Franklin K. Lane.
Register,
US Land Office.
Dear Sir:
You are charged with the duty of selecting newspapers for the publication of notices of intention to offer final proof, the law providing that the newspapers selected shall be of established character and general circulation in the vicinity of, and published nearest to, the land affected. Complaints have been received by me that discrimination has been practiced in the placing of land notices in certain of our land districts. I trust that there will be no action on your part which will cause complaints of this nature.
It is considered that the Registers of the Land Service should recognize the propriety of designating newspapers whose political principles are in harmrony with the administration.
(Signed) Franklin K. Lane.
Register,
US Land Office.
Original Format
Letter
To
Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926
Files
Collection
Citation
Lane, Franklin K., “Franklin Knight Lane to Charles W. Eliot,” 1913 May 13, WWP17756, First Year Wilson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.