Herbert Hoover to Joseph P. Tumulty

Title

Herbert Hoover to Joseph P. Tumulty

Creator

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Identifier

WWP19067

Date

1917 May 31

Description

Herbert Hoover addresses Mr. Ong’s concerns regarding food supply in his reply to Joseph P. Tumulty.

Source

Hoover-Wilson Correspondence, Hoover Institution, Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford, California

Publisher

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum

Subject

United States Food Administration
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Correspondence

Language

English

Text

Hon. JP Tumulty
White House,
Washington, DC

My dear Mr. Tumulty

In regard to Mr. Ong’s letter, which I return herewith, there is a great deal in his contention not only in the matter of present supplies but an inquiry should be made to determine if these ships are capable of carrying fresh meat. The meat-carrying tonnage of the Allies is not only limited but is likely to decrease steadily, and sooner or later these boats, if adapted to this purpose, would need to be pressed into the fresh meat trade. It seems a great pity, if they are adapted to trans-Atlantic meat-carrying purposes, to have them torn to pieces and it would appear to me that some other kind of ships might be taken for transport and not destroy any reserve of refrigeration.

Yours faithfully,
[Hoover]


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Original Format

Letter

To

Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1879-1954

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/D09033.pdf

Citation

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964, “Herbert Hoover to Joseph P. Tumulty,” 1917 May 31, WWP19067, Hoover Institute at Stanford University Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.