Herbert Hoover to Woodrow Wilson
Title
Herbert Hoover to Woodrow Wilson
Creator
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Identifier
WWP19333
Date
1918 January 23
Description
Herbert Hoover sends a draft letter to Woodrow Wilson advising ammonia production to be maintained due to its use in ammunition and food preservation.
Source
Hoover-Wilson Correspondence, Hoover Institution, Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford, California
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
Food production and natural resources
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Correspondence
Language
English
Text
Suggested draft of letter to Mr McAdoo and Mr Garfield from the President:
Owing to the vital necessity of ammonia for ammunition purposes and for the preservation of food, and to the further fact that if the maximum production is maintained, there cannot be enough produced for these two purposes, let alone other uses important to the winning of the war, such as fertilizers, dry batteries, textile uses, etc., you are requested to see that all plants producing ammonia are kept in full operation.
Owing to the vital necessity of ammonia for ammunition purposes and for the preservation of food, and to the further fact that if the maximum production is maintained, there cannot be enough produced for these two purposes, let alone other uses important to the winning of the war, such as fertilizers, dry batteries, textile uses, etc., you are requested to see that all plants producing ammonia are kept in full operation.
Original Format
Letter
To
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Files
Citation
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964, “Herbert Hoover to Woodrow Wilson,” 1918 January 23, WWP19333, Hoover Institute at Stanford University Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.