Hardin, Brig. Gen. John R., United States Army, division engineer, Lower Mississippi Valley division, Corps of Engineers, and presi- Henking, Dana M., Memphis, Tenn., president, Propeller Club of the Jones, Floyd, manager, Gibson County Electric Membership Corp., 1058 1132 Kittrell, Clark, port director, Memphis and Shelby County Port Com- 1030 Mitten, Robert, attorney, Illinois Central Railroad Co., Chicago, Ill.- 1095 Roby, E. R., representing the Southern Rail Carriers_ Rook, W. T., assistant commissioner, Memphis Freight Bureau_-_. Smith, Stanton E., president, Tennessee Federation of Labor, Chatta- Taylor, Tyre, general counsel, Southern States Industrial Council__ 1061 1051 Wooten, Jesse D., executive vice president, Mid-South Chemical Corp., 1055 Wright, Ervin H., manager Southwest Tennessee Electric Member- 1137 Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by--- Cole, John P., statistician, Association of Southeastern Railroads: 1081 Excerpt from computation of annual cost of Federal aid to navi- 1074 Excerpt from progress report of the Domestic Land and Water Jones, Floyd, manager, Gibson County Electric Membership Corp., Trenton, Tenn., and president, Tennessee Rural Electric Coopera- tive Association: Excerpt from Commission Report on Water Re- Jones, Hon. Robert E., a Representative in Congress from the State of Alabama, and chairman, Special Subcommittee on Water Resources 1073 1059 Letters, statements, etc.-Continued Jones, Hon. Robert E.-Continued Page Telegram from W. T. McKinney, chairman, Delta Council Flood Brown, Harris, State of Tennessee, October 28, 1955-- 1137 1104 1104 1103 1105 1103 1104 1103 1097 Excerpt from budget message of President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1097 Excerpt from Commission Report on Water Resources and Power 1097 1095 1096 Excerpt from report of Section of Research, Federal Coordinator of Transportation on public aids to transportation__. Roby, E. R., representing the Southern Rail Carriers: 1096 Excerpt from Coordinator Eastman's report of public aids to Excerpt from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Board of Investi- Statement showing the ton-miles of various transportation agencies 1128 1128 1126 1128 1131 Taylor, Tyre, general counsel, Southern States Industrial Council: Excerpt from Commission Report on Water Resources and Power. 1061, 1063, 1064, 1065 Excerpt from report prepared by the Presidential Advisory Committee on Transport Policy and Organization___ 1064 Excerpt from Task Force Report on Water Resources and Power.. 1063 Policy statement of Southern States Industrial Council___ Winter, Everett T., St. Louis, Mo., executive vice president, Mississippi Valley Association: 1061 Excerpt from statement of President Herbert Hoover in 1927. Excerpt from resolution adopted by the Mississippi Valley Asso- 1054 1053 1051 COMMISSION ON ORGANIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT (Water Resources and Power Report) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1955 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND POWER OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, Memphis, Tenn. The special subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, in the Federal courtroom, Post Office Building, Memphis, Tenn., at 10 a. m., Hon. Robert E. Jones, Jr. (chairman of the special subcommittee) presiding. Members present: Representatives Robert E. Jones, Jr., Martha W. Griffiths, Henry S. Reuss, and Glenard P. Lipscomb. Also present: Representative Clifford Davis, William C. Wise, staff director; William L. Sturdevant, professional staff member; and Robert Morris. Mr. JONES. This is a special subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations selected to study the recommendations of the Hoover Commission Report on Water Resources and Power. Mrs. Martha W. Griffiths on my right is a member of the subcommittee from the State of Michigan; Mr. Henry Reuss, a member of the subcommittee of the State of Wisconsin; Glen Lipscomb on my left is a member of the subcommittee from the State of California. My name is Bob Jones and I am a member from the State of Alabama. Our host for this meeting, who has received us so cordially, is your own Congressman Cliff Davis. Cliff Davis probably more than any man in the Congress has worked harder and more diligently on water resources' problems, and knows the field of water resources better than any Member of the House or Senate. He is chairman of the Committee on Public Works Subcommittee on Flood Control of the House of Representatives and he has served in that capacity for a number of years. He is familiar with the projects throughout the country and has dedicated himself to studying the problems of water-resources development and trying to devise a sound and prudent method for Federal investment in these types of projects. Cliff, we are delighted to have the opportunity to come to Memphis to visit with you and get some of your knowledge firsthand. going to ask you to sit with us so that you may from time to time give us some information that will lead us to make more careful inquiries into the matters that are elicited from the various witnesses. I want to say to you that we always look forward to coming to Memphis and more especially coming to Memphis when you are here and can show us the true Southern hospitality. STATEMENT OF HON. CLIFFORD DAVIS, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF TENNESSEE Mr. DAVIS. Thank you. Mr. JONES. It is good to have you, Mr. Davis. Mr. DAVIS. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I certainly want to express my very deep, genuine, and sincere appreciation for those kind words you had to say about me. Of course I say this facetiously, but maybe not too facetiously since this is an off-election year as far as Members of Congress are concerned, but a kind word from a colleague from a different State always is helpful. Mr. JONES. I might say you know I am in a rather unique position. I serve on the committee of which you are chairman so if I do not say good things about you you are likely to fire me. Mr. DAVIS. Thank you again, Mr. Chairman. It is fortunate that we have more of you members from distant sections of the country present in Memphis, the very center of the Midsouth-midway between the city of Chicago and the city of New Orleans. This is a rapidly growing section in every possible way. I can start with culture and churches and schools and go to Army installations, industry, business, chemicals, or almost any part of our economy. You will find them all affected very substantially in this wide area, even reaching into your own district of Alabama, Mr. Jones. We are always glad to have Members of Congress come to this great city so that you can see the way in which we live and you can find a solution to some of our problems. You will pardon me, but I am not going to make any long statement since we have a few witnesses who know a great deal about this situation. I can say, though, Mr. Chairman, that these gentlemen are well qualified to give you their views. While there may be some others who may volunteer to make statements, those few who will make statements to you will not take up your time unduly but will come right to the point. They have thought these matters through and will give you their best judgment. I have been amazed at the very great interest expressed by other sections of the country on water resources and water control. A great many people in this country do not yet realize that 47 percent of the surface water of this big country of ours carries right down the Mississippi River, right by our front door, into the gulf. By the way, I am delighted to see General Hardin, the president of the Mississippi River Commission, present here. He is one of the ablest engineer officers we have ever had in the long, fine history of the Corps of Engineers. Perhaps he will add something here. Of course you know him personally, Mr. Chairman. A great many people in this country are surprised to know that we have this demand being made on us to take care of these waters. I think you will find the river here very low now. We have had a shortage of water in that river but we never know when the river will be |