TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR OCTOBER 1, 1955-SITKA OCTOBER 3 AND 5, 1955—KETCHIKAN OCTOBER 6, 1955–ANNETTE ISLAND RESERVE PART 5 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS CLAIR ENGLE, California, Chairman A. L. MILLER, Nebraska JOHN P. SAYLOR, Pennsylvania J. ERNEST WHARTON, New York E. Y, BERRY, South Dakota WILLIAM A. DAWSON, Utah CLIFTON YOUNG, Nevada CRAIG HOSMER, California HAMER H. BUDGE, Idaho J. EDGAR CHENOWETH, Colorado JAMES B. UTT, California Mrs. JOSEPH R. FARRINGTON, Hawaii E. L. BARTLETT, Alaska SUBCOMMITTEE ON TERRITORIAL AND INSULAR AFFAIRS LEO W.O'BRIEN, New York, Chairman A. L. MILLER, Nebraska JOHN P. SAYLOR, Pennsylvania J. ERNEST WHARTON, New York E. Y. BERRY, South Dakota WILLIAM A. DAWSON, Utah CLIFTON YOUNG, Nevada CRAIG HOSMER, California HAMER H, BUDGE, Idaho J. EDGAR CHENOWETH, Colorado JAMES B. UTT, California Mrs. JOSEPH R. FARRINGTON, Hawaii E. L. BARTLETT, Alaska GEORGE ABBOTT, Commttee Counsel J. L. TAYLOR, Territories Consultant II CONTENTS Page 61 18 40 50 52 merce. Sitka, Alaska, October 1, 1955: M. L. Borders, administrative officer of the medical center, Mount Edgecumbe, Alaska Brotherhood. Commerce Edgecum be, Alaska.. hood transportation. Association. Inc. Leslie Yaw, superintendent, Alaska Miners Home, Sitka.. Ralph Hall, president, Chamber of Commerce Service- Lester L. Wingard, Superintendent of schools Georger Anderson, Industrial Unity Council, 634 Grant Street.. States Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. Owners Association. W. 0. Smith, trollers union. 107 93 83 74 87 105 113 i 144 120 160 154 185 iiiiiii 148 209 206 121 133 217 231 239 III Ketchikan, Alaska, October 5, 1955: Robert E. Ellis, territorial senator from the first division, Oscar Erickson, Alaska Fishermen's Union, Ketchikan branch.. D. Force, district commander, southeastern district of the Mark Glover, territorial department of mines.. 270 Frank M. Williams, fisherman. (NOTE.-See subject index at end of volume.] 262 11 ALASKA, 1955 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1955 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Sitka, Alaska. The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 9:30 a. m., in the Federal Building, Hon. Gracie Pfost presiding, Mrs. Prost. The Subcommittee on Territories and Insular Affairs will now come to order. We have 24 hours at our disposal this morning. I would like in opening the meeting to introduce to you the subcommittee members present. On my left is Congressman Utt, of California, next is Judge Chenoweth, of Colorado, then your own Delegate, Bob Bartlett. To his right is Congressman Sisk, of California. Traveling with us are three very able staff members. Here behind us is Dr. John Taylor, consultant for our subcommittee, and to my left at the end of the table is Sid McFarland, who is our full committee engineering consultant, and our very able reporter is Karl Veley. We also have with us Colonel Libby who is keeping us on schedule. We have now spent three most enjoyable and constructive weeks in the Territory of Alaska. But this committee has had little time to relax, to go sightseeing, or to otherwise participate in the pleasant social functions here. We have spent 67% hours in actual hearings. We have heard from 182 people, and we expect to increase that somewhat today. We are told, however, that we must be finished by 12 noon. Our able chairman, Mr. Leo O'Brien, found it necessary to leave from Juneau to return to his home in Albany, N. Y., last week. We are sorry because Mr. O'Brien is an Alaska enthusiast, and you can depend that he will be selling Alaska legislation to eastern Members of Congress when we all return to the session next January. This group, as you know, is a two-party group. We have 2 Republicans and 2 Democrats at this time with us. However, in committee work we do not indulge in party politics. We have a common desire to search into your problems, and we will assume a nonpartisan approach in attempting to solve them. Yesterday afternoon we viewed the site of the new pulp mill which, I understand, is a very fervent hope of this community. We, along with you, certainly hope that you will be able to induce that industry to locate in your community. I understand too, that hydro projects are something that are vital to this area. I might add that they are most important in my own State of Idaho. We have that great, deep Hells Canyon gorge on the Snake River, which I have been trying to get authorized since my election to Congress 3 years ago, so that we may develop our natural resources in Idaho. |