COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

W. R. POAGE, Texas, Chairman
JOHN L. MCMILLAN, South Carolina, PAGE BELCHER, Oklahoma,
Vice Chairman

Ranking Minority Member THOMAS G. ABERNETHY, Mississippi CHARLES M. TEAGUE, California WATKINS M. ABBITT, Virginia

MRS. CATHERINE MAY, Washington FRANK A. STUBBLEFIELD, Kentucky WILLIAM C. WAMPLER, Virginia GRAHAM PURCELL, Texas

GEORGE A. GOODLING, Pennsylvania MASTON O'NEAL, Georgia

CLARENCE E. MILLER, Ohio THOMAS S. FOLEY, Washington

ROBERT B. MATHIAS, California ELIGIO DE LA GARZA, Texas

WILEY MAYNE, Iowa JOSEPH P. VIGORITO, Pennsylvania JOHN M. ZWACH, Minnesota WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina

THOMAS S. KLEPPE, North Dakota G. V. MONTGOMERY, Mississippi

ROBERT D. PRICE, Texas B. F. SISK, California

JOHN T. MYERS, Indiana BILL ALEXANDER, Arkansas

KEITH SEBELIUS, Kansas BILL D. BURLISON, Missouri

MARTIN B. MCKNEALLY, New York ALLARD K. LOWENSTEIN, New York WILMER D. MIZELL, North Carolina JOHN R. RARICK, Louisiana

JORGE L. CÓRDOVA, Puerto Rico, Resident Commissioner

MRS. CHRISTINE S. GALLAGHER, Clerk
WILLIAM C. BLACK,General Counsel

L. T. EASLEY, Staff Consultant

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H.R. 7, a bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended,

to provide an additional source of financing for the rural telephone

program, and for other purposes-Statement of

Anderson, Hon. William R., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Tennessee..
Fullarton, David C., executive manager, National Telephone Coopera-

tive Association
Hamil, avid A., Administrator, aral Electrif tion Administration.
Harris, Shearon, president, Carolina Power & Light Cɔ.-
Kleppe, Hon. Thomas S., á Representative in Congress from the State

of North Dakota.
Lynn, John C., legislative director, American Farm Bureau Federation.
McCarthy, J. F., assistant vice president, United Utilities, Inc.
McDonald, Angus, director of research, National Farmers Union --
Mott, Adm. William C., executive vice president, U.S. Independent

Telephone Association---
National Association of Manufacturers.
O’Konski, Hon. Alvin E., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Wisconsin..
Peterson, A. Harold, executive director and counsel, National REA

Telephone Association.
Scott, John W., master, National Grange--

Smith, Don S., commissioner, Arkansas Public Service Commission.-
Correspondence submitted to the committee:

Corman, Daniel B., general manager, South Central Rural Telephone

Cooperative Corp., Inc., letter of February 28, 1969-
Hardin, Hon. Clifford M., Secretary of Agriculture, letter of March

13, 1969, report on H.R. 7---
Hawthorn, Waymouth, & Carroll, Baton Rouge, La., letter of February

26, 1969, to Hon. John R. Rarick. Knight, Nat B., chairman, Louisiana Public Service Commission,

telegram of February 25, 1969, to Hon. John R. Rarick.

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