HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 3337, S. 3720, And a Draft Bill Proposed by the Department of Agriculture BILLS TO AMEND THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ACT OF PURPOSES AUGUST 15, 16, 17, 18, AND 19, 1966 Printed for the use of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY ALLEN J. ELLENDER, Louisiana, Chairman SPESSARD L. HOLLAND, Florida B. EVERETT JORDAN, North Carolina JOSEPH M. MONTOYA, New Mexico WALTER F. MONDALE, Minnesota DONALD RUSSELL, South Carolina GEORGE D. AIKEN, Vermont COTYS M. MOUSER, Chief Clerk SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL CREDIT AND RURAL ELECTRIFICATION HERMAN E. TALMADGE, Georgia, Chairman SPESSARD L. HOLLAND, Florida GEORGE MCGOVERN, South Dakota ROSS BASS, Tennessee II JOHN SHERMAN COOPER, Kentucky CONTENTS Asheim, Robert G., administrative vice president, Black Hills Power 457 Bass, Hon. Ross, a U.S. Senator from the State of Tennessee__ Bannard, William N., chairman, Public Utility Securities Committee, Investment Bankers Association of America, New York, N.Y___ Bernoski, Walt, secretary, Iowa Utility Workers Conference, and president, IBEW Local Union 880, Sioux City, Iowa... Bicknell, A. O., general manager, Trico Electric Cooperative, Tucson, Blanchar, Carroll H., president, Public Service Co. of Indiana, Borneman, Alfred E., vice president and director, Kidder, Peabody Bouldin, Walter, president, Alabama Power Co., Birmingham, Ala Branch, Harllee, Jr., president, Southern Co., Atlanta, Ga.; also repre- Broussard, D. L., financial vice president, Utah Power & Light Co., 273 Brown, Moylan E., regional manager, National LP-Gas Association.. Campbell, Birum G., vice president, Consumers Power Co., Jackson, Campbell, Howard V., Acting Assistant General Counsel for Rural Cannon, Daniel W., policy executive, Industrial Environment Depart- ment, National Association of Manufacturers, New York, N. Y.. Carpenter, L. C., vice president, Midcontinent Farmers Association, Christenson, B. Maynard, president, National Telephone Cooperative 323 195 384 427 Clapp, Norman M., Administrator, Rural Electrification Administra- 184 Clapp, William J., president, Florida Power Corp., St Petersburg, 236 Clark, Hon. Joseph S., a U.S. Senator from the State of Pennsylvania Cobb, J. R., general manager, Texas Electric Cooperatives, Austin, Dechant, Tony T., president, National Farmers Union Douglas, Hon. Paul H., a U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois_- Dudley, J. T., manager, Singing River Eelectric Power Association and South Mississippi Electric Power Association, Lucedale, Miss. Duncan, W. A., president, Kentucky Utilities Co., Lexington, Ky.. Evans, G. W., president, Kansas Gas & Electric Co., Wichita, Kans Ewald, Earl, president, Northern States Power Co., Minneapolis, Freeman, Hon. Orville L., Secretary of Agriculture. Graham, Harry L., legislative representative, National Grange.. Greenleaf, Robert W., president, Iowa Southern Utilities Co., Center- Griffith, Frank W., president, Iowa Public Service Co., Sioux City, Gruhl, Alfred, president, Wisconsin Electric Power Co., Milwaukee, Guthmann, Harry G., emeritus professor of finance, Northwestern Harmon, Eugene J., director, USITA-REA Telephone Program, Harris, Hon. Fred R., a U.S. Senator from the State of Oklahoma Harris, Shearon, president, Carolina Power & Light Co., Raleigh, 433 Hatch, Edwin I., president, Georgia Power Co., Atlanta, Ga.-- Hathway, George W., president, Central Illinois Light Co., Peoria, 211 Jackman, William, president, Investors League, New York, N.Y............ Jones, Arthur, Midwest Electric Consumers Association, Britton, Jones, J. T., president, Empire District Electric Co., Joplin, Mo.......... Kammert, D. M., president, Monongahela Power Co., Fairmont, Kennedy, Donald S., president and chairman of the board, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., Oklahoma City, Okla. Kigar, Donald F., president, Detroit Edison Co., Detroit, Mich. Leighton, Lawrence W., associate, Kuhn, Loeb & Co., New York, N.Y., on behalf of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Associa- Lilly, C. A., Jr., president, Gulf Power Co., Pensacola, Fla_ Lindberg, Dennis, president, Midwest Electric Consumers Association, Luthringer, M. S., president, Central Illinois Public Service Co., Lynn, John C., legislative director, American Farm Bureau Federation. MacDonald, R. G., president, West Penn Power Co., Greensburg, Pa. MacInnes, William C., president, Tampa Electric Co., Tampa, Fla Madgett, John P., general manager, Dairyland Power Cooperative, Matson, William F., general manager, Pennsylvania Rural Electric 216 343 McDonald, Angus, director of reserach, National Farmers Union.... McDonald, Mrs. Grace, executive secretary, California Farmer- Consumer Information Committee, Santa Clara, Calif_ McDowell, A. H., Jr., president, Virginia Electric & Power Co., Rich- McElwain, Joseph A., assistant to the president, Montana Power McGee, Hon. Gale W., a U.S. Senator from the State of Wyoming.. McGuire, W. B., president, Duke Power Co., Charlotte, N.C... McLean, John H., assistant vice president, Wisconsin-Michigan Power Meehan, John J., group manager, Community, Regional, Natural Mondale, Hon. Walter F., a U.S. Senator from the State of Min- Monroney, Hon. A. S. Mike, a U.S. Senator for the State of Oklahoma Mueller, A. D., executive vice president and general manager, Indiana Statewide Rural Electric Cooperative, Indianapolis, Ind.. Muskie, Hon. Edmund S., a U.S. Senator from the State of Maine_. 173 209 443 111 86 206 454 Nelson, Hon. Gaylord, a U.S. Senator from the State of Wisconsin.......... 83 398 Partridge, Robert D., senior legislative representative, National Rural 137 Person, Robert T., president, Public Service Co. of Colorado, Denver, Pinson, M. L., general manager, Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Co- operative, Willcox, Ariz., and president, Grand Canyon State Proxmire, Hon. William, a U.S. Senator from the State of Wisconsin.. Purcell, H. C., general manager, Golden Valley Electric Association, Rice, J. Lee, Jr., president, Allegheny Power System, New York, N. Y Rinta, Eugene F., executive director and research director, Council of State Chambers of Commerce___. Ritchie, Reeves, president, Arkansas Power & Light Co., Little Rock, 247 445 Robinson, Charles A., Jr., staff engineer and staff counsel, National 117 Sickels, Harvey N., secretary, National Farmers Organization, 389 Smith, Nelson Lee, on behalf of the Edison Electric Institute, New 291 |