A letter from Senator Maybank welcoming the new appointment of James H. Hammond as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the South Carolina Public Service Authority. In the letter Senator Maybank urges Hammond to remember Taliaferro Heyward, Richard Lane, and Charlie Gerald's contributions to the development of the Authority.
Correspondence concerning hearings to be held before the Subcommittee on Appropriations of Rivers and Harbors including the efforts of Representative L. Mendel Rivers regarding improvements to the navigation of the Santee-Wateree-Congaree Rivers.
A brief letter from Senator Maybank informing Richard M. Jefferies that the Gas and Electric Company has been made a holding company but purchases must be confirmed by the Securities Exchange Commission.
Correspondence concerning Senator Maybank's offer of assistance in a plan for the South Carolina Public Service Authority to acquire additional utilities belonging to the City of Columbia. He is informed that the city is not yet prepared to make the move, but will be sure to keep him informed when the time comes.
Correspondence concerning Senator Maybank's statements regarding the securing a payment from the Public Works Authority (PWA) to R. M. Jefferies and the law office of Jefferies and McLeod for services rendered from May 19, 1934, to November 1, 1938.
Correspondence concerning interference with another project, for the United States Plywood Corporation just purchased land in Santee for its raw materials.
A letter from Richard M. Jefferies containing a copy of a letter from General Philip B. Fleming (Administrator of the Federal Works Agency) concerning the matter of securing a payment from the Public Works Authority (PWA) to R. M. Jefferies and the law office of Jefferies and McLeod for services rendered from May 19, 1934, to November 1, 1938. Fleming reported that the matter was closed.
A letter from a South Carolina constituent voicing his opposition to the South Carolina Public Service Authority's purchasing of valuable farm land in order to open a waterway from Columbia to Georgetown.
Correspondence concerning a request by Senator Burnet R. Maybank for a report from the Federal Power Commission concerning the combined savings of the South Carolina Public Service Authority and the properties known as the South Carolina Gas and Electric Company headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina. The report is compiled and sent to Senator Maybank in response to his request.
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