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 the how much power will be available and at what rate by the Vice President of Reynolds Metals Company. Maybanks sends a copy of a letter written by Richard Jefferies to explain the rates structures and power availability.
Correspondence concerning the investigation and survey of the Santee-Cooper River navigation project by the Board of Engineers. Maybank sends copies of his letters encouraging action by General Reybold, Chief of Engineers, to Jefferies.
Correspondence concerning the endorsement of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce in Charleston, S.C., for the Santee-Cooper River project. Maybank appreciates their support.
A letter from Jefferies thanking Senator Maybank for securing an investigation for a "straightening, widening, and deepening project along the Cooper River." He plans to pass along information on the investigation through the press, stressing Maybank's connection to it.
A request for Senator Maybank to request an investigation for a deepening, widening, and straightening project for the Cooper River by the United States Army Engineers if no authorization can be secured for the project by an amendment to the Rivers and Harbors Bill.
A request for information regarding future dredging up the Cooper River. The Palmetto Terminals Company of Charleston, South Carolina, desired to build a terminal as far up the river as possible.
A notice concerning the removal of a telephone switchboard from the Columbia office of the South Carolina Public Service Authority and its replacement with direct outside lines and extensions. Also included are new numbers for the offices.
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