Correspondence concerning the improvement projects for better navigation in South Carolina by Hammond and Jefferies to Senator Maybank. Maybank sets up a meeting with the Army Engineers to discuss the approval and authorization of the projects.
A response from Senator Maybank to a letter concerning the progress of the Santee-Cooper purchase and the Public Works Administration's refusal to confirm Richard M. Jefferies as General Counsel of the South Carolina Public Service Authority.
Two letters from Senator Maybank written in response to letters from E. T. Heyward concerning the future of the Santee-Cooper and Senator Maybank's continued interest in the project.
A reprint of a front page editorial that appeared in the News and Press of Darlington, South Carolina entitled "Santee-Cooper Controversy." The editorial concerns the battle over the acquisition of the electric properties near Columbia by the South Carolina Public Service Authority. The editorial voices support for the acquisition for the benefit of South Carolina and its residents.
A request from Senator Maybank that he be advised in advance before hearings are held before the Subcommittee on Appropriations of Rivers and Harbors. The South Carolina Public Service Authority especially wanted to be heard along with the Army Engineers.
A letter from Senator Maybank concerning the authorization bill for the Rivers and Harbors Committee of the House of Representatives and why the Santee and Congaree Rivers were not included.
A seven-page address sent by James H. Hammond, Chairman of the South Carolina Public Service Authority, to members of the South Carolina General Assembly concerning legislation to permit the acquisition of properties belonging to the South Carolina Electric and Gas Company by the Authority. The Chairman addresses a number of commonly voiced objections to the acquisition, including competition with private entities, the creation of a monopoly, the sales price of the acquisition, harm to the war effort, and the overall benefit to the people of South Carolina. The Chairman concludes by urging the members of the General Assembly to vote in favor of its passage.
A copy of an agreement between the South Carolina Public Service Authority and the South Carolina Electric Cooperative, Inc., concerning the sale, delivery, transmission, and consumption of electric power and energy from the South Carolina Public Service Authority to the South Carolina Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Correspondence between Jefferies and Korn about the effect the Santee-Cooper navigation project will have on existing timber companies. Korn is concern about the benefits of the navigation project and the potential harm it could do to timber plants.
