Letters-Continued Buffalo River Council, Jasper, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated Burleson, Bob, Temple, Tex., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 8, 1971 Burton, Jeanne, president, League of Women Voters of Crossett, Carver, Joe D., Fayetteville, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated Page 157 203 175 172 26 164 Casey, Arvel L., Ponca, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 25, 1971. 163 Clark, Mrs. Wm. H., president, the Garden Club of Rogers, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor.. 173 Cook, Rebecca Ann, Pocahontas, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated 201 Cooley, Nellie G., Beltsville, Md., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated 201 Deason, Mrs. Marie Cormany, Newton County, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Delavan, Dr. Wayne G., president, and Max D. Parker, first vice president, Ouachita-Caddo Audubon Society, Arkadelphia, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 26, 1971.. Edwards, Mrs. Frederick L., Tulsa, Okla., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, Gibbs, B. B., chairman, Bayou Chapter, Ozark Society, Shreveport, 198 179 164 177 196 Gregory, Harry L., president, Burroughs Nature Club, Kansas City, to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 26, 1971 158 Gronwoldt, Mr. and Mrs. Don, Jasper, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated November 2, 1971.. 198 Hall, S. H., chairman of Trails and Greenbelts Committee, Environmental Action Council of Memphis, Tenn., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 11, 1971... 178 Harris, Floyd, Kyle's Boys Home, Jasper, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. 158 Hedges, Harold and Margaret, Ponca, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 25, 1971... 181 Heman, Leonard, Independence, Mo., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated 156 Jack, Miss Nancy C., Kansas City, Kans., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 22, 1971 (statement). 102 Johnson, Miss Beverly, Arkadelphia, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 14, 1971.... 159 Jones, Chris, Houston, Tex., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 18, 1971... 201 Kimball, Mrs. D. S., Jr., Fayetteville, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 23, 1971.. 146 Lane. James W., Pruitt, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 7, 1971... 162 Leach, Paul J., executive director, Michigan United Conservation Clubs, Lansing, Mich., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 29, 1971. 179 Leonard, Elston, Conservation Education Council, Little Rock, Ark., 177 199 Longing, Richard W., director, Department of Commerce, State of 168 173 Letters Continued McAlister, Jim, United States Canoe Association, Inc., Boise, Idaho, McKay, John P., Jr., Rector-Phillips-Morse, Inc., Little Rock, Ark., McWilliam Aileen, L., first vice president, Mena Nature Club, Mena, Page 170 171 180 175 160 199 Moore, Mrs. Merlin M., Department of Education, State of Arkansas, to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 21, 1971 Moore, Hon. Rudy, Jr., representative, State of Arkansas, to Hon. Morris, Jonas V., representative for the national park system, National Morsani, Tito J., president, Beaver Lake Wildlife Club, Springdale, 169 168 174 177 169 Oates, Mrs. Gordon, president, Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs, Little Rock, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 28, 1971. 178 Oates, Mrs. Gordon, Arkansas Women's Committee on Public Affairs, to Hon. John Paul Hammerschmidt, dated October 28, 1971 (telegram)... Ohlendorf, Harold F., president, Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, Overbey, R. L., president, and Mark H. Chilcote, secretary, the Pecora, Hon. W. T., Under Secretary of the Interior, to Hon. Wayne 172 174 171 24 169 180 Raney, Dr. O. C., Pine Bluff, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated 180 Reiche, C. R., Beaumont, Tex., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 25, 1971__ 159 Robinson, Dr. G. Allen, Harrison, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 4, 1971. 200 Rosborough, Mae B., Bentonville, Ark., to House Committee on 160 Rose, Mrs. Glen, Jasper, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 28, 1971 195 Scouts of Troop 358, Little Rock, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated Seford, Franklin, president, Arkansas Bow Hunters, Inc., North Little Rock, Ark., to Hon. John Paul Hammerschmidt, dated June 17, 1971. 172 175 Spradley, Beatrice, Nail, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 30, 1971..._ 197 Stevenson, Wm. H., Shreveport, La., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated 200 Stolberg, Milton Emerson, Wayton, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 16, 1971. 161 Thompson, Joseph P., Kansas City, Mo., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated October 27, 1971. 162 Letters-Continued Thompson, Mrs. Pat, president, League of Women Voters of Baxter Page 176 202 Vance, Joel M., newsman, Missouri Department of Conservation, to 169 Van Deven, Herb, Harrison, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated 196 Vaughan, Mr. and Mrs. James S., Jasper, Ark., to Hon. John Paul 160 Villines, Waymon G., Jasper, Ark., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated 197 Walling, O. U., Bluff City Canoe Club, Memphis, Tenn., to Hon. 171 Walter, Mrs. Kenneth L., Minot Air Force Base, N. Dak., to Hon. Wilson, Steve, chairman, Philip Gipson, cochairman, and Ilene Winslow, David E., Tulsa, Okla., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated Wood, Marcia M., president, and Anita F. Bukey, legislative chair- Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce resolution, dated October 20, 195 76 202 176 134 178 103 173 Buffalo River area, Arkansas headquarters ranch (map). Four-State vicinity ranch locations involving cattle and feeding U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service-proposed Buffalo National River, estimated man-years of civilian employment and expenditures for 1st 5 years (table). Valley Y Ranch, commercial development plan (map). H.R. 8382, H.R. 9119, AND S. 7-BILLS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1971 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m., in room 1324, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Roy A. Taylor (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Taylor (presiding), Aspinall (chairman of the full committee), Johnson of California, Lloyd, Burlison, Melcher, Roncalio, Kyl, Sebelius, Skubitz, Begich, Ruppe, Saylor, McClure, and Mink. Mr. TAYLOR. The Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation will come to order. We have before us today legislation to establish the Buffalo National River in Arkansas. Comparable legislation has been introduced in the past years, but this is the first time that this committee has considered it. In addition to the two bills introduced by our colleagues from Arkansas Representatives Hammerschmidt and Alexander-we have a bill, S. 7, which has been considered and approved by the other body. These bills are not all identical, but they all seek to accomplish the same objective, which is to preserve for all time the natural values present along the Buffalo River. After skimming some of the comments which we have been receiving from many people on both sides of this proposal, I have learned that practically everyone wants to retain and protect this scenic, natural resource. The problem comes in trying to determine how this objective can best be accomplished. Having had a brief opportunity to visit this area earlier this year, in the first part of June, I can see why so many people want to make it a part of the national park system. On the other hand, I can also understand why the people who live in this beautiful country want to remain there. Now, we do have a limited amount of time. We have 2 days, but this afternoon there will be important legislation on the House floor, so I hope we can do most of our work this morning and tomorrow. I hope that the witnesses will summarize their statements as best they can and not spend a great amount of time repeating what someone has already said. I yield to the gentleman from Colorado. |