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COMMITTEE ON
MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-FIRST CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H. Res. 44

MARCH 14, APRIL 6, 19, MAY 23, JUNE 6, 14, 1949

Printed for the use of the
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON : 1949

92239

COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES

SCHUYLER OTIS BLAND, Virginia, Chairman EDWARD J. HART, New Jersey

ALVIN F. WEICHEL, Ohio HERBERT C. BONNER, North Carolina T. MILLET HAND, New Jersey DONALD L. O'TOOLE, New York

HENRY J. LATHAM, New York CLARK W. THOMPSON, Texas

THOR C. TOLLEFSON, Washington FRANK W. BOYKIN, Alabama

JOHN J. ALLEN, JR., California EDWARD A. GARMATZ, Maryland EDWARD T, MILLER, Maryland VICTOR WICKERSHAM, Oklahoma CHARLES E. POTTER, Michigan WILLIAM A. BARRETT, Pennsylvania

FRANKLIN H. LICHTENWALTER, Pennsylvania JAMES B. HARE, South Carolina

EDGAR A.JONAS, Illinois
CHARLES E, BENNETT, Florida

CHARLES P. NELSON, Maine
PHIL J. WELCH, Missouri
EDWARD BREEN, Ohio
JAMES J. MURPHY, New York
TOM B. FUGATE, Virginia

HUGH A. MEADE, General Counsel
JOHN M. DREWRY, Assistant Counsel

REGINALD S. LOSEE, Investigator
G. S. CARAS, Investigator to the Minority

ELIZABETH B. BEDELL, Chief Clerk

SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE No. 1

CLARK W. THOMPSON, Texas, Chairman TOM B. FUGATE, Virginia

EDWARD T. MILLER, Maryland

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CONTENTS

Statement of—

Page

Bailey, Frazer, president, National Federation of American Shipping- 17, 39. 72

Bradley, Capt. Willis W., United States Navy, Retired, assistant to
the president of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co.-

53

Burdick, Bernard F., Chief of Office, the Panama Canal, Washing-

ton, D. C.---

61

Haddock, Hoyt S., executive secretary, CIO Maritime Committee- 57

Jones, Walter J., legislative representative, Canal Zone Central Labor

Unit and Mutual Trades Council..

132

Mellen, Hon. Grenville, Vice Chairman of the United States Mari-

time Commission.-

69

Morgan, George W., president, Association of American Shipowners.. 18, 127

Newcomer, Gen. F. K., Governor of the Panama Canal and President

of the Panama Railroad Company-

29

Parmelee, J. H., vice president, Association of American Railroads. 114, 126

Prince, Gregory S., assistant general solicitor of the Association of

American Railroads.

103

Steese, Gen. James Gordon, Washington, D. C.

2, 3, 96

Thatcher, Hon. Maurice H., former Governor of the Panama Canal

Zone-

58

Additional information:

Address delivered by the President of the United States at a Joint

session of the United States Congress, March 5, 1914.--

89

Bibliography of persons who have made studies of the capacities of

the Panama Canal.

33

Letter from-

Gray, Hon. Gordon, Acting Secretary of the Army, to chairman,

May 19, 1949, transmitting memorandum from Governor of

the Panama Canal Zone..

65

Royall, Hon. Kenneth C., Secretary of the Army, to President,
Mar. 10, 1948.-

62

Shipping survey by Association of American Shipowners, April 1948. 19

Table showing

Chief Federal canals in the United States..

44

Increased direct operating costs at the Atlantic locks which are

indicative of general conditions.

33

Results of operations in 1948..

18

Results of operations for fiscal year 1948 without interest and

before allocation of dual purpose services -

48

Revenues, expenses, and deficit applicable to Panama Canal

activities, 1914-18, and 1939–48.

118, 119

Text of House Resolution 44.

1

Treaty of—

1850, Clayton-Bulwer-

1901, Hay-Pauncefote.

1903, 1904, Hay-Bunau-Varilla...

78

1936, between the United States and the Republic of Panama--- 84

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