Joint Statement of the Waterways Committee and the Fresh Water Supply Committee of the Port Arthur, Texas, Chamber of Commerce to the Bureau of the Budget on Navigation Improvements Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas and Fresh Water Supply McGee Bend Dam in Wa

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Title: Joint Statement of the Waterways Committee and the Fresh Water Supply Committee of the Port Arthur, Texas, Chamber of Commerce to the Bureau of the Budget on Navigation Improvements Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas and Fresh Water Supply McGee Bend Dam in Washington D.C., October 23, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001462
Description: A statement to Congress from the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce regarding how important two proposed infrastructure projects, the Sabine-Neches waterway and the McGee Bend Dam, are to Port Arthur and the surrounding region. Port Arthur was in Jack Brooks's district and he played an integral role working with his constituents to appropriate federal funding for the projects.
Date: 1959-10-23
Date Created: 1959-10-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Subject Topic: Legislation
Dams
Physical Genre: Testimonies
Extent: 7 pages
Box: 2007-255/5
Folder: Lake Sabine, Jan 1958 to
Collection Strength: Congressional and Political History
Texas History
Project: Jack Brooks digital legacy project
Project Theme: Politics and Elections