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be so developed as to make life
more enjoyable and to assist in
regional and national develop
ment.
| This is the thesis Of Volume @
"Ten Rivers in Americas Fu-
ture," of the report Of the Presi-
dents Water Resources Policy
Commission. A study of the
Potomac is included in studies OF
10 major rivers in the country.
The commission staff. in pre-
pairing its report on the Potomac,
has made an exhaustive study of
the basin-its present conditions
and its future possibilities.
Find Harmful Practices.
The commission found that. In
the Potomac Basin. as In other
drainage areas. the regional re-
sources have been freely used. 1t
was found that timber has been
cut without regard to future pro-
duction; that the soil has been
farmed without regard to its loss
by erosion and the effect of silta-
tion in the streams; that coal has
been mined without regard to the
tons of sulfuric acid wasted in
the streams and the destruction
of game fish, and that some COM
munities and industries have dis
charged their wastes into the
rivers without consideration of
those using the water downstream
But the commission found also
that, with mans assistance, ma
ture can cure this situation.
In general. the report found,
the economic condition of the Po-
tomac Basin is prosperous and the
proper development of the river
itself may be counted the first
problem of the region. The de-
velopment of the river, however,
presents an issue with many
facets.
"One is the provision Of actual
I ply SlCdl ilCCQS 1Ol tllC lIu1A1UCIo . Va
people who recently have come
into the region and must depend
on it's water facilities for proper
sewage disposal. adequate recrea-
ton facilities and water of proper
quality for municipal use.
Potentially for Production.
Another is making use of the
rivers potentialities for support
ing production to meet basic needs
like manufactured goods for the
increasing market of the basin.
"a third lies in arresting deple-
ton, through proper forest or
other watershed management,
which can help in providing a
clean, well-controlled, efficiently
used and attractive river.
THE use of the Potomac itself,
therefore, is at the center of i'm
portant economic issues in the
Potomac Basin of 1850"
The report points out that the
Potomac, like other rivers that
drain into the Atlantic, is small.
Containing 14.500 square miles
the Potomac's drainage area lies
within parts Of the Coastal Plain,
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have established park areas for
recreation. However, little has
been done to develop the shores of
the river and there is only one
publicly -owned beach within the
basin, at Westmoreland State
Park in Virginia.
The Potomac, the study found,
is not a consistent river. It is
subject to extremely low and ex-
tremely high periods Of flow.
For example. maximum flow
of 100000 cubic feet of water per
second has been recorded at Point
of Rocks and minimum flow Of
less than 300 cubic feet per second
has been recorded at Great Falls.
Intense thunderstorms have
caused frequent local floods. re-
sulting in widespread inconven-
ience and damage. Heavy rains
two years ago in the mountainous
Virginia and West Virginia area
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the Piedmont Plateau and the
Appalachian Mountains. 1t also
lies within the boundaries of four
States - Virginia. West Virginia,
Pennsylvania and Maryland-and
the District of Columbia.
The basins climate is one of
warm, humid summers and mod
crate winters. It's rainfall aver
ages about 38 inches but is charsc-
terized by frequent intense thun-
der storms, causing flash flood
conditions. In storm in .342,
rainfall reached nearly 19 inches
in SO hours.
OF the basins 2.3 million people
a little more than half live in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
The other largest urban areas are
Cumberland and Hagerstown, both
in Maryland. Hagerstown in
creased its population during the
last 10 years. while the 1850 census
showed population decrease for
Cumberland.
Cumberland's economy origi-
nally was based on coal mining
but it now depends primarily on
a few large manufacturing indus
tries.
"Five-Legged" Economy.
The economy of the basin rests
mainly on a "five-legged" plat
form. The Federal Government
last year employed 238 500 civilian
employees in the Metropolitan
Area, thus indicating that Gov
ernment payrolls are dominant
feature in the basins economy.
Agriculture is centered in the
fertile valleys upstream and lum-
bering and pulpwood forms part
of the economy in the higher
regions.
Manufacturing plants are scat
tered throughout the basin, with
the principal concentration in the
upper Potomac area, around Fred
erick and Hagerstown, Md. and
on the upper reaches of the
Shenandoah.
The fishing industry is impor-
tant to the Tidewater area. ex-
tending from the District down
to the Chesapeake Bay.
Mining is confined to the Ap-
palachian area. While coal Is the
principal mineral, the basin con-
tains undeveloped low-grade de-
posits of other minerals. The
larger veins of coal are gradually
being depicted, and mining of the
thinner veins is so costly that
they may be a gradual decrease
in production.
The Potomac Basin, containing
the National Capital and other
scenic and historic places, is con-
sidered one of the country's most
popular recreational areas.
Shores Little Developed.
The Government owns national
forests within the area and the
Government and various States
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Study of Potomac River Basin Calls for Sound Development

caused the loss of II lives and
damage amounting to more than
SO million.
Severe floods have occurred
throughout the basin on an aver
age of once every 10 to II years
Thus the commission staff in
ventories the Potomac River Ba-
sin and, upon this inventory,
builds its recommendations for
more extensive river basin de-
velopment.
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729 18th ST., NV.
BAeHE & COMPANY
Hotel Washington
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6o@ American Security Bldg.
FERRIS 6 COMPANY
523 Washington Bldg.
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Woodward Bldg.
STEIN EROS. & BoYeE
32l Union Trust Bldg.
sUTRo BRoS. & co.
Denriks Bldg.
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FoLGER, NOLAN & co.
73o 18th ST., NV.
HEMPHILl, MOVES, GRAHAM
PARsoks : co.
shorehom Bldg.
W. Q. HlBss & Co.
Hibbs Building
HiRseH & COMPANY
1924 Eye ST., NV.
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Member Firms of the
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Firms of the

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of9iees In Nearby Communities

AUcHlNcloss, PARKER & REDPATH
Bonk Of Silver Spring Bldg.
87ol Georgia Ave-, NV.
Silver Spring, Maryland
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By jones BirchfieId

The land and water resources of
the Potomac River Basin, an area
which contains the Nations Cap
ital and nearly 2.3 million people,
should be protected and used so
as to contribute their utmost to
the basins economy and to the
Nation.
These resources should not be
allowed to deteriorate. but should
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This is the second Of series on lond and
voter resources Of the Potomac River
Bosin.
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pension funds, invest part of their resource
in the stocks of American industry.
What some people do not know is that tn
Stock Exchange does not buy or sell stocks
1t doesn't put the price tag on them either
The Exchange does provide market plac
where people can buy or sell securities. Th
Exchange does see that prices are arrived a
openly and fairly and published promptly.
The handling of investors orders to buy O
sell few shares or hundreds is the day-to-da!
business of member firms of the Exchange
Information about prominent corporations, in
Guiding earnings and dividend records, can al
ways be had t.their Offices, without obligation
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17
Horse and Buggy Days
BY OLDTIMER

The following items were taken
from the August 26, 1884, issue of
the Evening Globe"
The Republican County Conven-
ton was held in the Hose Opera
House to select delegates to the Con-
gressional Convention at Cumber-
land. Albert Small, chairman of the
County Central Committee, called
the meeting to order. In a brief adj
dress he paid an appropriate tribute
to the candidates of the party for
president and vice-president, touch
ed upon the issues at stake and
commended the denomination of
Hon. L. E. McComas for Congress
from this District. Henry Ranger,
Of District 10, was chosen temper
airy chairman and Cyrus w. Sim
mons, of District %, and S. o. Ny
man, of District II, as temporary
chairmen
During the deliberations of the
committee, Mr.. McComas made his
appearance in the convention hall
and in response to calls he delivered
a stirring speech. S. D. Martin,
chairman of the committee on or
ganization and credentials, and Har-
ry Davis, chairman of the committee
on rules and regulations, reported.
A resolution endorsed James G..
Blaine for president and John A.
Logan for vice-president and in
structed the delegates to favor the
renomination to Congress of Hon.
Louis E. McComas. The reports were
unanimously adopted.
The following delegates to the
Cumberland Convention were elect
ed: ]. w. Stonebraker, John Heff1e-
bower, George A. Davis, Isaac Low
enstein, D. A. Carl, John Newman,
j. w. Cable, S. D. Martin, Isaac An
keney and DR.. v. w. Reichard.
At a special meeting of the indie
pendent Fire Company, Harvey Bo-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

pany; Croft & Conner; 7. B. Cushwa;
C.V.R.R.; Court House; H. K. Doug
las; j. c. Dayhoff; DR.. r. R. Dorsey:
Dancer & Emmert; Daily News of
flee; Henry Doarnberger; ]. S. EN-
merits office; j. S. Emmerts coal
yard; I. H. Edwards; Evening Globe;
John w. Emmert, (Newark Machine
Company; DR.. D. Fahrney; John
Gassman; William Gassman; Carver.
Foltz & Company; Hagerstown Spoke
Works; Hagerstown Manufacturing
Company; Hagerstown Wheel Com
pany; ]. and w. L. Hammond; Her
aid & Torch Light; DR.. j. w. Hum
richouse.
c. Knode; E. B. Knode; Mrs.
Howard Kennedy; Frank Kennedy:
Lowenstein Brothers.; Mrs. ]. B.
Loose; H. c. Loose; Thomas Nc
Daniels; A. w. Martin; Mckee Broth
ers; Edward w. Mealey; Hon. Louis
E. McComas; Mail printing office;
Walter A. Mobley; DR.. A. S. Mason;
Post Office; Dr. o. H. w. Raglan; b.
W. Reichard & Company; Joseph
Reynolds residence; J. C. Roulette;
Mrs. j. F. A. Remley; George M.
Stonebraker; DR.. J. Mop. Scott;
Louis G. Stanhope; Steam Engine
& Machine Company; William
Schlotterbeck; Frank Saum; r. A.
Sanford; j. B. Thirston; Western
Maryland Railroad freight office;
and w. U. Telegraph Company.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

follows: Mrs. r. S. Henry and fam
lily, Charleston, w. Va, were visit
ing relatives in Hagerstown. Mrs
James P. Matthews and family, Bal
timore, were guests of the family of
M. L. Byers, East Washington Street
Mrs. S. A. Fechtig and son, George,
returned from Florida, where the
latter had located and had become
i'll and his mother had gone to visit
him. Charles E. Ridenour. former
ly with M. L. Byers, Hagerstown,
was appointed assistant taxidermist
at the Smithsonian Institute, Wash
ington, D. c. Theodore E. Mace, for
merly of the Sharpsburg Enter
prise" was made business manager
of the Daily Patriot" published at
Washington, Pa.
The superintendent of the Indian
Training School at Carlisle, returned
from New Mexico with n young
Pueblo Indians, from 9 to 20 years
of age. The school was scheduled to
open with approximately 400 pupils.
An advertisement of Lowenstein
Brothers, one-price clothiers and
tailors, announce a closing out sale
of spring and summer stock, 80 per
cent below former prices. Thou
sands of dollars worth of goods were
to be sold at sweeping prices. F. A.
Heard's announcement for spring
millinery, 1884, was made.
w. H. Seidenstricker, 80 North
Potomac Street, advertised his Gem
Confectionery and Restaurant. These
were favors of his "Gilt Edge" Ice
Cream: vanilla, lemon, strawberry,
chocolate, pineapple, banana, canta-
loupe, sherbert water, Roman punch,
bisque and ice cream merangues.
The following was published Ha-
gerstown subscribers list of the C.
& P. Telephone Company: Akin &
Sons; American Construction Com
pany, limited; D. c. Auginbaugh;
Alexander Armstrong; Mrs. Adelaide
Berry; Baldwin House; ]. M. Bayer;
D. S. Boyer; B. & o. Railroads
agents office; j. H. Beachley's store;
J. H. Beachley's residence; Beck &
Delamarter; S. M. Bloom & Com
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

The aggregate cost of the improve
ments of South Jonathan Street. with
the aid Of the roller, Commissioner
Mealey stated was about $3.50. The
square on North Jonathan Street,
between Washington and Franklin
Streets, which was improved with
the roller, cost about $95. A COM
parison Of the two systems, as re-
CARDS cost and results were given bv
Mr.. Mealey as follows: II am of the
opinion that the coating of conders,
an experiment of which was made
at the Antietam Street extremity of
Jonathan Street, is not the proper
material for this class of work and
the process will not be repeated.
Sand is being substituted at present
with satisfactory results and when
the fine stone from the crusher be-
comes exhausted, in all probability
river sand will be used to complete
the work in hand. The roller will
be continued on the section of East
Washington Street that is being OPP
Grated and it is the intention of the
c m m ssioners to open this
thoroughfare to the public at once"
Personal mention in 1884 was as
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

The utterances of some editors and
politicians indicate that they be-
lieve in the truth, even if they do
not know it.
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ward and Albert Hartle were adj
mitted to membership and improve
ments being made to the hall were
discussed.
The cholera was playing havoc
among the hogs in the Rohrersville
District, some owners losing as many
as Is and 20 hogs. The farmers
around Nicodemus' Mill were also
heavy losers.
Officer Benner, of the Hagerstown
Police Force, sported an artistic nose
and chromatic eye as the result of
an encounter with a man named
Davis.
Notwithstanding the painfully low
price of wheat, many farmers were
selling their crops.
Remember, this was back in 1884:
Parents should look after the small
boy who is addicted to smoking the
harmless cigarettes on our streets.
He is getting very numerous"
Here is an about the First Re
formed Church tower: "This hand
some piece of architecture has been
completed, the weathervane and twin
bells embracing the finishing touches
having been placed in position. The
bells were rung again and the sound
was a familiar, although forgotten
one. The tower is a novelty in the
community"
A news item said: washington
Street was invaded by the water
wagon and there were none to deny
the pleasure and relief it distributed.
The prospects are accommodating
toward a permanent continuance of
this style and the doing away with
the wash pave for street sprinkling
purposes. This will please some of
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

An article was quoted from the
Reading Times which said: "The
practice of sprinkling the streets was
spoken of by Philadelphia physicians
who are getting walked up to the
dangers of this innocent looking
practice, some of the leading mem
bers of the profession declaring that
the Board of Health should put a
stop to it on the streets of the city,
or at least upon such streets that are
not entirely clean. They say just
what DR.. Koch says, that the hot sun
causes evaporation from the filth of
the streets, which is full of disease
germs. These germs by this process
become active and poison the air by
their presence"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

ward and Albert Hartle were adj
mitted to membership and improve
ments being made to the hall were
discussed.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17
Keedysville News

Keedysville News
Mrs. Ruth Yinger, Worthy Grand
Matron, and Morris Blumberg, Wor-
thy Grand Patron, will pay their of
fetal visit to Olive Branch Chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star tomorrow
(Friday) evening at o'clock. A
ceremony Together" will be pre-
sented in their honor by the officers
of the chapter. Charlotte Haynes is
Worthy Matron, and Glenn Haynes,
Worthy Patron of the chapter. All
Eastern Star members are invited to
attend.
Mrs. M. B. Thomas attended the
May festival at Wilson College,
Chambersburg, Pa, where her
granddaughter, Miss Jane Thomas,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Thomas, of Baltimore, was crowned
queen. Miss Thomas will graduate
from the college in June.
Mrs. Harry Banks, of Baltimore,
and Mrs. Bonnie Lynch, of Hagers-
town, spent last week at the former
sLynch home.
Mrs. Lille Zimmerman has re-
turned to her home after visiting
her brother and his wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Ammon Ernst, of Philadelphia.
Miss Jean Scheller has been elect
ed second vice-president of the Ha-
gerstown League of Women voters,
and Mrs. Sabina Baker was elected
a director for two-year term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Wyand and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Wyand and
sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Max Dagenhart,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Keedy and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Roulette, Mr. and Mrs Paul Hill and
jeanne Waters were Sunday guests
of Mrs. Goldie Wyand.
The Farm Bureau Planning Group
met last night at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Swain.
Mrs. Oils Long is critically ill at
her home.
Antietam Lodge of Masons will
attend Divine Service in the Trinity
Lutheran Church, of Boonsboro, on
Sunday evening. The Masonic choir
will be present to render special mu-
sic. The Rev. Donald Stonesifer,
pastor of the church, will preach.
Mrs. Harry Remsburg, Mrs M. B.
Thomas, Mrs. Clyde Hite, Mrs. Paul
Wyand, Mrs. George Snively, Mrs.
Howard Remsburg and Mrs Harry
Shank, members of the Homemak-
ers' Club, recently attended a tex
tile painting class at the home of
the president, Mrs Lille thinner
man. Mrs. Hubert Mullen, of the
Hallway Club, was the instructor.
The annual county convention of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will be held on Wednesday,
May %, at the Evangelical United
Brethren Church, in Boonsboro. Re-
ports will be given by officers and
directors. Mrs. Charles Wagner,
state president, will give her address
at the afternoon session and Mrs.
Sabina Baker, county president, will
have charge of the meeting.
Mr., and Mrs. Glenn Haynes, Mr..
and Mrs. George Buxton, Misses
Mary and Virginia Snyder, Mrs.
Anne Nicodemus, Mrs. Carl Rowe,
Mrs. Clyde Hite and Mrs. Cleo
Flock, of Olive Branch Chapter, Or
der of the Eastern Star, attended the
reception given for the Worthy
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

our citizens, if executed, and dis
please others; but then it is impos-
sible to please all, especially those
who wish to enjoy it at the expense
of their neighbors.'
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17
by BETTY BARCLAY

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put to work in classic shirt-waist dress
with soft feminine lines. You'll need at least
one in your summer stock always does the
trick when you wonder what they're wearing
Fine Sanforized Pima broadcloth in t,vo-tone
green, two-tone blue, two-tone pink Sizes to
IS, at your favorite price
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

The first trees, as we know them,
with more-or-less solid wood and
needle-like leaves, appeared in the
Permian Age 235 million years ago.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

Mrs M. B. Thomas attended the
May festival at Wilson College,
Chambersburg, Pa, where her
granddaughter, Miss Jane Thomas,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Thomas, of Baltimore, was crowned
queen. Miss Thomas will graduate
from the college in June.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

Mrs. Harry Banks, of Baltimore,
and Mrs. Bonnie Lynch, of Hagers-
town, spent last week at the former
Lynch home.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

Miss Jean Scheller has been elect
ed second vice-president of the Ha-
gerstown League of Women voters,
and Mrs. Sabina Baker was elected
a director for a two-year term.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

At special meeting of the indie
pendent Fire Company, Harvey b.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

Mrs. Lille Zimmerman has re-
turned to her home after visiting
her brother and his wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ammon Ernst, of Philadelphia.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

Personal mention in 1884 was al
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

Notwithstanding the painfully low
price of wheat, many farmers were
selling their crops.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

Antietam Lodge of Masons will
attend Divine Service in the Trinity
Lutheran Church, of Boonsboro, on
Sunday evening. The Masonic choir
will be present to render special mu-
sic. The Rev. Donald Stonesifer,
pastor of the church, will preach.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

MI. C1lu WITS. GIeIlu haynes, N1r.
and Mrs. George Buxton, Misses
Mary and Virginia Snyder, Mrs.
Anne Nicodemus, Mrs Carl Rowe,
Mrs. Clyde Hite and Mrs. Cleo
Flock, of Olive Branch Chapter, Or
der of the Eastern Star, attended the
reception given for the Worthy
Grand Matron, Ruth Yinger, at
Frederick, on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Line and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Shifer
have moved into the home of Mrs.
Martha Line.
Nome Scwaegle has purchased
the property of the late Howard C.
Lynch and will take possession
shortly.
The annual school program will
be presented at the schoolhouse on
Tuesday evening, May %.
Mrs. Edna Settle, of Rixeyville,
Va, spent the week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Rohrer.
Mrs. Cora Stockslager and Miss
Mildred Green were recent callers
of Mrs. L. T. Baxter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Greason, of
Elk Ridge, Md, were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rowe.
Mrs. Rene BURNER taught school
several days last week in Rohrers-
vile.
E. B. Knadler is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Thomas and
daughter, have returned from a trip
to Michigan.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-17

The Farm Bureau Planning Group
met last night at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Swain.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-02
FIND MOOSE WITH TWO LEGS BROKEN

An injured moose which had apparently been struck by a hit and run driver was discovered by Ray Gather while on his school bus run Thursday. MT. Gather found the moose lying in the road with two broken legs as he was making his way on one of the side roads. After reporting his find to the Fish and Wildlife Service he was authorized to shoot the an- imal. While dressing it he found a 30-06 120-grain bullet imbedded in the moose. Apparently the an- imal had been hit with the bullet during the past hunting season.
 The moose meat was given by the Fish and Wildlife Service to the children's home which MT. Gather operates, he said.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-02
EKLUTNA PROJECT-
 (Continued f1om Page II

camp, Eklutna project, will be re- ceived at Palmer until 10 am. on March 20, it has been announced by Howard P. Andresen, supply officer. The bids will be publicly opened at that time MT. Andre sen said. The work is situated approximately Is miles south of Palmer.
 Copies of the standard forms and the specifications may be ob- tained from the following offices of the Bureau of Reclamation: L. N. Mcclellan, Chief Engineer, Building IA, Denver Federal Center, and Byron c. Felkner, Construction Engineer, Eklutna Project Office, Box 165, Palmer, Alaska. No charge for copies of the specifications and drawings furnished for bidding purposes.