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PURSUANT TO SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 83 70TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION
ON
EFFORTS BY ASSOCIATIONS AND AGENCIES OF ELECTRIC AND GAS UTILITIES TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION
1934
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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Letter of transmittal_ Senate resolutions__ Explanatory note..
CONTENTS
PART I
PURPOSE, MEANS, AND AGENCIES
General statement and scope of the investigation___.
Propaganda phase of the investigation...
Issues involved in utility publicity.
General plan of report---
General nature of evidence on which report is based...
Size and importance of utility industry..
Interstate movement of electricity and gas
Objective and means.
General statement..
Principal means for attainment of objective.
Contact with the press----
Relations with educators and educational institutions..
Customer ownership or customer investment.
Utility employees..
Defense of holding companies_
Publicity activities...
Admission of opposition to Government ownership-
Legislative and political implications_
Results achieved..
Utility attitude in regard to public relations activities.
Utility organizations engaged in publicity-
Scope and character of activities.
Public relations departments_
Utility associations.
Careful planning of publicity activities..
The National Electric Light Association.
Size and importance..
Purpose of formation.
Success in achievement of objective_
Size and growth of industry –
Method of organization..
Classes and privileges of membership-
Collection and disbursement of money-
Public policy committee..
Public relations section_.
Purposes assigned to organization of public relations section_
Importance assigned to public relations-
Organization and status of State committees.
Scope of activities of public relations nature_
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Scope of activities indicated by number and character of related or- ganizations__ _ _
The American Gas Association_.
Organization and growth.
Identity of membership in the American Gas Association and National
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Purpose of organization....
Activity of association__
The Joint Committee of National Utility Associations-
Opposition to municipal and/or Government ownership.
Revival of the Joint Committee_.
Collection and expenditure of money.
Community of interest with utility associations_
Opposition to Government ownership as reason for revival.
The voiceless owners-
Utility affiliation of members of the committee_ .
Representative status of committee.
Office set-up and expenses of committee_-
Printing and circulation of material_
State committees on public utility information_
Utility status of committees.
Function of committees__.
Character of publicity issued.
Selection of newspapermen as directors--
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Scope of publicity secured..
Country-wide utility organization.
Inception of committees
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Activity of National Electric Light Association in organizing State committees._
Identity of membership, political activity, and use of association
material__
Activities of sections..
Responsibility of National associations for State committee activities.
Activity of utility executives in State committee work..
Political activities of committees__
Committees directing economic thought...
Public relations sections of holding and operating companies.
Size of sections___
Importance assigned to public relations program.
Accomplishment of results through local companies-
Organization by companies of public relations work.
Importance assigned to public relations work in relation to executive
duties__
Report to follow investigation_
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Newspapers financed by power interests.
Relations of Alabama Power Co. interests with Mobile newspapers--
The Hofer methods had the approval of the utilities.
Results achieved by Hofer service..
Utilities Publication Co...
Organization..
Stock owned by utilities_
Main support received from utilities..
Publications..
Policy of the Public Service Magazine_
Municipal ownership surveys financed by utility interests..
Character of material
Public Utilities Reports annotated_
Other publications--
The Darnall Newspaper Service--
Contributions by Alabama Power Co.--
Opposed to Government ownership__
The Industrial Conservation Board, Inc.
Reorganization__
Contributions by power companies.
Proposed activities..
The Dixie Magazine....
Association publicity..
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The S. S. Wyer reports on Ontario hydro and Muscle Shoals.
The Mavor attack on Ontario hydro----
Publicity by the joint committee of national utility associations..