Mr. REED. I have seen some people around and I certainly suppose they were lobbyists. They seemed to work in the interests of this legislation. You say he is the only registered lobbyist here? Mr. LESTER. The National Tax Equality Association is registered as a lobbyist, we are registered. We don't know exactly what a lobbyist is. Mr. REED. How many are operating and lobbying under this gencral registration over here in the Capitol filed with the Clerk of the House? How many are operating there? Mr. LESTER. We do not have any office in Washington at all, Mr. Reed. Mr. REED. I know you do not, I am talking about individuals. How many do you have around? Who are registered as lobbyists? Mr. LESTER. We have five or six here today. Mr. REED. How many do you usually have? Mr. LESTER. None at all. We don't even have an office in Washington. Mr. REED. You have some of them circulating around registered as lobbyists. Mr. LESTER. Do you know, Mr. Reed, that they are working for us? Or is that just hearsay? Mr. REED. All I know is what they say, that is all I know. If their word is not good, that is not my fault. Mr. LESTER. Do you mean some of them told you they were working for us and were registered lobbyists? Mr. REED. Yes. Mr. LESTER. Who are they? Mr. REED. I am asking you the questions. I will put the information in the record when I see fit. At this point I would like to introduce this document here which is headed "National Tax Equality Association, Inc., 231 South La Salle Street, Chicago 4," dated December 18, 1950, and listing Garner M. Lester, president; Seth Marshall, chairman of the executive committee: Vernon Scott, vice president. It is addressed to Congressman FRANK BUCHANAN, Chairman, House Select Committee on Lobbying Activities, Congress of the United States, Washington, D. C. DEAR SIR: Mr. Scott is out of town, so in conformity with his letter of Decem ber 6 to you, and in compliance with your request, I am enclosing a list showing the total amount received by the National Tax Equality Association from each member making contributions of $500 or more, from January 11, 1947, to datewhich is December 18, 1950. together with the amount, date, and purpose of each such contribution. Then follows tabulations for the years 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1950, with this heading at the top of each year's listing: Contributions listed below were made for the purpose of supporting the research, publicity, and general activities of NTEA. Contributions are not made for special purposes. All funds received are used to support the general activities of the organization. None are earmarked for specific purposes. J I will not ask to have these included in the record, I will not read them to you. (The tabulations referred to follow :) NATIONAL TAX EQUALITY ASSOCIATION, INC., Congressman FRANK BUCHANAN, Chairman, House Select Committee on Lobbying Activities, DEAR SIR: Mr. Scott is out of town, so in conformity with his letter of December 6 to you, and in compliance with your request, I am enclosing a list showing the total amount received by National Tax Equality Association from each member making contributions of $500 or more, from January 1, 1947, to date, together with the amount, date and purpose of each such contribution. Yours truly, ELLEN POWERS, Secretary to Mr. Scott. The contributions listed below were made for the purpose of supporting the research, publicity, and general activities of NTEA. Contributions are not made for special purposes. All funds received are used to support the general activities of the organization. None are earmarked for specific purposes. Name and address Amount Date Moore-Handley Hardware Co., Birmingham 2, Ala. New Orleans Public Service, Inc., 317 Baronne St., Post Office Box 340, New Central Power & Light Co., Corpus Christi, Tex Do. Charles W. Sexton Co., McKnight Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn. Union Electric Co. of Missouri, 315 North 12th Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 500 Do. Stockham Pipe Fittings Co., Post Office Box 2592, Birmingham 2, Ala. Nichols Wire & Aluminum Co., 1725 Rockingham Rd., Davenport, Iowa. 1,250 5,000 Kelly-How-Thompson Co., Duluth, Minn. 1,500 Feb. Feb. 1, 1950 Do. 6, 1950 Petroleum Advisers, Inc., 60 Wall Tower, New York 5, N. Y. 500 Feb. 9, 1950 Duquesne Light Co., 435 6th Ave., Pittsburgh 19, Pa. 500 Feb. 10, 195). Baker & Hamilton, 700-768 7th St., San Francisco 19, Calif. 750 Feb. 14, 1959 Kentucky Utilities Co., Inc., 159 West Main St., Lexington, Ky. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co., St. Paul, Minn.. 500 Feb. 16, 1950 Marsh & McLennan, Minneapolis, Minn.. 1,000 Feb. 17, 1950 Atlantic Refining Co., 260 South Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. 500 Feb. 23, 1950 Washingron Water Power Co., Post Office Box 1445, Spokane 6, Wash. Wisconsin Power & Light Co., 122 West Washington Ave., Madison 1, Wis. 500 Mar. 1, 1950 1,250 Mar. 2,195) Texas Wholesale Hardware Association, Post Office Box 367, Pearsall. Tex Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 245 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.. The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., 4th and Main Sts., Cincinnati 1, Ohio. F. H. Peavey & Co., 312 Chamber of Commerce, Minneapolis, Minn.. Simonds-Chields-Theis Grain Co., 100 Board of Trade Bldg., Kansas City 6, Mo. Tex-O'Kan Flour Mills Co., Post Office Box 448, Dallas, Tex. 2,500 2,500 Apr. 27, 1950 500 June 23, 1950 500 June 27, 1950 June 28, 1950 Do. Utah Power & Light Co., Salt Lake City, Utah.. State Loan & Finance Corp., 402 Ring Bldg., 1200 18th St. NW., Washington 6. July 21, 1950 New Orleans Public Service, Inc., 317 Baronne St., Postoffice Box 340, New 500 Aug. 9,1950 500 Aug. 9, 1950 The Denver Clearing House Association, Denver, Colo. 500 Aug. 14, 1950 Wilcox Lumber Co., Lock Drawer 651, Detroit Lakes, Minn. The Detroit Edison Co., 2000 2d Ave., Detroit 26, Mich.. 500 Aug. 25, 1950 R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co., Wallingford, Conn. 500 Sept. 14, 1950 Stratton-Warren Hardware Co., Inc., Memphis, Tenn. American Cotton Shippers Association, 801 Cotton Exchange Bldg., Memphis 1, Tenn. Allison-Erwin Co., 209 East 5th St., Charlotte, N. C. 500 Baker & Hamilton, 700-768 7th St., San Francisco 19, Calif. 750 Do. Do. 500 Sept. 20, 1950 Humble Oil & Refining Co., Humble Bldg., Houston, Tex. 500 Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Co., Farwell, Kellogg Blvd. and Mackson St., St. Sept. 22, 1950 1,500 Sept. 25, 1950 Gold Seal Co., Bismarck, N. Dak. 500 Sept. 29, 1950 Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Co., Post Office Box 3024, San Francisco 19, 500 Oct. 2, 1950 Montana Power Co., Box 1338, Butte, Mont. 500 Oct. 3, 1950 Stockham Valves & Fittings Co., Post Office Box 2592, Birmingham 2, Ala.. The Tracy-Wells Co., 175 North Front St., Columbus, Ohio. 500 Oct. 12, 1951 Buhl Sons Co., Post Office Box 1378, Detroit 3, Mich. Tex-O'Kan Flour Mills Co., Post Office Box 448, Dallas Tex. 500 Oct. 22, 1950 Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., 4th and Main Sts., Cincinnati 1, Ohio. Alabama Retail Hardware Association, 509 North 19th St., Birmingham 3, Ala.. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp., 15 Washington St., Newark 2, N. J.. Shapleigh Hardware Co., St Louis, Mo. Lumbermens Association of Texas, 615 Second National Bank Bldg., Houston New Orleans Public Service, Inc., 317 Barrone St., New Orleans, La. Belknap Hardware & Manufacturing Co., 111 East Main St., Louisville 2, Ky. St. Louis Cordage Mills, 11th & Lafayette, St. Louis 4, Mo.. Oct. 26, 1950 500 Oct. 27, 1950 500 1,000 Oct. 30, 1950 Nov. 1, 1950 The contributions listed below were made for the purpose of supporting the research, publicity, and general activities of NTEA. Contributions are not made for special purposes. All funds received are used to support the general activi-, ties of the organization. None are earmarked for specific purposes. Name and address Amount Date The Stanley Works, New Britain, Conn. Alabama Power Co., Box 2641, Birmingham, Ala.. Lampert Yards, 1565 Selby Ave., St. Paul, Minn. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co., St. Paul 2, Minn. Fullerton Lumber Co., 918 Roanoke Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn. Montana Retail Lumbermen's Association, McKay Bldg., Missoula, Mont. Carolina Power & Light Co., Box 1551, Raleigh, N. C.. The Chain Institute, Inc., 208 South LaSalle St., Chicago 4, Ill. Arkansas Power & Light Co., Simmons National Bank, Pine Bluff, Ark. 500 Feb. 3, 1949 Rheem Manufacturing Co., 401 Russ Bldg., San Fransisco, Calif. Northwestern-Hanna Fuel Co., 2196 University Ave., St. Paul, Minn. Texas Electric Service Co., Post Office Box 970, Fort Worth 1, Tex. Wisconsin Power & Light Co., 122 West Washington Ave., Madison 1, Wis.. The Colorado Milling & Elevator Co., Equitable Bldg., Denver 2, Colo.. New Orleans Public Service, Inc., 317 Baronne St., Post Office Box 340, New Public Service Co. of Indiana, Inc., 110 North Illinois St., Indianapolis 9, Ind. Smith-Douglass Co., Inc., Norfolk 1, Va.. 2,500 Mar. 24, 1949 Wisconsin Electric Power Co., 231 West Michigan St., Milwaukee 1, Wis. 500 Mar. 30, 1949 Southwestern Public Service Co., Box 1261, Amarillo, Tex.. 500 Do. Internation Minerals & Chemical Corp., 20 North Wacker Dr., Chicago 6, Ill Washington Water Power Co., Post Office Box 1445, Spokane 6, Wash. 500 750 Apr. 4, 1949 500 500 Apr. 5, 1949 500 Apr. 6, 1949 Apr. 11, 1949 Do. The Salt Lake Hardware Co., Post Office Box 510, Salt Lake City 9, Utah. Stratton Grain Co., 700-720 Grain and Stock Exchange, Milwaukee 2, Wis.. California Packing Corp., 101 California St., San Francisco, Calif. Consumers Power Co., 212 Michigan Ave., West Jackson, Mich. Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co., 215 North Front St., Columbus, Coleman Co., Inc., St. Francis and Second St., Wichita 1, Kans. Bostwick-Braun Co., Summitt and Monroe Sts., Toledo, Ohio.. 500 June 7, 1949 500 June 13, 1949 Belknap Hardware & Manufacturing Co., 111 East Main St., Louisville 2, Ky. F. H. Peavey & Co., 312 Chamber of Commerce, Minneapolis, Minn. Kentucky Utilities Co., Inc., 159 West Main St., Lexington, Ky. Roberts Dairy Co., 2901 Cuming St., Omaha, Nebr. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., 4 Irving Pl., New York, N. Y. 500 July 1, 1949 5,000 July 12, 1949 500 July 14, 1949 750 July 15, 1949 500 July 25, 1949 Public Service Co. of Colorado, Post Office Box 840, Denver 1, Colo.. 500 July 26, 1949 500 Do. San Antonio Machine & Supply Co., Drawer No. 660, San Antonio, Tex. Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Co., St. Paul 1, Minn............. 500 Aug. 30, 1949 1,000 Sept. 6, 1949 500 Sept. 8, 1949 500 Sept. 12, 1949 |