and long-term fiber procurement strategy.
For the past thirteen years, Kimberly-Clark has continuously utilized the Warrior-
Tombigee Waterway, Coosa-Alabama River System, as well as the Port of Mobile. In
1983, the first year K-C shifted from truck and rail to river transportation, some 1.06
million tons of forest products were transported with two tug boats and forty barges.
Due to the efficiencies and reliability of the Waterways, K-C will transport in excess of
3.5 million tons of forest products in 1996, 1.2 million of which is destined for export to
International Markets. To sustain marine operations at this level requires over 20 tug
boats, 150 barges and over 250 jobs directly related to operations and maintenance.
For K-C to operate on the Waterway requires operating expenses in excess of $13.2
million. These operating expenses are required to support a $28 million capital
investment in wholly-owned woodyards and joint venture wood processing facilities.
With this investment in the Mobile operations and the dependence on the Waterways,
it is paramount that the river channels, locks & dams, bridges and all other elements
of navigation be adequately maintained, upgraded and funded to meet the existing
and future demands of the waterways.
The proposed appropriation for FY 1997 Operations and Maintenance budget of $16.3
million is the minimum required to fund the planned channel maintenance programs.
An additional $4.65 million is urgently needed to compensate for the last two years
spending cuts which deferred/postponed planned projects. K-C fully supports the
appropriation of these funds. In addition, K-C requests that the subcommittee
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The Honorable John Myers
appropriate adequate funding to support the operation and nnaintenance needs of the
Mobile Harbor.
K-C in its entirety has been through significant changes in the last twelve months with
the completion of the Kimberly-Clark and Scott merger. As a result, K-C has
transitioned into a multi-billion dollar packaged products company strategically focused
on diapers, personal care products, consumer tissue and away-from-home products.
To continue to be the market leader, all facilities and operations throughout the world
must remain competitive, from the procurement of raw materials to the satisfaction of
each and every customer.
The Mobile operations have been and will continue to be leaders in the K-C world. To
help insure a continued leadership position and a viable operation, future stability, and
growth & development in all facets of manufacturing must continually improve. To
remain a sound competitor in a highly competitive industry, it is imperative that the
waterways continue to be adequately maintained and upgraded to meet the
challenges tomorrow brings. The Warrior-Tombigbee and Coosa-Alabama River
waterways are the "Main Artery" that supports the Mobile Mill and its employees.
These waterways and ports will play a significant role in K-C's future business
success.
With these considerations in mind, we ask that you give the requested budgets your
full support.
Thank you for your help, time and consideration in this matter.
Sincerely,
James M. DeCosmo
Manager of Lands, Research and Procurement
Southeast Timberiands
Mr. S. C. Price - Kimberly-Clark, Mobile
Mr. A. D. White - Kimberiy-Clark, Mobile
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Kirby Corporation Inland Chemical Division
1775 St, James Place
HOUSTON. Texas 77056
PC BOX 1537 OFFICE 713-622-5502
HOUSTON TEXAS 77251 FAX 713 964 2280
Febajary20. 1996
The Honorable John Myers, Chainnan
House Subcommittee on Energy & Water Development
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Chairman Myers:
This letter is sent to you on behalf of Kirby Corporation/Dixie Carriers, Inc. We are a
major diversified water carrier that provides service to the public through the
transportation of all types of bulk liquid and dry cargoes. We have 2,000 afloat and
shore based employees. Our area of operations is the inland v^aterway system of
the United States and the Gulf of Mexico. We have operated on the Warrior
Tombigbee system for many years. Dixie is one of the largest users of the
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway since its inception. Our major customers include
the Monsanto plants at Decatur, Alabama, Amoco, and Novacor.
We join with President Sheldon Morgan of the Warrior-Tombigbee Development
Association in urging your support of the U. S. Corps of Engineer's budget. We feel
the additional funds are necessary to keep the system reliable and efficient.
I am aware that you face many hard decisions in seeking to balance the budget.
Please remember that in 1988 this country experienced one of the worst droughts in
history. The Mississippi River reached its lowest level in recorded history. Barging
came to a virtual standstill on that waterway. During that critical time, Dixie Carriers
was able to shift its tows that normally operate down the Mississippi River to the
Wan-ior-Tombigbee system; thus preventing many of our mid-west customers from
running out of product and closing down their plants. In the course of that one
summer alone, it was cateulated the economical savings paid for the entire Warrior-
Tombigbee project. This country can not afford for this important waterway to
deteriorate.
a Kiwbif company
February 20, 1996 Page Two
The Honorable John Myers, Chairman
House Subcommittee on Energy & Water Development
We appreciate your consideration of these budget requests that are of such vital
importance to our company and industry.
Very tally yours
^c O.
Ronald C. Dansby
President, Inland Chemical Division
CC: Dennis Kirkonis
Sheldon Morgan
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Q Midland
Midland Enterprises Inc.
300 Pike Street
Cincinnati, Otiio 45202
(513)721-4000
(800) 950-2080 FAX
Peter E. Hubbard
Sentor Vice President
Sales and Marketing
February 7, 1996
The Honorable John Myers, Chairman
House Subcommittee on Appropriations
for Energy and Water Development
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Congressman Myers:
I am writing to express my support for the continued maintenance and improvement of the
Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway System.
Midland Enterprises Inc. is one of the nation's largest barge lines and is a major user of the
Warrior-Tombigbee System. Last year we transported approximately 2,000,000 tons of commodities
on this waterway, which is significant to the economies of the states in that region, from the points of
view of both producers and consumers. Barging is a very low cost method of transportation, which
translates into savings for the consumer, such as lower rates for electricity.
Another important aspect of the Warrior-Tombigbee System is that it provides the only
alternative to the Mississippi River to move product to the Gulf Coast. This was extremely important
during the drought year of 1988, when the lower portion of the Ohio River was closed for an extended
period and the lower Mississippi River was severely restricted for approximately five months. The
availability of the Warrior-Tombigbee System allowed us to continue to serve utility and industrial
customers and kept those customers from having to shut down operations because they could not
receive raw material.
Midland Enterprises Inc. fully supports and recommends appropriation of $16.3 million for
operation and maintenance of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee System for FY96. Furthermore, we
recommend additional funding to permit the Corps of Engineers to proceed with some of the projects
that have been deferred over the past two years, which total $4,650,000. All of these funds are
necessary to assure that the Warrior-Tombigbee System remains an important part of the Inland
Waterway System.
Sincerely
PEH/clw
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^IDSTREAM [pUEL ^ERVICE, INC.
TERMINAL MAIN OFFICE
MOBILE HARBOR POST OFFICE BOX 2826
TELEPHONE (334) 433-4972 MOBILE, ALABAMA 36652
MONITORING VHF CHANNEL 16 TELEPHONE (334) 433^972
FAX (334) 432-8350
February 13, 1996
Hon. John Myers, Chairman
House Subcommittee on Appropriations
for Energy & Water Development
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Congressman Myers:
Midstream Fuel Service, Inc. enthusiastically supports the testimony to be
presented to your committee on February 27, 1996 by Sheldon L. Morgan,
President of the Warrior-Tombigbee Development Association, and Charles A.
Haun, Chairman of the Warrior-Tombigbee Development Association. The
testimony presented by these gentlemen represents the opinions and needs of
those who depend on the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway.
Midstream Fuel Service, Inc. is uniquely positioned to observe this
waterway's many benefits. As a result of operating petroleum terminals,
transporting petroleum products by tank barge, supplying petroleum products to
the inland and international marine trade, operating support facilities for the
petroleum exploration and production industry, and supply petroleum products
to commercial, industrial and retail markets. Midstream is in constant contact
with those whose lives and livelihood depend on, and are enhanced by, this
waterway. The operation and maintenance funds appropriated by your
committee are critical to the continued efficient operation of this vital waterway
which serves so many recreational, commercial and industrial users.
This $16.3 million appropriation request for fiscal year 1997 is less than
the fiscal year 1996 request. This reduction is due, not to a reduced operation
and maintenance requirement, but as an acknowledgment of the budgetary
pressures on this committee. Please give careful consideration also to the
request for additional funds to complete projects deferred over the past two
years.
•i WATERWAYS OPERATORS, INC.
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February 13, 1996
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The importance of the Mobile Harbor Operation and Maintenance budget
cannot be overemphasized. This harbor serves the State of Alabama, the U. S.
Gulf Coast, and shipping throughout the world. We, therefore, support
adequate appropriation of operation and maintenance funds to keep the Mobile
harbor operable.
This opportunity to present the needs of the Warrior-Tombigbee
Waterway system and the Mobile harbor is very much appreciated. Thank you
for the past and future support by this committee of our nation's waterways.
Very truly yours.
R. A. Guthans
Guthans
RAG/b President
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
February 7, 1996
conomic Development Department
The Honorable John Myers, Chairman
House Subcommittee on Appropriations
for Energy & Water Development
U.S. House of Representatives
3272 Raybum Street
House Office Building
Washington. D.C. 20515-1407
Dear Congressman Myers:
This statement is presented on behalf of the 2,400 business members of the Mobile Area
Chamber of Commerce in support of the FY 1997 operations and maintenance budget request
for new funding for the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway.
Our support for the request of the Warrior-Tombigbee waterway is predicated on the fact that the
cargo moving on the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway supports the Port of Mobile and many area
business. One example is the recent selection of MobUe for aSlOO million iron ore processing
plant with 75 new jobs. Only through our efficient transportation system and reliable waterways
can these benefits to local businesses continue to be realized. The $16,300,000 request has been
carefully reviewed and is a minimum figure to meet anticipated expenses and problems. We
additionally support adequate funding for operations and maintenance of the Mobile Harbor.
Sincerely yours.
Dean Kelly ^\J
Vice Chairman, Maritime Affairs
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
(Atlantic Marine)
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pc: The Honorable H.L. "Sonny" Callahan Mobile
Post Office Box 2187 • Mobile, Alabama 36652-2187 • 334/433-6951 • FAX 334/431-8608
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Monsanto
The Chemical Group
P,0 Box 2204
Decatur, Alabama 35609-2204
Phone (205)552 2011
February 22,1996
The Honorable John Myers, Chairman
House Subcommittee on Appropriations
For Energy & Water Development
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Honorable John Myers:
Please accept this letter as Monsanto 's support for Corp of Engineers
1997 appropriations request for operations, maintenance and projects
for the Warrior Tombigbee Waterway system.
The Monsanto Company operates a manufacturing facility at Decatur,
Alabama where it produces Acrylic fiber. Nylon Intermediates and Chem
Coke products, of which some of the uses are clothing, blankets, yarn,
upholstery and carpets. Monsanto ships annually in excess of 190
million pounds of chemicals via barge routed on the Tennessee
Tombigbee and Warrior Tombigbee Waterway systems to Monsanto 's
Pensacola, Florida plant. Export Coke sales are trucked to
Birmingport and barged via the Warrior Tombigee Waterway system to
Mobile, where it is transloaded on a ship and moved to various foreign
ports. Monsanto also receives inbound raw material chemicals from the
Alvin, Texas area in excess of 750 million pounds annually. Normally
this material is shipped by barge, which is routed via the
Intercoastal Waterway, and Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Rivers to
Decatur, Alabama. The Warrior Tombigbee waterway system with its
access to Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway system is the alternate route
and has been used extensively for inbound material movement over the
past several years.
Water transportation is economically favorable and accommodates the
logistics for volume movements for Monsanto. Plans are in place to
increase waterway usage as Plant production volumes increase.
Your efforts on behalf of the Warrior Tombigbee Waterway System are
greatly appreciated by Monsanto.
Sincerel
Dovell Haley ' '
Supervisor, Shipping and Traffic
i1 Monsanto Company
PHONE (504)469-0731
CABLE NAVAGENT
NEW ORLEANS
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Agencies Inc.
February 6, 1996
The Honorable John Myers, Chairman
House Subcommittee on Appropriations
for Energy & Water Development
U.S. House of Representatives
2362 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
RE: The Warrior-Tombigbee
FY/97 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Budget
Dear Representative Myers:
We request that you support the U.. S. Jirmy Corps of Engineers'
Operations and Maintenance Eudget of $20,650,000. for the Warrior-
Tombigbee Rivers.
Our vessels and our principal's vessels carry 2.9 million tons
of iron ore and 1.8 million tons of furnace coke per year with the
majority bound for industries in the State of Alabama. The Port's
ability to maintain its present draft has enabled us to remain
competitive on the world market. The continued dredging of the
Warrior-Tombigbee allows this cargo to go through the waterway
system of the Tombigbee. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has done
an outstanding job maintaining this system.
A large portion of this cargo is for steel operating in the
Birmingham, Alabama area. These import law materials enable the
steel mills to supply steel for variojs supplies to this nation.
Some of these cargo products from the stsel mills are re-exported
through the Port of Mobile, which helps to reduce our trade
imbalance. The efficiency and reliability of waterways commerce is
essential for us to provide the raw materials necessary for our
principals to meet the demands of the various markets within the
State of Alabama and the United States.
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We have been in operation since 1957 utilizing the Port of
Mobile, the Warrior-Tombigbee and the Black River systems, and we
realize the importance of tight budget control, yet the benefits on
industry, commerce and trade as well as job return must be
recognized. Therefore, we solicit your support and we join in the
collective efforts of all those affiliated companies who realize
the importance of maintaining this waterway system so that we may
continue to bring in the necessary raw materials for our
manufacturing industries within the State of Alabama. For these
reasons, we request you to support the $20,650,000 for the
Operations and Maintenance programs for FY/97.
Yours very truly,
NAVIOS SHIP AGENCIES, INC.
'll'(
George E. Duffy
President
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Parker Towing Company, Inc.
February 5, 1996
The Honorable John Myers, Chairman
House Subcommittee on Appropriations For Energy & Water Development
United States House Of Representatives
Washington, DC. 20515
Dear Chairman Myers:
My name is Charles A. Haun and I am Executive Vice President for Parker Towing
Company of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
We are a full service marine transportation company operating a fleet of boats and barges
and several ports on the southern portion of the U. S. Inland Waterv/ays System. We are
involved in the transportation of all types of commodities including coal, stone, wood products,
steel, salt, manufactured products, chemicals, and oil. We have been in operation for over fifty
years.
Parker Towing Company endorses and supports fully the efforts of the
Warrior-Tombigbee Development Association to improve the overall operation of this vital
waterway system. The Warrior-Tombigbee System and the Port of Mobile are of great
importance to our company and the industries we serve. Proper and adequate funding of the
waterway project will ensure that more industries can rely on this energy efficient delivery
system. The regions' employment and economic well-being could be adversely affected to a
great degree should the efficiency of the waterway be degraded.
As a member of the Warrior-Tombigbee Development Association, Parker Towing
Company emphatically supports an appropriation of $16.3 million for the Corps of Engineers
for operation and maintenance of the Warrior-Tombigbee System for fiscal year 1997 and
additional capability funding of $4 6 million for a total of $20,965,000. In addition, we support
the Corps' request for operation and maintenance funds for Mobile Harbor.
Sincerely,
Charles A. Haun
Executive Vice President
P. O. Box 020908 • Tuscaloosa. Alabama 35402-0908 • 205-349-1677 • FAX 205-758-0061
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Ryan-Walsh, Inc.
PorlolMoDila
Alabama Stale Docks
Admin. BIdg., Suite 20B (36602)
Post OltiCB Box 2188 (366S2)
Mobile. Alabama
(334) 439-7759
Fax ( 334) 439-7754
February 21, 1996
The Honorable John Myers, Chairman
House Subcommittee on Appropriations
For Energy & Water Development
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Sir:
SSA/Ryan-Walsh Is a stevedoring company that handles approximately 1.7 million tons of
forestry products and 1.5 million tons of bulk cargo (coal) through the Port of Mobile on an
annual basis. We directly employ forty-five (45) people which generates approximately 1.5
million dollars in salaries and additionally support 300,000 man-hours for four (4) Local ILA
unions.
The Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway is a significant factor in maintaining our base business as
well as for future economic development. We totally support the collective effort to improve
the efficiency and reliability or the Warrior-Tombigbee. The cost efficiency of the waterway
is a vital factor in the transportation inter-structure for the Port of Mobile.
Currently, the coal (1.5 million tons) that we handle through the McDuffie coal facility is
totally dependent on the waterway. Consequently, if the waterway is degraded, it would
cause significant reductions in the efficient handling of that cargo. It is our position the
appropriation of 16.3 million dollars in O & M funds is imperative and deferred projects
(totaling $4,650,000) should be a critical priority in ultimately bringing the waterway's
efficiency to a level that insures future expansion and growth.
An associated issue, which is also one of serious concern to our firm, is the funding to
maintain our harbor. We would submit and strongly stress that adequate & M funds for
Mobile harbor are certainly as crucial to the transportation equation for the Port of Mobile and
our area's economy.
We very respectfully appreciate your consideration of this matter. As always, at your service.
JHD/dy
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February 13, 1996
The Honorable John Myers, Chairman
U.S. House Subcommittee on Appropriations
For Energy & Water Development
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Congressman Myers,
The navigable waterways and associated transportation system in the State of Alabama is
mature, economical, and successful. In the broadest sense, I ask your support for the
appropriate funding for Operation and Maintenance of the Warrior-Tombigbee River system
and of Mobile Harbor, because it is a solid infrastructure investment by any measure.
Our system is a rare and valuable link of the international ocean Port of Mobile with a vast
inland river network through the Warrior-Tombigbee River and the Tennessee-Tombigbee
Waterway. This enormous system has strategic and economic importance at every level of
consideration-national, state, and local.
Saunders Engine Company at Mobile and Tuscaloosa, Alabama is a member of a large number
of firms along the system who are service providers to the vessel and barge operators in
Alabama's international port and on our the river system.
Our company has been part of the maritime community headquartered at Mobile for 37 years.
We have over seventy employees who are primarily engaged in this service and we are only
part of a network of fiielers, repairers, and suppliers who maintain the large fleet of ships,
towboats, barges, and cranes that are utilized in the total system from ocean port to inland
terminals.
We ask for your full support of the Corps of Engineer's budget request for Operations and
Maintenance in FY '97. This request for the Warrior-Tombigbee is expected to be level with
1996 and is in the range of $16.3 million. Also, we ask your support to fund in FY '97
certain specific maintenance projects which are critical to the efficient operation of the
waterway, but which have been deferred in the past two years-these total $4.65 million.
Thank you for your consideration.
Chairman, CEO / Member, Executive Committee Chairman-Elect
Saunders Engine C(/., Inc. Warrior-Tombigbee Association Mobik Area
^aunders Engine Company
Chamber of Commerce
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February 13, 1996
The Honorable John Myers, Chairman
House Subcommittee on Appropriations
for Energy & water Development
U. S. House of Representatives
Washington, D. C. 20515
Dear Congressman Myers:
On behalf of Alabama Power Company, Gulf Power Company, and Mississippi
Power Company, I am writing to express our support for the Warrior-Tombigbee
Development Association and its president in their efforts before your committee.
Because of the importance of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway to local, national,
and international trade, the Southern electric system joins with the Warrior-
Tombigbee Development Association in an effort to improve the efficiency and
reliability of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway.
For the past twenty-nine years, Alabama Power Company, Gulf Power Company,
and Mississippi Power Company have used the Warrior-Tombigbee to transport coal
to their respective electrical generating plants at Demopolis, Alabama; Mobile,
Alabama; Pensacola, Florida; Sneads, Florida and Biloxi, Mississippi. In 1995,
through the use of contracted barge carriers, these companies moved over 4.7 million
tons of coal by way of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway. All of this coal would
have required a longer move down the Mississippi River through New Orleans. The
Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway allows the barges to move down the Warrior-
Tombigbee River to Mobile and other destinations. The significant importance of
this capability to our system is obvious from a transportation flexibility standpomt.
Additionally, the Port of Mobile is the hub of the Central Gulf Coast and the
continued development of its facilities and support services is critical to the economy
of the tri-state area served by the Southern electric system.
Alabama Power Company, Gulf Power Company, and Mississippi Power Company
utilize water transportation because of the economic advantage to our millions of
customers. Any expenditures for maintenance or upgrading which improve the
efficiency and reliability of the waterway will have a positive impact on our