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Show 334 PROPOSED CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK IN UTAH whether all of that area is worthy of park preservation, and that's about all. I appreciate your testimony, Walter. Senator MErPCALF. Senator Long? Senator Bennett? Senator BENNETiI' Well, I have not discussed this testimony with Mr. Weid. I just met him yesterday for the first time. I have one question. Are you a lawyer? Mr. WEID. No. Senator BENNETT. Are you a rancher? Mr. WEID. No. I'm a mining engineer. Senator BENNETT. You're a mining engineer. Thank you very much. Senator METCALF. I didn't expect you as a witness to do the legisla tive drafting. Not even the members of this committee, who are lawyers, do legislative drafting in the final analysis. We leave it to experts in this line, but I hope that the language that can cause mis givings would be pointed out, if you wish, or you would suggest some thing that would clarify it. Mr. WEID. Of course, the provision I have harped on here quite a bit is the provision for discretionary power of the Secretary of the Interior as being the thing that left the whole thing open to question. Senator METCALF. Yes, I think you've made that point very well. Thank you, Mr. Weid. The next witness is Mr. C. L. Stewart. Mr. Stewart? Mr. Stewart apparently has stepped out. The next witness will be Mr. Rowley and Mr. Farnsworth, who are representatives of the Five County Organization of Southwestern Utah. Mr. KNELL. Mr. Farnsworth must not have notified you that he was unable to come, and he called me and asked me if I would corne. Senator METCALF. Will you identify yourself for the reported . STATEMENT OF RAY :KN'ELL Mr. KNELL. Ray Knell. I guess you could assume that I am rep resenting the Five Counties Organization, because I was sent here . from that group. Senator METCALF. Do you wish to testify? Mr. KNELL. WeB, yes. l would like to make a statement as long as I'm here. Senator METCALF. Would you come forward and make a statement, then, because we do want to hear from this F'iveCounty Organization. We're glad to have you. Mr. KNELL. Ray Knell. Senator METCALF. And where do you live, Mr. Knell? Mr. KNELr.,. Cedar City, Utah. Senator METCALF. Fine. You do not have a prepared statement? Mr. KNELL. No, I do not have. Senator METCALF. Well, youmay go right ahead. Mr. KNELL. Because I was just called in a hurry. I'm sorry, because I didn't really know I was supposed to testify. Senator METCALF. Well, the committee understands, and we're very pleased to have the benefit of your help. You go right ahead. Mr. KNELL. Due to the fact that there are a lot of controversies in this proposal and all, I did talk to the chairman of our Five County Organization last night before I left. He informed me that we defi. |
