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Excerpt from Tongass National Forest, Vol. 2: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks, and Forests of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, First Session The Southeast Conference is a non-profit Corporation comprised of local elected officials. Business leaders and community members representing Southeast Alaska dedicated to improving the well being of Alaskans through the prudent expansion of the Alaskan economy. The Conference was formed in 1963 to spearhead efforts to establish a transportation infrastructure in the land locked panhandle of Southeast upon which to build Viable local and regional economies. The Conference was successful in that endeavor: working with the State and Federal governments the Southeast Conference built an ominous sailing bridge from Seattle throughout Southeast. The Alaska Marine Highway System. It is a billion dollar example of what the people of Southeast can do when they work together to overcome an obstacle or challenge. That system is only one of may varied accomplishments of the Southeast Conference efforts ranging from the Ketchikan shipyard to the continued development and expansion of the University of Alaska Southeast. The successes can all be attributed to the people of Southeast striving together for a common purpose. While maintaining mutual respect for community differences. Quality of life. And the importance of cultural heritage. The Southeast Conference knows that the well being of the region is dependent on the well being of the individual communities. The mission of the Southeast Conference is to build and maintain a stable. Diversified economy that provides for an improved standard of living. Quality employment and business development opportunities for the people of Southeast Alaska through prudent use of our resources. Use of these resources should reflect respect of the culture and the individual community perspective of quality of life by taking strong deliberate actions to affect business and government decisions and markets: while encouraging a family centered society. A clean environment and maximum realization of our mental. Physical. Emotional and spiritual well being. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.