26 OCEANOGRAPHY IN THE UNITED STATES 



Mr. Miller (presiding) . Do you romember the names of the com- 

 panies that operate them? 



Mr. Laro. No, sir. I would have to provide that information. 



(See Commerce, February 12, 1960, letter above.) 



Mr. Drewry. This is purely on a cooperative basis bj'' the com- 

 panies. You ask them and thej' say, "We would be glad to, if you put 

 the instrument aboard." 



Mr. Reichelderfer. That is right. I think we pay for the cabin 

 spaces for the observers. We do not pay for the facilities in any other 

 way. 



Mr. Drewry. I have just one more question. 



The Coast Guard issues notices to mariners periodically. I wonder 

 whether the forecasting for preferred weather routing should be a 

 function of the Weather Bureau rather than left to private enterprise 

 as has been done in several instances? 



Mr. Reichelderfer. Well, we certainly do not want to interfere 

 in any way with the development of the private practice of meteor- 

 ology. We have tried to encourage the growth of this profession for 

 many years. We do see tlie time in the not very distant future when 

 this will become so much a matter of public concern that it will have 

 to be provided as a Government service and we would liope then that 

 the refinement, the individual tailoring of information to the particular 

 ship might still be the function of the private meteorologist. 



Mr. Drewry. Speaking of that latter point about encouraging the 

 private interests, does the Weather Bureau contract with other 

 or agencies outside institutions for weather research? 



Mr. Reichelderfer. Yes. We have at the present time a total 

 which would probablv run several hundred thousand dollars. 



Mr. Thompson. About $200,000. 



Mr. Reichelderfer. We have about $200,000 in contracts other 

 than with universities and other research institutes. Our total re- 

 search contract program is about $400,000. 



Mr. Drewry. That is for all phases of your research program? 



Mr. Reichelderfer. Yes. 



Mr. Drewry. That is all I have. 



Mr. Miller. Mr. Bauer? 



Mr. Bauer. I have nothing, sir. 



Mr. Miller. Thank you very much. Doctor. We enjoyed this 

 presentation. We congratulate you upon a well thought out state- 

 ment. You have given us a lot of basic data to mill over. You have 

 helped us out very much. 



Mr. Reichelderfer. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Miller. Colonel Sprague, of the Beach Erosion Control 

 Board. 



Do you have a statement. Colonel, or do you just want to show 

 slides? 



