REPORTS OF THE PANEL CHAIRMEN 659 



8. Long-range planning for economic growth and development of 

 the Nation in general and specific areas in particular must enter into 

 the subjects which the panel has discussed. The increase in popu- 

 lation and the nature of our complex national goals and purposes 

 require electric utility systems and all others concerned to address 

 themselves to what we must be prepared to do one, two, or more 

 generations beyond. The panel recommends that the electrical in- 

 dustry include aesthetic considerations in its long-range planning for 

 the preservation of natural beauty. 



Finally, the panel wishes to bring before the conference the sig- 

 nificance of energy and power to our Nation. As a people, we 

 produce and utilize tremendous amounts of energy in one form or 

 another. One manifestation of this is electric energy, an upgraded 

 form of energy. Electric power exists in this country to a remark- 

 able degree and contributes greatly to our national strength. The 

 transmission lines interconnecting sources of production and areas of 

 utilization are channels of energy movement and sinews of might. 

 These are a part of our Nation's capacity to achieve higher standards 

 of living for more and more people. They merit our most thought- 

 ful understanding and action. 



Automobile Junkyards 



The Chairman, Mr. HAAR. Our panel on the automobile junk- 

 yard was composed predominantly, as it should have been, of indus- 

 try representatives. There were naturally differences of opinion 

 among the panel members. At times the scenario read like, "Who 

 Killed Cock Robin. . . . Not I, said the Sparrow." 



However, as a result of the discussions and exchange of views 

 (which is of course the primary purpose of a conference of this type) 

 a remarkable agreement emerged. We agreed on the existence of 

 a problem. 



There are junkyards and abandoned cars in the streets and along 

 the countryside that are making America ugly, not beautiful. We 

 also pointed to the fact that the scrappage of cars is at a record high 

 today, running 5 to 5y 2 million cars a year. This figure is projected 

 to 6J/2 million cars by 1970, adding potentially significant numbers to 

 our inventory of 13 to 15 million. Therefore and this, you will 

 agree, is a more significant agreement the future promises an ac- 



