INVESTIGATION OF THE FUR-SEAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA. 



House of Representatives, 

 Committee on Expenditures in the 



Department of Commerce, 



Friday, February 20, 1914. 



The committee met at 10.30 o'clock a. m., Hon. John H. Rother- 

 mel, of Pennsylvania (chairman), presiding. 



Present: Mr. Rothermel, Mr. Stephens, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Walsh, 

 Mr. McGuire, and Mr. Patton. 



TESTIMONY OF MR. GEORGE A. CLARK, SECRETARY OF STAN- 

 FORD UNIVERSITY. 



(The witness was duly sworn by the chairman.) 



The Chairman. What is your full name? 



Mr. Clark. My name is George A. Clark. 



The Chairman. What is your business or occupation? 



Mr. Clark. University secretary at Stanford University. 



The Chairman. How long have you been secretary of that uni- 

 versity ? 



Mr. Clark. About 15 years. 



The Chairman. Who is president of the university? 



Mr. Clark. Dr. John Casper Branner. 



The Chairman. Are you in any way connected now with the 

 Government ? 



Mr. Clark. No; I am not. 



The Chairman. Were you connected with the Fur Seal Commis- 

 sion; if so, when? 



Mr. Clark. I was the secretary of the Bering Sea Fur Seal Com- 

 mission of 1896 and 1897. 



The Chairman. Have you had any other connection with either 

 the Bureau of Fisheries or the Department of Commerce and Labor ? 



Mr. Clark. I was sent to Bering Sea in 1909 to review the work 

 of 1896 and 1897 for the Bureau of Fisheries. 



The Chairman. That was in 1896 and 1897 ? 



Mr. Clark. Well, I went in 1909, I say, for the Bureau of Fisheries 

 to review the conditions of 1896 and 1897 in the light of the con- 

 ditions at that time. 



The Chairman. In what capacity did you go up there ? 



Mr. Clark. As a special assistant. 



The Chairman. Of what ? 



Mr. Clark. Of the Bureau of Fisheries. 



The Chairman. Of the Department of Commerce and Labor? 



Mr. Clark. Yes; that is, my appointment was by the Commis- 

 sioner of Fisheries, approved by the Secretary of Commerce and 

 Labor. 



The Chairman. And you were a special assistant, you say ? 



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