 In early September 1963 , a group of Alaska businesspeople , local government leaders , and industry representatives met at McKinley Park Lodge to organize lobbying efforts in favor of the dam . The resulting organization was called the Yukon Corporation for Power for America , later shortened to Yukon Power for America , Inc . The organization began with a $ 100 @,@ 000 budget , which it used to produce " The Rampart Story " , a color brochure distributed in Alaska and Washington , D.C. to promote the dam project . 
