Show HIGHWAY FUND EFFORTS TOLD V l A bill bl i pw before ore the house of ot representatives at t WashIngton Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington D. D C C. containing a provision for tor federal highway aid money which it wa wu originally planned to cance cancel according to a aletter aletter aletter letter from Congressman J J. J Will vm R Robinson which was wa read at a di directors directors' directors directors' dl di- rectors rectors' meeting Monday night of ot the Provo chamber of commerce Referring to a request from the local chamber that he use his in influence in- in fluence to prevent proposed cancellation can can- of federal highway vay funds Congressman Robinsons RobInson letter said In part partI V I have been working very diU- diU gently on this matter before the appropriation committee on agriculture ture turo and we have finally succeeded in having pla placed ed In the bill the tho full lull amount of ot money that can be used during this fiscal year which is b This will give each state its full tull quota under the original authorization of ot You understand of course that thata a a. number of states Mates have not used any of their allotment due duo to the i fact that they were unable to match this fund lund and therefore it is not necessary to appropriate tho the full lull Th This l bill is before the house at atthe atthe atthe the present time and I think will be passed in the present form There might be some ome attempt to change this particular provision but I think we have havo enough support to defeat any attempt that might be bo made to change It it Should the bUr bill become a as law In Its lu present form Utah would receive as much as before the cancellation of the original amount said laid Clayton Jenkins chamber of commerce Je secretary This would be beso beso beso so he aid eaid because the state aready already already al al- a- a ready has funds to match the federal federal federal fed fed- eral appropriation and according to terms of the bill bUl states tates which are in a position to do this will get their original amounts amount The local chamber of ot commerce highway committee was was approved by the the- board as al follows John O O. Beesley chairman Walter Adams AdamI RUM Ruu George GeorgeS S. S Ballif A A. A O. O moot Smoot and Harold Shriver The committee met Monday afternoon with th the Utah county commission and arranged a meeting Thursday I at 2 z p. p m. m of the tho two groups and the state road commission for tor a general discussion of road conditions conditions condi condl in Provo an and Utah county |