Show ROAD AID ASKED FOR FAR WEST Congress Urged to Grant Annually S for Four Years Washington Washington Wahington Feb 11 11 More ore lIb liberal al financial operation co-operation by the federal government In road building In west west- western era ern rn states where lat large e areas of or public pub pub- lie lic lands are located than In other i i states where the government controls controls'S I S 'S no rio undeveloped territory was advocated advocated ado caled today by Secretary Meredith speaking before highway representatives represent represent- tives from Crom western states states Appropriation tion ton of annually for four suggested ested years ears was va lug It aIt I would be only equitable the new head of ot the tho to department of at n agriculture said al for or the federal government to Increase its its percentage of at operation co-operation cooperton over the present ba basis I am m heartily in favor or of or continuing the tie appropriations appropriations tons for tho the building of ot national forest for- for est cst roads These Theo forests constitute a n great natural resource and their preservation pres pros and development do is a a. nat natiOnal nal responsibility which to be met metIn metIn metin in full ful measure Mr Meredith urged continuation of present federal and state slate operation co-operation co in connecting state roads systems with the the adjoining states and of ot work now going forward under the federal aid road act act As 19 1921 1 Is the last year yer covered by bythe bythe bythe the act he said said it would woul be b highly desirable desirable in my opinion for Congress to make provision as a promptly as a pos- pos Ible for the continuation of oC tho the work under the present system by an a appropriation appropriation of ot at least for each ench of oC the four lour fiscal years cars beginning with wih 1322 |