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Show BLOOD MAKES PROGRESS ON DEER CREEK jovernor Plans To Remain In Washington Until Project Okehed Progress on the approval of e Deer Crtr-k $10,500,000 ciamation, while not par-nihuiy par-nihuiy encouraging1 to Governor Gove-rnor Blood and the other embers of the Utah delegare delega-re in Washington, is not al -get her discouraging, either, wording to reports received from :t capital. Tuesday. I am convinced." said the gov-uor, gov-uor, "that money is not easily i.-ied out of the publje works fund. ; is a slow, tedious job, but we ,:e making headway." hulks To Come We are gradually bringing our jh public works program into -.t. and I feel certain we will .:.jn begin to see results. I shall iy with this program until we :: action." The governor, by the way, is eased with the hearty cooper-ion cooper-ion he has had from Senator :.ng and Representatives J. W. ibinson of Provo, and Abe W. jrdock of Beaver. 'We have been working harmon-jsly harmon-jsly to a common end; meeting y and night, and exerting united ::1uence for the entire Utah pro- ;sm." said the governor. There has been no report as yet the state's $1,500,000 building :.ogram from1 any of the depart- :rnts of the public works admin-ration. admin-ration. The program includes v residences for the superin-.dents superin-.dents of the Utah State hos-3l hos-3l at Provo and the state train- I ; school at American Fork, tocher to-cher with other items. sely Scrutinized It appears that the Deer Creek oject is getting some very close rutiny from the public works rsonnel. As fast as one objec-n objec-n is overcome by Governor d, another one is raised. The question has been asked as the attitude of the Denver and 0 Grande Western, railroad in ard to the moving of their ;cks, which will be submerged .ien the reservois is filled. It has -en learned that President Pye- 1 of the D. & R. G. will be in ishington later in the week and rangements will be made to have u confer with Commissioner lead, Governor Blood and W. R. illace to discuss this question. It has been commonly under-ood under-ood that the railroad company .ill handle the cost of relocating track in its own way. tate To Pay Fart In regard to the cost of rerout-the rerout-the state highway around the Governor Blood seems to ive settled on a proposition that e state road commission will of-r of-r to pay whatever amount the Ue would be "called upon to :nd if it was to improve the "went road within the area of 'e reservoir site to conform to "leral aid standards. During the sit few years, this section of the 'He highway through Provo can- n has been, left unimproved. The governor was in conversa- "n over the telephone. Tuesday, ''th Preston G. Peterson of the 'ite road commission, who is in Milwaukee, about the matter. It 'ill cost $500,000 to relocate the 'ahway around the dam and the Pernor feels that the state can- "t assume the entire cost of conduction con-duction because it would disrupt -e state road program. One reason for the delay of the Creek project is because of 'J comparatively high cost, more "i $10,000,000. Some of the small-'r small-'r projects, the Pine View, Moon and others, have been ap- 'oved. Actual work on the Hyrum clam being held back awaiting the ar-al ar-al of the signed contract from ah. |