Show p p o D Bi Billion W k V lion V A to Be Spent on Construction in U. U S S. J APPEAL lN S BOOST BOOSTS S t j Of v Utilities and I J Industries Plan Expansion WASHINGTON Jan 20 AP AP- AP expenditure of more than 10 10 O for public and ard private l work throughout tho the thoon lion fon on Is expected during luring tho coma com com- a year year b by Secretary Lamont Lament Responding to President Hoovers Hoover's for stabilizing business id d d stimulating construction tho merco department hA hay ban been and coordinating data on r building In all parts of or no 10 o countr country reports Indicate more morean an nn n will bo spent pent In building building- and maintenance id rid In public utility construction t i outlay that thal would establish a n. iw V peacetime record Expend Expend- lies lits res for commercial and Industrial aro are expected to exceed d on the tho baste basis of or last gars ora r building Complete returns have been ro- ro roved Ived ved from six twenty states rind returns and estimates ts t's from if litho the tho others Indicating an expend expend- ire for tor public works including oso of oC the tho federal 1 government o f of proximately ILL IMPROVE PLANTS It t t. is f estimated that public s 's s railroads and telegraph raph com- com will spend for their plants and equip equip- ent nt and that electric gas and r reet et railway companies s 's will spend proximately for Cor the of oC existing plants and It Is estimated that class A rail rall- ads d will Initiate construction rk irk costing 10 tho the Telephone and Telegraph and t t. t t telephone and telegraph com com- nies short lino line r railroads and md lely tely tel owned waterworks f |