| Show Amount Utah May Seek From Relief i I 1 Fund Questioned State City and County Officials Officials GUi GUi- dais Await Terms of Federal Bill How much of the governments government's relief fund will be sought for Utah remained a matter of conjecture conjecture conjecture con con- jecture Tuesday as state city and county officials awaited terms of the relief relie bill an and rules and regulations o of the Reconstruction Finance corporation corporation corporation corpo corpo- ration which is handling the loans Projects to cost nearly have been proposed for Ut Utah h exclusive ex exclusive ex- ex x- x elusive of highway construction which could be effected with the aid of funds funds' made available through the relief bill but officials admitted Itis it itis itis is doubtful that this much will be diverted into Utah channels Because of oC the fact the money willbe willbe will willbe be distributed on a need basis rather rother rath roth er than on a basis of population as originally proposed and because of President Hoovers Hoover's announcement that the funds should be sought only as a last Jast extremity state officials were confronted with no little problem problem lem In determining how best to take advantage of the relief relict legislation MAY MAT NEED LEGISLATION Following a conference Monday with Governor Ge n-ge n H. H Dern Henry Henry Henry Hen Hen- ry H. H Blood chairman of the state highway commission May Mayor r Louis Marcus and B. B F. F Quinn chairman of the board o of county commissioners it developed also that a special session session ses sos sion of ot the legislature may be necessary necessary necessary sary to authorize the state to borrow the money even after allotments have been made R. R A. A Hart acting for Gus P. P Backman Backman Back Back- man secretary of the city and county relief relict committee wired Senator Reed Smoot for an interpretation of the bill with regard to Utah and for copies o of the measure Assurance that Utah will receive every possible recognition in obtaining obtaining obtaining obtain obtain- ing a portion of ot the relief funds was given in a telegram received by Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Dern from Senator William H. H King The telegram said It will be several days before the Reconstruction Finance corporation formulates rules and regulations governing governing gov gov- applications for relief or loans under ander the relief bilL bilI I have conferred con can erred with the board respecting Utah's needs and stated that applications applications would be made for relief andor and for or loans for public works irrigation highways and other self-liquidating self projects As soon as rules and regulations are ire promulgated 1 I shall send copies to o you ou and nd othe others sas as well as the necessary sary ary forms of application to be made to 0 the Finance corporation In the meantime I suggest that the necessary necessary sary ary facts and data be assembled so that hat the same can be presented to the board oard following the application I Ishall Ishall shall hall remain in Washington for several several sev sev- eral ral weeks and shall be glad to present present pre pre- sent to the board whatever applications applications ions and data may be sent me and urge irge prompt and favorable tion ion ASKS FOR MEETING I 1 have conferred with some senators senators sena sena- tors ors from public land states respecting respect respect- ing ng allocation of funds 1 for r irrigation projects and I have asked for fora meeting meeting meet meet- ing ng with the board when it is ready Lo to 0 hear those senators and myself Unfortunately many western senators are Lre not in Washington but those who will remain will I believe gladly Join In a the proposal State officials also pointed out that B e. number of the cont contemplated projects may be eliminated because of ofa a pr provision pro vision ision in the bill requiring that projects to be accepted as self liquidating must not be financed out of taxation Another question is whether the state tate will be able to utilize its share Df of f the funds set up for tor emergency highway construction Utah's share af of f the fund provided for federal aid highway construction would be approximately which under the terms o of the bill is S to be used by the state in matching he the regular federal aid allotments and can an be used only on new projects However Utah has matched and already alread contracted her federal aid money noney for the year except about On the regular matching ratio atlo the state could make use of f about bout of the in m matching notching this However it itS itis itis is S hoped that the government will do doas do to as it it has done in the past with emergency advances and change the ratio atlo to 50 The Th bill also provides that the tho money noney can be used only on projects for ox- ox which a minimum wage for skilled and unskilled labor is predetermined Continued on Pate Page fourteen STATE RELIEF Continued From Sieves and nd there is a serious question dais admit that Utah's laws will 1 mit fixing wages on this type of If they do not a special session he the legislature may be necessary neceY permit the tho states state's participator particIPatIon highway funds and this question f been cen referred to the attorney gene gen Further Further- delay loomed for ob opi ng any relief money that may diverted to Utah channels after torney orney General George P. P Parker issued an opinion that at day Isi Isia must elapse after the governor a call for a special session convenes |
