Show P W WA A FUNDS AID JOBLESS JOBLESS Communities Improve Waterworks Waterworks Waterworks Water Water- works Schools Also Helped A potent weapon In tn the assault on depression waged throughout Utah Ulah during 1934 was the widespread use o of P W A funds to put men to work Reemployment of or the jobless moreover moreover more more- over was coupled with planned building build build- ing f for r the future and as asa a result Utah Utah communities have had an opportunity to improve their waterworks systems and nd school facilities new roads have ha been built and the foundation laid for amore adequate irrigation su supply pl Nonfederal projects alone provided more than men with work for periods ranging from a week or so to several months according to R R. A. A Hart Utah P W A engineer Add to this army of workers t the e thousands of 0 men employed on public road work financed by P PV W V A moneys mones the he construction workers and laborers labor labor- I ers who found jobs on the huge reclamation reels reels- mation projects made possible by byI P W V A funds and those employed on smaller federal P W Vt A projects such as those of the department of commerce commerce com com- merce airways divi division ion and the trye true picture of or the value of P W A activity in n unemployment begins to o take form Hours flours of or Work Vork Take even an off month such as October when the summers summer's work is virtually closed and winter activity has las not zint commenced and th the P W VI A payroll included men who were paid Daid for their labor O Of these workers 1427 1421 were wen employed on pubic public pub pub- lie lic ic roads on other federal projects and on nonfederal projects Indications arc the effects of P W A act activity vity in ir turning the business trend back jack along the thc recovery road will be felt elt even more more in 1935 1925 than during 1934 for many projects are just beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning to get under a way Direct work on nonfederal P W A construction during 1934 in Utah was sufficient to provide an hours hour's employment em era- for ever every man woman and child hild in the state state more more than hours Materials Made in Utah Working time of men required to produce the materials used on these projects was at least three times that of f the actual construction work so the non nonfederal federal pro program ram in Utah was responsible for approximately 2000 man hours of labor during the year explained Mr Hart Much o of the materials materials' used were made in Utah too he i reported ported Because Because Because Be cause Utah cement brick and other materials were purchased 84 per cent of the total cost o of buildings erected here by P PV W V A funds was spent in inho inthe inthe the ho state Much o of the thc cast iron pipe laid aid as part of the numerous waterworks waterworks water water- works wod s improvement projects was manufactured d at Ironton in Utah county I Contracts awarded for nonfederal projects in 1934 totaled more than o of which the state stale building program represented Library Built Building Buldin construction valued at approxImately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately and nd waterworks improvements costing near have been en completed and work is progressing p rapidly on the bal balance of oC the he 80 odd l i projects Lar Largest est of the non nonfederal federal jobs nearing nearing nearing near- near ing completion js js' js the new library at the University of or Utah Another An A. other center of activity is the home economics building at the Utah State Slate Agricultural college at Logan In addition to the projects project upon which contracts already have been let work will commence shortly it is expected on other non nonfederal federal projects eeLs for which nearly has been seen allotted Largest in this group is the Ogden waterworks program am upon which work m may lY bein be be- gin gid in in l late te January weather permitting permit- permit ting ling Most of ot the projects in this croup group involve e waterworks enlargement or improvement ement in cities scattered through every section of ot the state slate Grant GIant Assur Assured d Also Salt L Lake ke City has been assured assured as as- a grant of f to aid sid in t fi financing financing fi- fi its proposed water system improvement program am Other pending applications application's for which no rio P W A money has been allotted al al- al as yet et are arc seeking Utah communities and school chool districts dis dis- participating ng in the nonfederal phase of oC P W A are arc profiting by their p pst past st records for keeping their credit rating high for Cor they have been able to finance the loan portion of oi the P PV V W A projects locally in many j in ii 1 stances Where this has occurred the government has consented to amend ing the original loan and grant cation to a direct grant o of 30 per percent percent percent cent of the cost of the project |