Show U UI U. S SI 8 ROAD FUND FUNDS S CUT IS FEARED Warning th that t Utah may be tie dc- of federal aid funds for highway highway high high- way work in 1937 1931 unless immediate protest is made was wa received by Gus P Backman exec executive Uve secretary secretary secre secre- tary of the chamber chamber- of commerce Thursday from H IL T. T Cheney secret secretary secretary secre secre- t tary ry of the tho Sheridan v Wyo o. o chambe cham cham- be her ber Mr Cheney pointed out S that PresIdent PresIdent President Pres Pres- ident Roos Roosevelt velt has indicated that appropriations requested request request- sted st- st ed for tho the fiscal year 1936 will be sufficient to meet commitments during 1937 1931 also aIso which means means that western states may not receive regular regular regular reg reg- ular federal 1 aid in 1937 The attitude indicates that ma many y eastern t r states have not noi been acc with the federal I program but western states I have obligated funds as s rapidly as as possible Mr Cheney wrote He reque requested ted the chamber protest to Utah's congressional del delegation g tion and the state road rond commission against again canceling 1931 1937 appropriations C. C B Bi Hawley chairman hairn an of ot the chamber will lay lily th the q question b before fore the thc state road commission lon Mr Backman said Mr explained ined that under the Hayd e ight bill the president was wasa authorized to allocate for f r the fiscal years year 1936 and and 1931 A A. A hundred forty million dollars has already aheady b been en allocated and another OO w was wasT s' s requested request request- ed edl in the presidents president's budget message message mes mes- sage m making applicable to 1936 The president has recommended mended however authorization to can cancel l the that would b be spent in 1937 1931 and make it applicable applicable ap ap- ap- ap bl in 1938 Mr Chene Cheney expressed the fear that if regular appropriations are cinc canceled led it will be much harder to obtain the increase being sought by western interests for improvement of public land and national forest highways |