Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-03-13 | Page 13 | Road Men Ask $400,000,000 for Year '35

ROAD MEN ASK FOR YEAR 35 Western Association Seeks Federal Funds for Public Uses A resolution urging congress to appropriate ap ap- for highways forest and federal lands national parks arks and Indian reservations for foric forthe forthe the ic fiscal year 1935 was passed by members of ot the Western Association of f Highways Officials Tuesday at a meeting at the Newhouse hotel The resolution along with several others hers was reported out of the reso rem committee and were to be submitted sub sub- to the western conference con con- ference rence late Tuesday Members of the e committee were T. T S. S OConell OConnell O'Connell OCon nell rell ell of Arizona president of the group roup R. R H. H Baldock Oregon Preson Preston Pres Pres- ton on G. G Peterson Utah J. J B B. True Wyoming D D. D G. G Macy New Mexico and nd S. S G. G Nevada The resolution urges that congress appropriate the money at atthe the earliest earli est st possible moment pointing out that hat such Industries as sand and gravel ravel cement oil and asphalt lumber lum lum- r ber ser and steel will suffer if highway construction is decreased It points out that in the 11 western states ates to March 1 I 1934 employment in n the amount of approximately 15 man-hours man has been made possible pos sible ble by highway construction Also that hat if such an appropriation is made continuous employment will be pro vided men and time part-time employment em em- of Another important resolution Indorses in in- the principles embodied in senate sen sen- ate te bill 2101 which provides for federal federal fedral fed- fed eral ral aid on the usual basis of pation of the federal government with the he states and which proposes to appropriate ap ap- ap annually for forach each ach of the two fiscal years ending June une 30 1935 and and- June 30 1936 The resolution further states that since nee 1916 the federal government and andic the ic states have been in a cooperative relationship and that this relationship should be continued for two reasons First to provide and maintain essential es es- facilities and second because of f the influence of the federal government gov gay in sustaining as extensive employment in this field as is consistent con con- with continuously supportable expenditures It n further urther p points ints out that a canvass of f the western states discloses their financial l ability to meet the states' states share hare as as required ed by the senate rne me meas- meas s- s s. s ure re Resolutions of thanks to Governor Henry enry H. H Blood for tor calling a conference confer confer- ence nee of the western governors at athis this his crucial time and one thanking the ic Utah state road commission also were ere adopted