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Show ROAD APPROPRIATIONS TOPIC OF DISCUSSION Means of aavin- federal mad appropriation appro-priation to states of large area and small population will be considered at a meeting In Salt Lake January ft of highwav officials of thirteen Western and Northwestern states. Invitatlnna have heen aent to representatives of Washington, Oregon. California, Arizona, Arizo-na, Nevada, Idaho. Montana. Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, North la.ko-ta la.ko-ta and South Iiakota to attend the meeting by Ira H. Haowning, state road engineer, who returned yeaierdwy from Chicago, where he attended a meeting meet-ing of state highway off Ida la of the I'nited Statea. T'nder the present law the federal and atate vommpnt divi't appro-prtationa appro-prtationa fr fetleral aid road projects on a 60-84 ceiu haos. It Im difficult tn meet this requirements in Western atatea, some of which have one to ten population to the sun a re mile, notwithstanding notwith-standing long stretches of road to be maintained, built, repaired and irn -proved. Hrnwnlng declares. II is to remedy this aitnation lhat plans will he set In motion at the January meeting meet-ing here. |