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Show UTAHNS RAP PLANS TO GUT jOAD FUNDS More protests against President Roosevelt's proposal to slash federal highway appropriations came from the state capitol Friday. "County commissions of all 29 Utah countiea have informed me they formally oppose the move," said Preston G. Peterson, vice president pres-ident of the state road commission. "Major chambers of commerce and civic clubs also oppose the slash." Th proposed reduction would mean a loss of $2,300,000 in road funds In Utah the next two fiacal years. Mr. Peterson said. In Ogden. B. J. Finch, dintrict engineer en-gineer of the U. S. bureau of public roads, said an allocation of about ' S2.200.000. not yet appropriated, had been 'authorised by congress for Utah highway work for the fiscal year ending June 30. 19.18. In event of curtailment, Utah would be left without funds after the end of the fiscal year, Mr. Finch said. |