Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-05 | Page 5 | New Projects' Halt Demanded

NEW PROJECTS' PROJECTS HALT DEMANDED WASHINGTON Jan 5 l R- R Pre President ident Roosevelt called caled today for fora a temporary halt of new reclamation reclamation reclamation tion developments in the he west but recommended congress provide 36 for expenditure during the 1939 fiscal year on projects already under way It I seems obvious to me and I hope it will wi be to the congress he said in his annual budget message that no further projects should be authorized until projects now under construction have reached a substantial substantial substantial sub sub- stage of completion Works already started he said will wi call cal for or future appropriations of nearly The recommendation of for 1939 compared with 1938 appropriations totaling and was in line lne with what western western- western ex- ex pe petted ted the executive to recommend Embodied also in the presidents president's estimates was a request for re- re appropriation of project balances remaining unexpended next June 30 80 No indication v ts S given what this would total