Show Backman Hails For Congress Work L Lauds lauds' States State's s Congressmen for j Helping jf Get Increase in Forest Service Budget Utah's congressional delegation h has s never done a finer liner job in prote protecting ting th the tM states state's inte interests ests' ests than in the present present session session session ses ses- sion of congress Gus P. P Backman executive se secretary of the Salt Lake chamber of commerce reported Thursday on his re ret return return re- re t turn rn from a week five-week business trip to Washington D D. C. C increased increased in in- They have helped secure creased forest service budget appropriations appropriations appropriations ap ap- ap- ap in the senate and have put their weight behind efforts to increase by the appropriations appropriations appropriations for lor small reservoirs in the west vest he said To Consider Bills Mr Backman who said he expected expected ex ex- the house of representatives tives to begin consideration Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- da day afternoon of increased appropriations appropriations appropriations for improvement of forest forest forest for for- est hi highways and trails from to and also of an administrative item raising the he forest administrative appropriation appropriation appropriation from to The small smaIl reservoirs and dams provision in the interior department department depart depart- ment bill bili probably will wili be brought to the house next week he said adding that he expected the bu bureau bureau bureau bu- bu reau of the budget increase from to to be re re- re tamed Utah is line to get its share of that sm n reservoirs and dams money as s soon sn n as it Is avail avail- abe abie because we have made preparations preparations preparations prep prep- he said Predicts Predict Doom of C A A Plan Mr Backman said he was certain certain tain tam the civil aeronautics authority authority authority author author- ity will be kept an independent body through expected action pf the senate in rejecting that portion of President Roosevelt's fourth re reorganization reorganization reorganization re- re I absolutely absolutely absolutely ab organization plan and called dead any further action to transfer the forest service from the department of agriculture to the interior department He said the increase in federal h hi highway 1 g h w way a y appropriations will greatly benefit Utah and other western states Hearings conducted by the irrl- irrl Continued oi on 1 Pace Four 2 T Column Fo Four r Backman Packman Hails Work Continued from irom Page One gation and reclamation subcommittees subcommittees subcommittees of the house on the Colorado Colorado Colo- Colo rado ado river adjustment act are expected expected ex- ex to conclude Thursday or Friday and be considered in executive executive tive ive session Mr Backman said sald re re- re e- e porting that it was through action of Utah's delegation that an extra I million dollars for investigation and development was written into the he bill for the benefit of the upper upper upper up up- per basin states Sugar legislation he said probably probably probably ably will continue to include provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions for unlimited refining as asin asin in n the past Politically Mr Backman said he believed President Roosevelt would be je drafted for the Democratic nomination nomination nom- nom nation and would accept a third term nomination and predicted extensive gains by Republicans in n Pennsylvania and midwestern states but shunned discussion of Utah's political picture |