Show H 1 A Report From prom Your Congressman in BY HENRY A. A DIXON U. U S. S nt In Conr Contras Congress from Utah Utah's First D I RIVER HEARINGS Governor Clyde Rep Dawson Dawson Daw Daw- son and I appealed to the House committee for forthe forthe forthe the full 49 40 million for Glen Canyon 10 1016 million millton for Flaming Gorge and In addition 1 million each for the Vernal and Paonia projects Last year the California Congressmen Congressmen Con gressmen questioned the adequacy adequacy adequacy ade ade- of the water supply arousing concern In the Appropriations Appropriations committee Governor Clyde displayed a chart revealing usable water In Lake Mead at million acre feet enough to last the lower basin states for nearly three years even if no water at all ran in from the river Ironically enough he displayed displayed displayed dis dis- dis- dis played a second chart showing that California part of whose Congressmen opposed the Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- Colorado rado project will receive more business from the Construction than any other state WANTED AG GRADUATES Recent returns from the American American American Am Am- Association of Land Grant colleges colleges' Indicate that there will be two jobs for every graduate In agriculture There are jobs for grad grad- Dairy Industry alone needs 1000 with only dairy majors to supply the need Many employers are arc looking for businessmen trained In agriculture agri- agri agriculture agri agri- culture BENSON GAINING Criticism of Secretary Benson Benson Benson Ben Ben- son Is on the wane as farm Income rises and his program bears fruit Opponents are easing their attacks as farmers received 36 per cent more for beef cattle 21 per cent more for hogs 33 per cent more for eggs 50 per cent more for vegetables over last year and anda a gain In farm Income throughout through through- out the remainder of ot 1958 Is indicated Since mid-December mid prices have shot up for the farmer 99 per cent while prices paid by farmers for goods and services services services ser ser- ser ser- vices have only climbed 23 per ner cent Facts like these have caused his critics to wilt in the past few weeks and evidence Indicates indicates indicates indi Indi- cates that his program is steadIly steadily steadily stead stead- ily gaining with farm groups SIGNS OF RETURN The leaders comprising the advisory council of the Commerce Department say the slump is near bottom but no dramatic up pick-up Is expected Housing starts for April seasonally adjusted are 8 per er cent above the they y average rate of March Textile officials see gr Improvement The long sll cloth prices and sales has halted they say Department store sales gaining Chairman House Sears says the outlook is 1 i encouraging Auto replacement par parts car sales are up 13 per New yourself do Item hardware run 10 to 15 per higher than a year ago While the advisory co cc recommended no major malor or eral cral tax tn cut some tax m m. cation for small business a reduction In excise tax autos and railroad lion tion are likely INTRODUCED BILLS This week I introduced 1 bills as follows 11 H. R R. to allow pr grazing land to be used a 11 cu lateral for loans from nat banks H. H R. R to author coal research laboratory t tc the market and us coal and coal products H. H R. R to protect rights of the blind to se sal through organize of the blind VICTORY FOR THE PURL When Congressmen go j eting abroad they spend counterpart funds eign currencies owned b bj by American government Heer He Ito er there is no public acct acc Ing for these funds and gressman Dawson has spearheading a drive to rea re ref refa a budgeting and an of these funds s si sc public may know what representatives spend they go abroad Many Congressmen who supported to right eliminating secrecy in the branch of the go goy ment have opposed the i c of secrecy in their expenditure of counter funds Consequently Rep I 1 Ison's sons son's amendment failed a ago by a vote of to tc This week however we in passing the Da Day amendment to the Mutual bill by a n vote of 8 67 A Congressman's exp expo tures of public money sibe sh si- be an open book I feel that Con Congressmen a aall aall al a all nil people should set the e ea pie |