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Show Pace 2 Friday, January 24, 1958 THE UTAH STATESMAN 49 non-essenti-al . he requested. While GOVERNORS REPORT PRESIDENT'S BUDGET VITAL; RIVER PROJECT AFFECTED 4 advocating whatever amount . of spending that is essential for national safety, they still think that total government expenditures are too high and should be trimmed in every feas' ible manner. , -- . ( President Eisenhowers budget recommendations are of vital interest to every United States citizen. His emphasis on national a security is understandable, and all of us should solidly support arms program for eliminating our present lag in the international race. Still more should we support the Presidents proposal to work for peace with all our strength and resources. In looking at the portion of the Presidents budget most the budget for rectly affecting our immediate future in Utah it is the various parts of the Colorado River Storage Project natural to feel some disappointment. The provision ror the bigadegest unit of the project, Glen Canyon Dam, is reasonably quate; but not enough money is set up for Flaming Gorge Dam to permit the letting of the prime construction contract, and there is no money at all provided for starting the Vernal unit or any other participating project While our disappointment may be natural under the circumstances, we do riot want to let our vision be distorted by our nearness to our own particular problem. It must not become an attitude of our project is most important because it is ours." However, I sincerely believe there are two vital elements in any consideration of the Colorado Project budget that have been generally overlooked: The Colorado River Storage Project does not compete for funds with the national defense program; and 1. or Cutting this years budget for the Colorado Project any other reclamation project does not save money, but actually is likely to add substantially to the cost. There is no conflict between reclamation and national seor otherwise. A project such as the Colorado curity, budget-wis- e Project is an essential part of the national security program. There is no safer place to move people and strategic industries than our but we must develop an adqeuate remote mountain fastnesses so. And the President himself do can before we water supply pointed out that a sound national economy is vital to national security and that we could make no more tragic mistake than merely to concentrate on military strength." If we. reduce the current appropriation for the Colorado Project, it does not reduce the ultimate cost of a project that has been authorized. It merely postpones the construction dates and the probability is that construction costs will go higher if we delay. More important still, a postponement now only delays the time when the completed project will be returning dividends to is just the opposite of true economy. the Treasury. Delay,-theWhile we know these things, and must try to make the nation at large understand, we must proceed cautiously. We do not want to let the rest of the country think of us however unjustifiably as selfish and unconcerned with national defense. Our future action must be guided by advice from our congressional delegation in Washington. When we have their analysis, we can decide what we should do next 2. n, OLD CHARTER DISTILLERY COMPANY. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY : . during foe past years I have served as your representative. I was able to get your feelings on many of the important issues Congress will face in the months ahead. - The President scored eight ma- jor points in his State of foe spending requests (far from it), yet they are enThey were: revamping of foe couraged by several aspects of Pentagon to centralize more auththe Administration's fiscal pro- ority in civilian hands and reduce gram outlined In message to Conrivalary; stepped-ugress. weapons spending; - increased r One of the Eisenhower state- funds for mutual security; a extension of the reciprocal ments they applaud is that "it is trade agreements; - exchange of necessary that every possible atomic secrets with Americas economy be effected In other de- allies; more spending for educafense activities to help offset the tion and closer cooperaresearch; increased costs of the high pri- tion with Russian people on a ority programs. "Science for Peace program; in some civilian and less cutback Mr. Eisenhower also was essential cheered for abandoning or postmilitary programs. poning some domestic programs His message was a positive and (such as federal aid for school constructive cornerstone construction), curtailing expan- which much can be built. Itupon has sion of others, and recommending received widespread acceptance the transfer of greater responsiby the and the nations bility from the Federal Govern- press. I publiy will to support continue ment to state and local govern- measures for "safety through ments or to private individuals or Last year when the mastrength. enterprises. jority of Congressmen voted to While members of the economy slice the defense budget, I voted bloc were pleased by these devel- to restore 318 million dollars priopments; it must be added that marily for missiles and related they think considerable more pro- activities. gress could and should be made In several speeches antedating In this direction. foe general alarm caused by the of foe Soviet Sputnik, Feeling this way, they urge a launching I foe "startling news of spoke recontinuance of the grass-root- s of educational Soviet, accomplishbellion against waste and extravagance in government spending ments. For example, on June 28, that started a year ago after sub- 1956, I warned the House of Repmission to Congress of the Ad- resentatives "that the Russians ministration's $71.8 billion spend- are showering unprecedented eding budget for the present fiscal ucational opportunities upon their youth in whom they have placed year ending next June 30. their hope for triumph over foe The budget presented to Con- West. gress this week for. the fiscal Russia is preparing two engicalls year starting next July 1 neers to our one. Fully aware for net expenditures of $73J) bilan that American educational lag lion, with defense spending up $4 could be perilous, I have dedibillion over the current year, and a cated portion of my Autumn a reduction in 'some other areas. each of the past three years to The Increase in defense spend- encourage high school and college ing requires a real campaign for students to take full advantage savings wherever possible, in the of their educational possibilities. opinion of members of the con- This last Fall, for example, I gressional economy bloc. And spoke to approximately 30 school they explain that support from audiences throughout foe counties back home Is essential if it is to inter-servic- e p - five-yea- t of the First Congressional trict. The New Budget President again demon strated his confidence in the Up per Colorado River Storage Proj ect by recommending funds fox additional construction and plari-- " ning. The Glen Canyon Dam was recommended for a total of $45 million dollars and the Flaming Gorge Dam was recommended for a total of $4 million. In addition there was approximately. 1 million dollars set aside for planning of foe transmission lines running from the dams to carry new power for the intermountain empire. The Flaming Gorge appropriation was gratifying especially ip view of the fact that it had" been eliminated only a few weeks The . ago. Our Utah delegation held sev? eral conferences with Bureau of. Reclamation officials as well as with Sherman Adams, the Presidential Assistant, urging them to include funds for Flaming Gorge. We. have vast new industries in eastern Utah waiting for Flaming Gorge power, including blooming oil shale and phosphate industries. The new power wrich can be sold and foe water which can be stored in Flaming Gorge for eventual later deposit in Glen Canyon further down stream when that huge unit is completed make it urgent that we continue to work for $10 million for Flaming Gorge. National Outlook for 58 In recent weeks several reports have forecast a brighter economic outlook for the. later, part of 1958 than some of the prophets of doom have previously foretold. The Washington Report of the normally conservative U.S, Chamber of Commerce recently stated, "Long run expansion forces as strong as ever. already Many adjustments made. Upturn likely in '58 See retary of Commerce, Sinclair Weeks, in his January 2 report stated, "No New Year ever started with the overall economy on such a high plateau as today . . . from , where I sit the 12 month outlook is far better than nail biting pessimists think . . . Among the plus factors in evidence are stepped up defense orders, historys greatest highway project moving faster from blueprint to construction stage, continued population growth, and private spending reflecting confidence. . sueceeed. They contend that Mr. Eisenhower needs all the support he can get for his economy effects, since a determined effort is being made by some members of Congress to convince the public that the President is a penny-pinchin- g miser in defense spendtime when (they claim) at a ing billions of additional untold spending is required. The same campaign is being waged with respect to activities by those whose only solution for almost any type of problem is higher and higher government spending, regardless of need or the ability to use more money advantageously. This effort Is certain to be intensified as the November Congressional elections approach. Therefore, it is contended by the economy group, Mr. .Elsenhower must have strong support Immediately and constantly iflie is to resist successfully the campaign for higher spending that he Is se Dis- . ' The State of the Union " They do not support all of Mr. Union Address before foe joint session. Eisenhower's non-defen- YEARS OLD. 86 PROOF - UTAH FORECAST GOOD DIXON By James W. 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