Show THIS YEAR FOR NATIONAL FOREST ROADS secretary houston has just announced the plan to be pursued in spending tile the ten tell million dollars appropriated by the federal aid road act for the construction and maintenance of roads and trails within or partly within na tiona forest states the million dollars which Is expendable this fiscal year tile the tentative allotments to the principal national forest states are as follows alaska SO arizona arkansas california 63 colorado idaho montana nevada new mexico Al exico oregon south dakota uta utah 11 washington wyoming in in general said secretary houston the states and counties will be required to furnish cooperation in an all amount at least equal to 50 per cent of the estimated cost of the surveys and construction however upon a showing by the applicant state or county that such proportion of cooperation is inequitable it may be altered and the ratio of cooperation fixed upon a basis equitable to both the state or county and the united states the method followed in apportioning the money was explained by secretary houston as follows ten per cent of the amount available e ach year will be withheld as a contingent fund one half of the remainder will be allotted to ill the states in amounts aino unta which will be based on the area alea of national forest lands in each state the other half will be apportioned on a basis of estimated value of timber and forage resources which tho the forests con contain lain amounts apportioned but unexpended within three years and any balance of tile the contingent fund which remains at the end of each year will be reapportioned on tile the same basis as the original allotments the two groups of states to which lump sums are allotted are it was explained pla ined to be considered as single units of apportionment apportionments ments now to be made are tor for the current fiscal year only thereafter new apportionments will be made giving consideration to the number and character of applications made by the state and county officials tor for expenditures on specific projects these applications must bo be filed with the district foresters in the seven national forest districts on or before january I 1 of each year for the fiscal year be 91 ginning the following july 1 the determination of the projects upon w which aich funds mill III be expended durins during tho the current fiscal year will be made on the basis of applications which must be filed with the district foresters on oil or before october 1 1916 rach each application roust must contain a statement of 0 the public needs to be served by the proposed road and the manner and extent to which is would aid in the development of resources upon which communities within or adjacent to the national forests are dependent and must also show the gen eral location ot of the be proposed reposed road and its estimated cost As already stated in general states and counties must bo be prepared to furnish cooperation nope ration equal to at least so 50 per cent of the estimated test cost of surveys anil and construction construct lon this cooperation may be in the form of money labor and mater materials laIR or the construction of roads where other factors are equal tile the approval of a project may be determined upon the relative amount of cooperation offered ott ered many apple applications atio have it is stated already ready been received for expenditures upon specific projects |