Show U S ALLOTS MILLIONS IN ROAD MONEY work tor for thousands of 0 thew the bests ests unemployed la Is expected to be provided by presidential action announced saturday in ia washington acting in response to pleas from a number of state governors president hoover authorized the allocation in september instead of next january of nearly in federal aid road funds 0 of the amount will be expended on Jilg highway hway work in utah the remainder according to associated press dispatches from washington D C will bo be apportioned apportion eil among arizona california colorado hawaii idaho kansas nebraska nevada new mexico north dakota oklahoma oregon south dakota texas washington and lW wyoming yaming california leads with a share of henry H blood chairman of the utah road commission hailed the presidential move asan as an important step to counteract the ill effects of unemployment and drought throughout tho the west utah has under contract work which will use practically all the federal aid funds allotted the otate tor for the previous fiscal year he said the president lB action therefore will provide a welcome additional addition amount which will enable the road commission to undertake a much enlarged fall and winter program furnishing employment toma to many our surveys ara well ahead of actual construction and we shall be ale able to undertake new projects without delay the only difficulty may arise in the matching of county with federal funds as the counties have already completed their tax levies tor for the year it is probable however that in all alow w of the changed escal many of them wll wilt be able to rearrange their theft nad expenditure programs in favor of federal aid highways the effect of the presidents decision generally will be to advance highway work four months throughout the west it will aid the unemployment situation in utah not only directly but by creating Patina cr moro more work I 1 in n adjacent states state it seems a sound step and the road commission will make every effort to further it mr blood pointed out that the allocation to utah carries with it the for he be counties to raise a corresponding so that the total expended will bi be close to 2 tribune |