| Show J lr id I F For or Roads Roads' 5 des For Stem System of Improved High High- A v Utah May lay Secure Funds o of Fed Fed- ands is made available a for the i construction o of rural roads by 11 the passa passage e of the Federal aid road bill which became a law v on July 11 1916 Ot Of this sum is to be expended for the construction of rural ru rural ru- ru ral Tal post roads under cooperative arrangements ar ar- i ar-i with the highway del de- de l of the various states and is to be he expended for for forI I roads and trails within or partly the national forest The act limits the Federal Governments Government's share in road work In cooperation with the he states slates to 50 per lieI cent of the estimated cost of or construction Federal aid may be be extended to the of any rural rum post road excluding all street or roa roads s in towns bavins a 3 population of or 2500 or more except the portions o of such streets or roads on which the houses I Five l million dollars is made matte available avail 1 avail hie able for fOl expenditure during the us- us cal cat year ending June 30 O 1917 and thereafter the appropriation is in increased increased in- in creased at the rate of five millions a n year until 1921 when the sum provided provided pro pro- vided is twenty-five twenty millions making a n total of seventy five millions In addition an appropriation of 1000 for 10 total of a year ear years years years-a a ls is is made available for forthe forthe the development of roads and trails trail wholly or partly within the national l forests The class of roads to be he built huilt and tho tho method o of construction arts are ar to tobe tobe be mutually agreed upon ullon by the Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- 0 of Agriculture and the state highway departments Apportionment Funds J Among States Stales The act provides that after making malting necessary ons for administering adminis its provisions provisions not not to Lo exceed 3 p per r cent of the appropriation for any my one fiscal year the year the Secretary of ot Agriculture shall apportion the remainder remainder remainder re re- of or each years year's appropriation Jn in the following manner third One-third in the ratio which the area of each state bears to the total area of oC all the states third One-third in m the ratio which the population of each state bears to the total population of all the states One third One M In in the ratio which which theM the mileage of r rural ral delivery routes and andt t tar star routes in each state bears to the total mileage of ot rural delivery routes rO and star routes in all the states Estimates E Funds Needed for rUl Project Project statements setting forth the proposed construction of oC an any rural rural ru ru- ru-I ru ral post road or roads in a state are to be submitted by the state highway high high- high I way vay department to the Ule secretary of Hof agriculture and upon approval by bythe bythe bythe the secretary all necessary s surveys I plans specifications and estimates nut Dut be furnished The roads projected projected pro pro- must be of-a of substantial character char char- character char I acter and items Hems covering engineering I inspection and contingencies con r Cies ties cies are not to exceed 10 per cent o of t the total estimated cost of ot the work n J Upon completion of or the work as asS asS' S' S j i approved by the secretary the 4 amount set aside for the project is isto 1 to to bo Pa paid to the proper state official e The secretary of ot agriculture is given irr r authority in his discretion to make y partial payments as the work progresses pro- pro but not in excess of the Federal Federal Fedj Fed- Fed j eral governments government's pro rata rata share of oC 4 I the labor and material which have f 5 been teen actually put into construction work nor In excess o of per f- f Y mile exclusive o of the cost o of bridges i- i of ot more moro than 20 feet clear lear span All construction work is subject t tto tl to toto to the inspection and approval alot of th the e 0 secretary of agriculture t SUites States Charged ed with Maintenance w. w The various states securing aid aia under under under un- un I der the tho provisions of ot the act are charged with the making of or needed rt j s and the preservation o of a 1 ably smooth surface consid consid- i I e. e h ni s' s the type of ot the ro road d but are not obligated to mako make extraordinary I repairs or undertake reconstruction Jf If after due notice a slate state fails Calls to maintain a Federally aided road properlY properly properly prop prop- erly the secretary is required to re refuse fuse use further aid until the road has been properly repaired at state xI x- x I j pease r vr for fOl and ami Trans Trails in tho the National Forests The sum sura ot Is made yearly IY appropriations of T co conS con con- cooperative 1 Last S t sU ce ce of or roads road s i item to the elN y within woman is a granc ancK a d I r A former My Myton ton if d ll nettles henties 6 aft ot dl- dl but 14 H when she sae v w sas ts j mother r. r Mrs Mr C C. L L. na Ba Ban An of V Wind River agency w wa y rued ried at the a age ge of 13 1 Sl She SheW he a aa a mother at 14 Her son W W V y Bally BilBy was married at 19 vlas s B a father at 20 e dig r l sJ I h if I roads 10 per cent of ot all revenues front from such forests are to be applied I toward reimbursing the United States government go for funds expended inroad in inroad inroad road work until the whole amount advanced ad shall have been returned Tin pose of or Road Komi in the Forests ule The objects sought through Federal aid to roads in the national forests are thus tins explained b by the secretary of agriculture in his annual report for 1915 in which he recommends such legislation as well as Federal aid to rural post roads The real ural urah problem within and near the forests is to tomake tomake tomake make possible the successful occupancy occupancy occupancy pancy and development o of the lands lauds that already have been opened to toen en entry try or act actually lIa patented ten tell The mere private ownership of r land does not insure successful use ot of o it it In n Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon and Washington alone there are about acres of logged off logged of land much of it agricultural in character now lying hing idle In this thus condition speculative holding of the theland theland theland land for higher prices plays a large part Another cause is the lack ot of transportation facilities A settler may clear land and raise crops upon it but hut he is helpless if Ii he can not market them There are great areas of fertile land unused toda today on this account In man many sections near the national forests pioneer conditions still exist The population is small and the task o of road building is beyond beyond be he- yond the means of the residents There is little or no demand for timber and the receipts from rom the forests which go to the community are small The fact that the public property is not subject to taxation makes such communities feel and andery very ery justly justl that the forests are not contributing el enough ough to local develop develop- ment This situation situation should be he chang chang- I ed Assistance should lie be given give in inthe inthe inthe I the building o of roads to bring into productive use the resources of such regions Therefore the suggestion contained contained in the last annual report t I is repeated that upon a showing of I public necessity appropriations be i made for or specific roads and similar improvements to be charged against the states state's future share of receipts from Crom the forests Such action would promote the local development of agriculture and other resources To secure the maximum use of the lands still remaining in Federal ownership further legislation is need needed ed There must be a constructive program which will promote development development development devel devel- and safeguard public inter inter- ests The aim should be to make these hese properties more useful available available available avail avail- able to greater numbers and effectively effectively instrumental in building up Industries I o 0 o |
