Show REPORT FROM YOUR SENATOR By R R. R Clair Glair Anderson 1 Many appropriations are urged urged urged ed to the Ule legislature on the ba basis basis basis ba- ba sis that there is an emergency or that a bargain must not be lost The latter is always urged if there are Federal matching funds In speaking concerning a supposed bargain Rep Ed Cannon Can Can- Can I nun non of Salt Lake who was on appropriations subcommIttee sub commit I my t tee said that he had to tell his I wife that bargains were just so 50 many and so good that they simply could not afford all of them Contrary to what newspaper announcements seemed to indicate indicate indicate indi indi- cate I am nm informed that Highway High High- wry way 50 has not officially been designated as the Federal HIghway Highway Highway High HIgh- way from Denver There seems to be some question about It Salt Lake interests may be continuing continuing con con- to work for 40 It seems to be to our great interest interest interest inter inter- est if Highway 50 could be des des- It has been recommended recommended recommended mended by the engineers etc It would be a wonderful connection connection connection con con- at Thistle with 89 Highways 30 and 91 have been designated The Federal government government government gov gov- will pay up to 95 per percent percent percent cent of super highway costs This should leave the state with more resources to expend on Highway 89 Former president of the senate Taylor Burton will undoubtedly head the new 5 man road commission Counties Counties Coun Coun- ties tics south of Provo along 89 and 91 are in the same district On account of 91 getting the Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral highway it appears a member mem mem- her ber of the road commission should come from 89 The board will be time part-time with members receiving a per diem and ex ex- ex An executive director i will be highly paid and must be a very capable man Two of the board members must be beof beof beof of the opposite political party Road expenditures are arc estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated to be 40 million first year of the expanded federal aid 45 million the next year maybe up to 50 million Ic lc increase in inthe inthe inthe the gasoline tax July 1st was necessary in order to meet Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral matching funds and carry carryon on the states state's program However However However How How- ever this will make tax on every gallon of gasoline Ce state and federal How high can this spiral go In fairness the sales tax on automobiles tires etc should go into the road fund and the gas tax tro should be re reduced reduced reduced re- re by that amount But try to make that change There would certainly be a loud resistance resistance resistance tance from the General Fund It is estimated that the State of Utah owns over 3 million acres of land twice as much as asGur our Gur total irrigated land much of it school sections 4 in 38 36 sections or townships In one located oil field in Uintah county county county coun coun- ty the state may have a one one- eighth interest in over producing producing producing pro pro- oil wells if the the oil field is as proven as Senator String- String ham of Vernal seems to think Sometime this may be quite a source of state revenue O Of the Federal governments government's 12 per cent royalty from oil wells Jells on federal lands the state gets 37 per cent county 10 per cent of this 37 2 per cent It may be that within the next three or four years this will amount to one million per year and grow This big business was vas another reason to reorganize ie ize the land board This is also a a. man 5 part time board with witha a director Utah may it is said receive something l 1 lasting n a s t tin i n g from the great Ten Commandments mo mo- vie Arnold Friberg now noted Utah artist who first drew the scenes and depicted the costumes costumes costumes cos cos- of this enormous production production production tion may see an art institute in Salt SaIt Lake City as a result of r n trust fund from the sale of oi the picture booklet In designing the costumes or trying to depict them Mr Friberg reasoned reasoned rea ren- that Even in slavery the tho direst of poverty many of the people would do little things to tomake tomake tomake make themselves more present- present able ble Therefore there are styles including fringes etc Again truth seems stranger and stronger strong strong- er than fiction The legislature was serious serIous serious ser ser- ious energetic and tried to do dothe dothe dothe the right things Whether too much was tried in too short a time will remain to be seen De Demands Demands Demands De- De mands for foi increased services will wilt bring increased taxes as they did on the gasoline tax Government must be k kept pt honest honest honest hon hon- est and people must get value for what they pay The legislature legislature legis legis- lature is usually responsive to public opinion Sometimes tho the public is not nol sufficiently Interested interested inter Inter- ested and policies are set by pressure groups groups' I beli believe ve thain that tha in the main it has been a good gooc job |