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Show 00 New Basis of Federal Aid for Roads Urged WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. Extension of federal aid In road building on a ratio basis determined by the acreage ! of uon-taxable government lands in each state was urged at a conference , here today of delegates appointed by the governors of 14- public land states (west of lhe Mississippi and by Gov-i Gov-i ernor Riggs of Alaska. The public J roads act, amendment of which on these lines is proposed in a measure already Introduced in the house by Representative Hernandez of New Mexico, provides for federal aid in amount equal to that raised by tho states. The delegates, it was announced will aske congress for ?100,000,000 for state road building and an increase in j the present annual appropriation for national forest highways from $1,000.- 1 000 to $10,000,000. nn |