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Show ii MATERIAL FOR HIGHWAYS Bureau of Public Roads i Has Large Amount Yet to Distribute Acquisition by state highway departments de-partments of road construction equipment equip-ment distributed from among the surplus sur-plus war materials of the federal government. gov-ernment. Is proving a boon to state treasuries, according to report re-oelv re-oelv d by the National Motorists association as-sociation This distribution Is being continued to the respective state highway de- i nrirt menf n rrnrH I nr ti THim-io VI MacDonald, director of the U. S. bureau bu-reau of public roads The basis of distribution is following the same m thod f proportionate distribution of federal aid funds. Discussing this road equipment distribution. dis-tribution. Mr. MacDonald said' GREAT SUPPLY LEFT. "State highway departments In making mak-ing contracts for road construction j may now properly claim allowance for the equipment which they furnish. Surplus equipment to the valu of $139,773 9S6 waa delivered to the var-,1c var-,1c us state highway departments by the I department of agriculture up to June 1 30. 1922. Inclusive. "New York, up to June 80th. had received such equipment to tho value , vi i.oii.uts, (XXH, VftSDOiSfSj llll- nols. $6,31 4,468; Michigan. $6,033,424. Ohio. $5,372,866 and Hhode Island i$33',770. the smallest amount. Forty- three states received road equipment in excess of one million dollars, and thirty-three states In excess of two million dollars. "There Is apparently no prospect of the supply of war materials runnln? fdiort, as reports of additional supplies sup-plies aye regularly received by our bureau from the war department This me, ma that tho states may continue to draw upon us, under proper restrlc-tlons, restrlc-tlons, a;i long as the war department continues to declare a surplus which iin Iikp-x road-bulldlng equipment." 1 luring tho last session of congress. Senator Townsend of Michigan introduced intro-duced a Joint resolution "providing for proportionate distribution among the states of surplus war material." his resolution providing that such distribution dis-tribution be upon the busLs of population. popu-lation. W hile the resolution did not confln" Ihe distribution of surplus war materials mate-rials to highway construction equipment. equip-ment. It did provide that requisitions for surplus materials, should be made T.i :iti I .' t 1 1 1 1 rri v ( 1 1 liv th.. Kt. r..r i r' .if agriculture, and that anything contained con-tained in the act should In no manner man-ner be considered to alter or nmend Section 6 of the federal highway act. I approved November 9. 1921. The resolution was referred to the committee com-mittee on military affairs, but no action ac-tion was taken upon It prior to the adjournment of congress. rub |