Show g a Col cottons tons reelection re election electia Is vital to utah imp 1 i s i in presenting the name of don B colton to the electorate of utah to continue to represent this state in congress the republican party is asking that one of the nations outstanding congressmen be returned to washington congressman colton is now the chairman of the public lands committee and he h also ranks high on i the committees on roads irr irrigation I 1 i ga I 1 1 reclamation of arid lands 1 I 1 and expenditures in the executive 1 departments the last of which chic b is a 1 very important committee as it 1 i checks and considers all expenditures authorized by congress I 1 I 1 probably no state in the union is so vitally affected by a public I 1 lands policy this involves flood control in the west grazing regulations and reclamation if returned I 1 to congress mr collons coltons Col tons 1 chairmanship of this important committee will have great influence in the shaping of its policy I 1 in the event that a change is made I 1 in this chairmanship it would according I 1 I 1 to the line of succession probably go to florida which in I 1 itself would be a blow to western aspirations I 1 congressman coltons collons Col tons record on J road legislation is second to none in congressional halls he is largely i responsible for the distribution 1 of federal aid funds on the basis of publicly owned lands and privately 1 I 1 owned lands in the western I 1 I 1 states here in utah that distribution ratio is 74 to 26 he was joint author of the colton od die bill which increased the federal i aid fund from to and increased the forest road funds from to he was also I 1 one ne of the sponsors of the regular col ton oddie bill which provided for I 1 federal highway construction on public domain without requiring funds to be matched by b athe the states his record in respect to federal reclamation in utah needs no comment every worthy reclamation project which has been presented to congress has received mr col tons support i he was a member of the committee which drafted and sponsored the bill coordinating co and consolidating all veteran activities and he be has always supported the american legions legislative program in addition to this he be has secured help for scores of veterans of the world war the spanish ameri can war and the indian wars the return of mr air colton to congress is of vital import not only to I 1 utah but to the intermountain inter mountain 1 west I 1 republican congressional committee I 1 I 1 raid paid adae advertisement 0 |