| Show some lasting benefits utah has received from government s spending program nearly 40 utah farm families have hae increased their assets an all average of over oer and almi all 1111 debts as a result of help through the farm security administration more than 1300 families with avith a total of who received farm security loans have ha already repaid them the farm security through its rural rehabilitation division has aided nearly needy families in utah since 1930 1935 the farm security administration has spent nearly six million dollars in utah the department of agriculture through gli its production adjustment program and other recovery measures such as soil conservation etc has spent nearly three million dollars the bureau of public roads cooperating with the state highway department has spent over fen and a half million dollars for the construction of new ew and repairing ot of old roads and erecting safer grade crossings the department of the interior in giving aid to the public domain in utah bitah has spent nearly one million dollars tile the treasury department it in erecting post office brill buildings dings and other structures for the use of the utah people has spent over halt half a million dollars the war department has spent it over over in utah the notional national youth administration in aiding young utah people to obtain an education in the higher schools of learning who otherwise others could not have hae enjoyed this lege has spent over the works progress Pro giess Adminis tra tion through its tast ast program of construction and improvement liapi element of highways public buildings etc has spent over 29 0 0 million dollars approximately 85 poi per cent of this was spent for labor laboi to men who nho could not find employment elsewhere and through tills this medium were nere given a chance to earn ft a wage aage contrast this to other countries count rles especially england for the dole system the civilian chilian conservation corps operates 31 34 camps in utah for ado youth auth who are engaged in restoration and increase of the states uti tural resources sources le and has furnished employment to nearly youths between the ithe ages of IT 17 to as 23 the government loverni nent has spent through various other worthy en ell terp ribes and organizations in utah tor for rehabilitation of our citizens and our natural resources including XO over er 14 million dollars dol lais the above expenditures by the federal government represents a total of approximately 65 05 million dollars which tile the government during the new deal hns given to utah to help hell its farmers businessmen laborers etc inell conditions become more normal so that we may stand ork on our own feet and be supported from the natural flow and earrings eari ings of agriculture commerce and industry in addition to the many large grants above enumerated the government ern ment through its agency the lionie home owners loan corporation i has loaned 25 million dollars to tit lit low loft interest rates to save sae their 11 homes auls from foreclosure toie closure through the federal housing administration tin the government go has made it possible for Util lins to build over our ne new homes and over oer utahna to remodel their present pie sent ones all through bank loins loans at lov oi interest rates lates guaran teed by bi government in tile the total amount of through tile the federal deposit insurance corporation the govern goen limit has established public confidence in banks by guaranteeing dt posters depositors up to through tile social security acts the government lias has insured eld erly erl utahna from becoming bents dints and charges on society also gives aid to dependent children and aid to the needy need blind through the rural electrification administration thousands of living in more remote rui rin el 1 dIstri districts ets have hae been made norm lilly comfortable in ili bringing them electricity and the privileges that RO go with it although we have benefited immeasurably by the spending of millions of il ollars ot of the federal gov cin ments money d in ili many instances by millions of our own tate funds the total indebtedness for the state of utah has been decreased approximately four million dollars during the past six years the average rate of interest on the balance of the state debt Is less now than flinn it was in 1933 1033 and our credit Is al 11 A 1 l 1 utah state democratic committee |
