Gunnison news-champion., 1916-07-21
Taylor Tells How State Is
to Receive Funds Under
New Federal Measure.
Washington. July ll.-President
Wilson today signed the good-rosds
bill authorizing the expenditure Of
SIS. 900. 600 in the next five years.

5 Wilson today signed the good-rosds
bill authorizing the expenditure Of
SIS. .00O. 600 in the next five years.
In order for county commissioners
and good roads enthusiasts to take the
necessary steps to secure federal appro-
priations for their county roads through
the medium of the state. Congressman
Edward T. Taylor has addressed letter
to every newspaper in western Colora-
do giving the fullest information about
the measure recently enacted by con-
gress.
Mr.. Taylor is ready and anxious to
use his influence at any time to assist
the counties Of his district to procure
the money to which they are justly en-
titled, and western Colorado has more
real need for this road improvement
than any other part of the state. Mr..
Taylor is also receiving many congrat-
ulatory kilograms and letters on his sue
cess as chairman of the western con-
gressmen in handling the forest-reserve
provision of this general road legislation,
reference to which il made in the letter
to The News Champion which follows:
Washington, D. c.,
July 6. 1916.
Editor News Champion:
After Is years Of constant effort on
the part Of the farmers of this country,
congress has just passed what is known
~ the bill providing for national aid 70
good roads. feel that everyone in
Colorado will be interested in knowing
definitely the direct benefits that our
state will receive by reason Of the pas
sage Of this bill.
= Ths measure first sppropsiates e.
O0O, 000for the fiscal year beginning July
/. 1916; SO. .000. 900 for the fiscal year Of
1917; SIS. 000, 900 for the year 1918; go, :
O00.O for 1919 and $25, 00O, 900 for
1920. which sums are to be expended by
the secretary Of agriculture. co-operat-
ing with the state highway departments,
in the construction Of rural roads over
which the United States mails are or
may be hereafter transported.
In order to obtain the benefits Of this
act, the state must by act of the legis-
lature assent to its terms; but, until the
legislature meets, the governor can
assent And the state must also con-
tribute at least m equal amount in
money, material or labor toward the
construction of any proposed road.
The money appropriated by this act will
BE- apportioned among the various states
according to three factors: One-third
in the ratio which the area Of the state
bears to the total area of all tie states;
one-third according to population. and
one-third according to the mileage Of
rural delivery and star routes compared
with the total mileage Of such routes in
the United States.
Colorado has Of the total in the Union
S.4S per cent Of the area, .S72 per cent
Of the population and .s46 per cent Of
the postal route mileage Of the United
States. By consolidating these three
factors and dividing by three, we find
that Colorado il entitled to 1.736 per
cent Of the total appropriations made
under this act, which means that the
following sums Of money will be appro-
priated for road construction in Colora-
do at the beginning Of the next 1--we fs-