The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-05-10

MUCH CONSTRUCTION
WORK is UNDER WAY
Administrations Building Pro-
gram Extend to All
States

8
States
Washington, May 9.-Despite
the failure of numerous impor-
tant appropriation measures in
the Sixty-fifth Congress, because
of the Republican filibuster, the
Federal Government is getting
a large amount Of building and
construction work under way.
1t serves the purpose of accom-
Iplishing important developments
which fell behind because of the
war, and a. the same time fur
-nishes employment for thous-
ands of workers, a very great
MANY Of whom have been in the
army OF the navy.
By the end of the fiscal year
1921, there will be available for
Federal aid for State highway
construction more than $685.
100000. More than $3O,0OO,0Oo
lis available for river and harbor
maintenance and construction
work, and there is also an item
of $9,050,000 for new hospitals
and improvements to old ones
needed by the Public Health Ser
vice for disabled war veterans
by the end of the year.
The spending of the $3.50, ,OOO,-
600 appropriated for Federal aid
for State highway work depends
upon action by the States. AL
State, in order to receive Fed
eral aid, must appropriate a sum
equal to at least the Federal
Governments appropriation for
it. State legislatures are rapid
iy falling into line to meet the
Federal requirement in this par
ticular, and it is certain that
most of them will take advant-
age of the opportunity to get
government aid.
River and HarbOr Work
The river and harbor improve
ment program takes in almost
every section o fthe country.
More than $1,OOO,0OO will be
spent along the Mississippi and
approximately $3,500,OO0 along
the Ohio river and about a. half
million along the Missouri river.
This work will go forward re-
gardless of current labor and
material costs, and will prove
an important factor in improv-
ing business and labor conditions
in the localities affected.
The building program of the
Public Health Service, to meet
the requirements Of soldiers and
sailors availing themselves of
their privileges under the War
Risk act, calls for remodeling
and additions to hospital pro-
jects at Camp Cody, New Mexi-
co; Camp Hancock, Georgia;
Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Flor
ida; Camp Beauregard, Louisi-
ana; Camp Logan, Texas; Camp
Fremont, California, and the nit.
rate plant at Perryville, Mary
land. A hospital project in
Cook County, Illinois, will cost
So, 100000 and sanatorium at
Dawson Springs, KY, 100000.
The failure of Congress to
make an appropriation to care
for the Treasury Departments
building program has held up
about $50 needed projects, most
of them postoffice buildings. Al
most every State in the Union
is represented in this list of de-
ferred projects, which would in
volve an expenditure of about
$23,000,000. The next Con-
gress is expected to make this
money available.
Despite the handicap which
the Republican flibuster in the
last Congress threw on the Gov
ernment departments, they are
straining every energy to get
necessary construction work un-
der way, in order that the coun-
try may catch up with its delay
ed development program and
provide employment for thous-
ands of discharged fighters and
released war workers during the
SaN.ss~1 @E H..