The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-05-26

duty states If any time the secre-
tary of agriculture shall find any road in any
suced under the provisions of this Act is not being properly
maintained he shall notice of such fact to the highway
department of such within sixty days from the
cept of said notice said road has been put proper
condition Of maintenance by the state highway department
then the secretary of agriculture shall thereafter refuse
project for road construction in said state until
such road has been put condition of maintenance
and if within ninety from receipt of said notice
road has not been put proper condition of maintenance
secretary agriculture in addition to such refusal to
approve further project for road construction said
state shall proceed Immediately have such road put
condition of maintenance and charge the costs thereof
against the federal funds allotted such Upon the
by the state of amount expended by the fed
era for such maintenance work. said shall
be paid into the United States treasury the credit of msce
receipts and the secretary of agriculture shall then
approve further projects for said state
When it appreciated that refund by the state goes back
the general treasury of the federal
forever that state it believed this provision give
adequate protection to the funds expended and give patrol
system of maintenance so essential To the traffic demands If
the hour.
Public Land States Protected
Uncle Sam is still the owner of large tracts of land in eleven
western states In Nevada he holds the title per
cent OF the of that state He taxes and he
wants roads, and states longer live themselves
To meet the situation in these states it is suggested that the
government while not making change in the method of
distribution of the public funds shall pay just ratio of the
cost of highway in the proportion that the land he
controls is to the total in such state.
How Shall the Government Function
There has been much discussion for several years how
and under what the federal government should function
struction
Roads, public method of transportation after the rail
roads became only of local Importance The
al and economic life Of farmer crcumscrbed by the
ability OF his team horses transport the crops take
his family to the market social center Naturally from this
viewpoint the department of agriculture duties
OF the federal government far it deemed
to assist the states and territories expend
lures under roads is more each wear than the
total expenditure of the rest of the department combined
Tins has been brought about by the of motive upon
the highway and the of the roads to such extent that
county lines have long since disappeared
also in many instances been forgotten.
whether because OF the growing Importance of this work
this bureau should be changed department vital
concern to those who have because of their official
in the several states been the in contact with
and know of the ability of this bureau function credtaby
when measured with any other body by to
carry state WORK
There are those who think that should be
charged with this work. operating directly the super
VISION OF the presidents because of the agitation
sohdate and cut out the overhead and supposed dupca
ton, think that there should be department of public