Evening star., 1922-01-27
Of this figure. $144.s4o, and in the fiscal
year Of 1928 on $113.600.
Other Shining Examples.

Of this figure. $144.s4o. and in the fiscal
year Of 1928 on $l13.6O0.
Other Shining Examples.
Then there is Montana, which put a
little more than s5.400.o00 into the fed
eral treasury for taxes, or about 20
per cent Of the amount paid in by the
District. Montana draws $1.546. .8S5.s2
from the federal aid budget Of $75.00O.-
900 and the District gets nothing. Mon
tana needs new roads. 1t is stated. But
experts estimate that the District needs
street improvements which would cost
$2.bOO,OOO. Montana Is apportioned more
than ten times the amount Of the Dis
trict street improvement budget for 1929
and about fourteen times the District q
proposed street improvement budget for
1923.
bringing in Mississipprs figures the
following Is noted: The state paid
$S.996.571.96 into the Treasury for
1921 taxes. That is almost $4,000. 900
less than the Districts tax monay.
But she is apportioned exactly 81 1,294,-
so6.21 from the $75.0o0.000 budget.
which is $1.294.s06.21 more than the
District gets out Of her own funds.
These states are not exceptions
along the line of taxation and re-
oeipts from the budget. They may be
a bit above the general average. but
are typical of the conditions of most
others.
These sixteen states will receive
$15,376,275.31 from the $75,000.000 fed
eral aid highway budget. In the tax
alton funds. which they sent to the
federal Treasury for tho last fiscal
year. according to the Internal reve-
nue. bureaus annual report they
ranked with the District OF Columbia
as follows. together with the amount
each gets back in the shape OF federal
aid for their roadway improvements:
Comparative Figures.
District Of Columbia, $1S.s34.s6s.so.
(Gets nothing from 375,o0o,ooo bud
getD
Alabama, s1s.42s.5aI41. tGets 1885,
42O from the s75,o0o.0oo.)
Maine. sls.oss.s64.os. (Gets $685.
16O.25 back for roads.)
Florida. s1s.47s,o5+os. tGsts back
SSS6.S25.69)
Usah. s1o,s74.s5s.ls. tGeta back
Arkansas: slo.5s4,4szes. tGet. back
New Hampshire. $1o.321, 1,2es.s6. (Gets
'tih Mississippi: ss.sss.s7,.s5. eGet. back
Vermont. ;s.s5s.1ss.o4. tGets back
Montsna, ss,..s.5s5.5s. Get. back
South Dakota, s5.o4s,1o1.71. tGets
Idaho. ,t.si7,7sl.ss. tGets back
xsissss. Sis sss s..sos'ssats. eeets back
Wyoming, ss.s5o,ss1.11. taets back
North Dakota. ss.o4s,so5.7s. tGets
'Iss Nevada, ada si.so7,sse.sl. tGets back
ss53,4a6.7s)
Estimates Cut 50 Per Cent.
The good roads" campaign. it Is
believed, was largely responsible foI
the action Of Congress in presenting the
states both with the means of helping
their transportation systems and with
alleviating the unemployment situation
The District Of Columbia. in its role
of National Capital. was the host OF
tho unemployment conference, one OF
whose major recommendations for the
relief of the unemployment situation
in the nation today was the building
of roads and the continuance on larger
scales of public works. 1t was in the
District of Columbia that these recon-.
mendations were formulated by author.
tiles on the national situation. But
when the carrying out of such advice
was made possible. the red pencils or
Capitol Hill eliminated IS per cent OF
the street improvement estimates OF
the District Commissioners for 1928
100000 less than the hsca
year of 1892.
Prominent civic leaders today recalled
that point, and 1t is expected that 9
tight will be made to have a number
of items for street improvement in the
District put in the District appropria.
tion bill before it becomes law.