Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-15
ROAD FUND RELEASE
SEEN AS DROUGHT
RELIEF MEASURE

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Of the Federal Government some $12,-
100000 or $l5,000,000 of unexpended
unobligated balances on which they
can draw Immediately in precise pro-
portion as they are ready to meet their
share of the expense in pursuance of
the standard cooperative road build
ing arrangements between the Federal
Government and the State govern
mentS.
Mr.. Macdonald further states that in
Federal national forests and in Federal
national parks the Federal Government
Is in this current year expanding on
road construction a total of some SIS
100000 out Of its own Treasury and
that these expenditures can possibly
be somewhat accelerated in States such
as Montana. for instance, which has
suffered severely from drought con6i-
lions, although, as Mr. Macdonald
points out, the possibility of Federal
assistance under this head is strongly
limited by the remote locations ard
high attitudes Of much of the national
forest and national park road develop
ment.
Governors Remain for Conference.
Several Governors who attended the
Presidents conference are staying over
in washington for the special purpose
of consulting with the Federal authori-
ties on the speedy ALLEGATION and utili-
zation of Federal funds for road-build-
ing purposes, and 1t is their view that
the gratuitious relief which is to be
| furnished to drought sufferers by the
Red Cross and the loans which are to
be extended to them out of the funds
of the Federal Farm Board and of the
Federal Farm Loan Board will not
| constitute a proper solution OF the
| problem unless to certain large num-
Der of the sufferers there Is given an
opportunity to go to work and to earn
some money for the immediate support
Of themselves and their families.
The Federal Government has already
obligated itself to the extent of $118,-
900, 600 for road construction now under
contract and going forward in co-opera-
ton with the bodybuilding authorities
Of the States.
This work can be accelerated in many
places at the desire of the States. In
addition 1t is thought by the Fedora
Bureau of Public Roads that the State
authorities, in cases in which the con-
tracts for Federally- aided highway con.
struction have not yet been placed
could transfer some OF the building
projects from counties which have no
been seriously affected by the drought
to counties in which the drought SUI
fering has been most severely felt.
State Loans Problem.
These possibilities all put togethel
would produce a decisive quantity o.
emergency employment in the rura
communities most disastrously affected
by the drought and would importantly
enable them to purchase feed and othel
necessaries from the communities fortu-
nately able TO supply them.
The greatest difficulty in the way o.
successful realization of such inten
~tions is that the States will need II
many cases to do some large and bolC
financing and borrowing in order to b.
able to match the proposed Federal as
sistance with immediate proportions
expenditures of their own under the
Federal highway construction law. A
; this point 1t is thought by the Fedora
Government that the most powerful
bankers of the country should come
forward to help the States with quick
financing measures.
Copyright. 1907
!
Floating down to the water supported
by a cluster Ut gas-filled toy balloons
is a-Summer pastime at English beache
this YEAR