The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-07-06

they would not be used to overbuild
one section while another part of the
state remained without new highways.
Further, the stateg are required to
spend at least 30 per cent of their total
share within the confines of cities and
towns, for there Is where the greatest
amount OF unemployment exists. An
other requirement Is that secondary
roads, farm-to- market systems and
highways of that character may be
constructed with % per cent of the
states total, while the other % per
cent may be expended upon compile
ton of the federal highway system.
The point of all of this Is that the
federal government Is determined to
enforce distribution of the funds
to as many areas as possible. This
serves the purpose Of providing the
work as near as may be to the unem-
ployed and prevents .hogglng" OF
available construction by any section.
The government also put its finger
on the methods to be used. 1t Is say
Ing to each of the states that no con-
vict labor may be used, that the con-
tractors must pay wages that permit
OF decent and comfortable living
standard, and that workers may not be
kept on the job longer than 30 hours
per week In order that the maximum
number of workers may have Jobs.
This principle Is regarded as espe-
cially important because 1t establishes
the six-hour day and the five-day week
for the first time on large scale. How
long 1t can be maintained Is now
matter of pure conjecture. but 1t will
remain as the principle on all federal
grants to states for highway building
during the expenditure of these funds.
The ALLEGATION of the $500, 0O0, 600
fund by states is as follows. Alabama,
ss,3T0,133 Arizona,
ALLEGATION S5,2l1 600. Arkan-
by States sas s6,74s,ss35 Cali
fornfa. S15,607 1854 !;
Colorado. SOS $50. Connecticut, So,
sB5,74o; Delaware, s1,s19,0ss;; Florida,
ss5 S. 2331 ,8334 Georgia, $4,000, 185; Ida
no, s4,4s6,249, Illinois, s17570t770;
Indiana, $1,000. s43 Iowa. s10,055.-
ego; Kansas, s1o,0s9,G04; Kentucky,
s7.517,356. Louisiana, s5,s28,591 !;
| Maine. $3,369. OF !; Maryland, So, 564, 527 ];
Massachusetts. S6597, 100; Michigan,
I s12.736, 22T, Minnesota, St0,65a, $50;
Mississippi, S6,978,675, Missouri. ST.
| 1s0,306; Montana, 439.748; Nehras-
ko, 7,s2s, 9B1 Nevada, 81 ,545,a17 New
| Hampshire, s1.909.s3o; New Jersey,
sG,346, $3.50; New Mexico, So. 7so, 935, New
York, s2o,330, 1O1; North Caroline, s9,-
800, 293; North Dakota, S5.s04.4 AS;
| Ohio, s15,4s4 ,592 Oklahoma. S9,216-
79s Oregon, s6,106,s96: Pennsylvania
| SIS, 1911 ,0o4 Rhode Island. $685. 08;
| South Carolina, $3.50, 1856, South Da-
| kota, s6011,47o. Tennessee, sS,492,619;
Texas, s24,244024; Utah, S4,1o4,708;
Vermont, $1,S67,573; Virginia. STAG
| 757; Washington, s6,115,867; West
Virginia, S4,414 ,234, Wisconsin. &c.
724.s81; Wyoming. s4,5o1,327; District
OF Columbia, s1,o1S.469. and Hawaii,
/ S1,871,0
While most OF us believe there has
| been depression on throughout the
country. none would
OuT1SfS believe 1t to be true
| Swarm Capital fthe sole yardstick
for measuring busl-
ness conditions was the tourist travel
through the national Capitol building
| In Washington. Although accurate
figures are not available, the corps OF
guides who lead visitors through the
great building on Capitol hill tell that
they have had what they call big
year thus far. To the uninitiated, 1t
is plain to see that thousands OF per-
sons are making a visit to washington
! this year, for there has been steady
stream of visitors passing through
those long corridors day after day In
an almost amending procession. The
same is true of the Washington monu
ment. that tall obelisk ranging 555 feet
In the air as a mark Of the reverence
held for the father Of his country
Passing by the monumentl almost an.
time during the day. one can see I
familiar sight, queue Of tourist.
awaiting their turn to ride to the tor
In the slow moving elevator within
the square walls of the structure.
A few nights ago some OF the folk!
In the treasury had occasion to worl
late and In the course of the evening
one OF the colored messengers wa
asked to visit an office for a file of pa
pers, the regular occupant Of that of
fee having gone home. The messenge
went but came back soon, saying h,
could not get in. An investigation re
vealed the office was unlocked Som
further inquiry elected the informa
tIon from the messenger that tw
years ago an official had died at hi
deck and the messenger maintained h
had since observed ghosts In tn
Office.
G. 1889 Western Newspaper Union.
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