Evening star., 1933-10-15

the funds distributed In the table: has
as per cent Of the population and con-
| tributed 5.85 per cent Of last years
| Federal revenue collections
| Illinois.-With ITO rer cent Of the
funds, has 62 per cent of the popula-
tion. and paid SIS per cent Of the
| taxes.
Texas.-With ess per cent Of the
funds. has AZ per cent Of the popula-
B., ton. and paid 211 per cent Of the tax
collections
Ohio.-With 535 per cent Of the
| funds. has 54 per cent of the popula-
| ton and 429 per cent of the revenue
payments.
Michigan.-With BAT per cent Of the
| funds. has 3.9 per cent of the popula-
tion. and paid 1886 per cent of the rev.
enue collection.
| If these six States are considered to-
gether. they represent 1882 per cent Of
the total funds distributed in the table,
| have 35.l per cent Of the population.
and turned in 1880 per cent Of last
years internal revenue collections.
D. c. fercentase Figures.
Twelve states, the District ef colum-
bia ana AlASkA are found 10 have re-
eeived smaller percentage H the
fands Alleeatea "a the AetemeAnying
table than the percentage which they
/ contributed toward the GevefntAtnt's
In addition to New York ana North
Carolina, these States were Connecti-
| cut. Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland,
! Massachusetts,, Missouri, New jersey,
Pennsylvania. Rhode Island and Vir-
gir1ia.
AS previously pointed out, the Pub
lie Works Administration has allotted
slightly more than 1l 900 100000 for
Federal purposes. In addition to the
| $400, 900, 900 Of Federal highway grants
| ana the $100,o00,0o0 of non-Federal
Allotments shown in the table. While
the factors making up this 81 ,000, 900 900
! cannot be segregated completely accord
ing to states, and therefore Is not listed
in detail in the table, q reference to
| the more important undertakings will
show what is to be accomplished out Of
these funds. .
| to the Farm Credit Administration, and
$50,000.00o 10 the Tennessee Valley
Authority. These ALLEGATIONS were
specified by law. Then there is the
! s238, 100000 set aside for naval con-
| struction work. The Public Works Ad-
ministration also has allocated S71,-
| 037,315 to the Civilian Conservation
Corps to supplement other funds that
were made available to the corps when
| it was first set up last Spring.
The money spent by the conservation
| corps has gone into every jurisdiction in
the country. In q sense, it has been
an additional form OF Federal unem-
ployment relief, having put to work in
| the forest conservation camps approXl-
! mately 100000 men. Since these men
~
| fixed fer each state and the District,
| a large part Of the amount expended on
the corps has gone back into these
areas pretty much La proportion to
population, except for funds expended
In industrial c<nters for the purchase
Of materials ana supplies. All OF the
men IN the corps, except civilian per-
sonnel ana q few Of the foresters, allot.
ted from three-fourths to flve-sixths OF
their cash allowances, to be sent d.
rectly home to dependents. 1t has been
estimated that these cheeks mailed ol,
rectly home to dependents averageo
s25 a month during the flrst six-montn
encamrment now drawing to a Close
Number of Men Understated.
It WAS originally estimated the oper-
alton Of the corps would represent about
500 Oco 600 a month for all purposes:
This, however, was on the pasls OF
! $50 600 men, whereas more than 3000o0
men were provided for. AS the Summer
camps draw to a close, plans are gong
! forward for the Winter camps. bemg
made up by re-enrollment OF some OF
| those already engaged in the work ana
by some requirements.
, In the total allocated by the Public
Works Administration for Federal prof.
ects there are included. several large
items for various types Of projects III
the Western States. including Boulder
Canyon, $38,0o0,000: for the Grand
Coulee, Columbia Basin project. $685.
00O, 900; for the Casper -Alcova, 1rrlga-
ton, river regulation and power project,
$22, 100000. Something over 92l,0Q0,-
600 has also been allotted for ~ other
irrigation and reclamation projects N
the West.
funds have. been allocated- for Federal
building operations, principally post
Offices. Other large allotments for Fed
eral activities in various parts OF the
country have been made to the War
Department for flood control, river and
harbor improvements and Army hous-
ing facilities. Other large allotments
have been made for yards and docks
under the Navy, in addition to the
es1e gn0 oo1 for te'se'rg t.,e Eavy to-