Evening star., 1933-12-30
100000 0CETP.V.k.
Jobs, |CKES CLAIMS
Administrator Sees Bright
Future in Review of
Achievements.

progress chart Of the Public Works
Administration pointing upward, Pub
lie Works Administrator Ickes, in a
year-end review of the accomplishments
OF his organization, today saw brilliant
accomplishments and a bright future
Ickes particularly stressed the vast
technical organiza ton in the far-nung
fields OF public works, including legal,
engineering and finance divisions in
Washington, national planning, low
cost housing and slum clearance, sub.
sistence homesteads, soil erosion serv.
ice and divisions of Federal projects,
non Federal projects, mails md files,
auditing, inspection, investigation and
transportation loans.
Efficient organizations in all these di-
visions, Ickes said, have been set up,
mainly in Washington, within six
months, and with the ironing out of a
few administrative difficulties in the
early stages, the organization now Is
functioning nearly 100 per cent.
100000 Men Given Jobs.
Much" said Ickes. has been ac-
complished in the brief span Of six
months. Public works dollars slready
have put huge army Of men to work.
The total number of men thus re-em-
ployed by all agencies financed with
public works funds has passed the s.
900 900 mark.
Another army Of men low unem-
ployed is assured Of wages this coming
Winter as the result of the allotment TO
10, 600 projects of almost all of the s3.-
300 900, 900 voted by Congress last June.
On these strictly public works con-
struction projects, exclusive OF civil
works and the Civilian Conservation
Corps, $780, $40 men were employed by
actual count on December 9. This fig
ure is now approaching the million
man mark and will continue to mount
for several months as a result of action
already taken"
Ickes has indicated that an additional
81, 500, 100000 for public works will be
asked of the coming session OF Con-
gress. Meanwhile, he is enthusiastic
over the results Of the P. w. A. pro-
gram to date. He says:
Many complex problems have been
solved. We believe that the P. w. A.
has prepared a sound foundation and
has established principles which should
be Of lasting benefit to the country.
EACH Udy IOW ID kSO ny ot4IlAtC
strides forward There is no doubt
that the effect Of the P. w. A. program
is being felt. This force will be more
pronounced within the next four
months.
Stimulation Of activity in the heavy
industries and building trades through
Government spending should encourage
private enterprise to display more con-
hdence in the future. The administra-
| "a -l,~r k,n Z
conditions such as existed in this
country requires intelligence, strength
and courage Of all the people"
SOC, 900, 900 Work Begun.
He pointed out that recent reports
show a marked increase in the number
Of construction contracts resulting fro from
| 600 900 Of the work already under way.
In addition, reports show that on De-
cember 9 SAB, ,407,S73 in Federal P. w.
A. projects contracts were under ad-
vertisement to be awarded in from
to 80 days, with more being added to
this category daily.
The close of the first six months Of
| the P. w. A. program finds bond pur-
chase contracts and grant agreements
! sent to more than $50 non-Federal ap-
pIlId4iIo 4OA lOcllo anu 81 dIlIct Will
more than 100000, 900 allotted to nom
Federal projects found qualified.
Ickes also stressed the continuing
aspect of the public works program
through the functions of the National
Planning Board. This board has been
set up, he says, to plan public works
for the future as the best insurance
against future economic depressions,
and to stimulate ard coordinate State,
city, local and regional planning. This
board Is charged with collection of the
a national plan. which will be used in
| definitely to work out a new American
economic order.
Under a special allotment Of P W.
A funds. planning technicians are be-
ing sent all over the country to work
| with State, regional, city and county
planning bodies or to assist in formation
OF these bodies.
Ickes reviewed the vast list of Fed
eral projects that were the first UNDER
taken, with the $4,000 900 roads al.
lotment to all the States and the $685..
100000 naval program leading the list.
Outstanding Projects.
Outstanding among these Federal
for flood control on the Lower MiSsis-
sippi, STA, 4,s45, 700 for general rivers and
harbors work throughout the country,
$33 500, 900 for the Upper Mississippi
River. sl7.753,108 for the Missouri
River. $20,250,000 for the Bonneville
Dam on the Columbia River in Oregon,
s25 100000 for the Fort Peck Dam and
Reservoir in Eastern Montana, $780,
100000 for the Federal buildings
throughout the country, $4,000, 600 for
Boulder Canyon, $4,000, 900 toward the
$50 900 Grand Coulee project on
$4,000 900 toward the S22, 700, 900 Cas-
per-Alcova project In Wyoming, $4,000
600 to start the Verde project in Ari-
zona and s6.ooo.ooo to start the ALL
America Canal in California. These
supplement the allotments made from
P. w. A. funds to the Civilian Conser-
vation Corps the Civil Works, Admins
tration and other national emergency
organizations.
Ickes also points with pride to the
$3.50 900 900 allotted for LOO non-Fed-
eral projects, with municipal water
projects, which also includes streets,
housing, bridges, schools hospitals,
power projects, recreational facilities
oAAo Otiicl improvements.
He points out that the crying need
all over the country for low-cost hous-
ing and slum clearance has been
touched so far with allotments totalling
approximately $4,000, 900, with an ad-
ditional $lo0,o0o,ooo provided for this
work for the Public Works Emergency
Housing Corporation created to facili-
tate housing and slum clearance prof.
ects.
Another vast field for public works
money to move men from relief rolls
to pay rolls was presented, Ickes en-
phasized, by the loaning of money to
railroads. Allotments to railroads to-
falling 1882 1907, 500, with the $4,000
600 loan to the Pennsylvania Railroad
for completion of the electrincation of
the line between New York and WASH
ington leading the list