The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-20

ment to a substantial number o' men. And 1t would be, when com pleted, a paying proposition ana [ distinct asset to the community.
 Where The Shoc Plnches
 But there Is ono great stumbling block; the sponsors of the idea art legally without power to go ou, and borrow money--power whic1 must be expressly granted by the state. As luck would have It, tha' has been tho case with Q discour' aglnly largo number of otherwise clenr-cut propositions.
 Be 1t said. to the credit Of the R. r. G., that it's board of directors has not refused to weigh the in- trinslc merits of such projects. on the contrary, 1t has paved the way for action by authorizing loan af- ter loan--subject, necosessarily,. to passage of local or state enabling acts, or, in other cases, to the fav- ornble outcome of test suits. These unavoidable restrictions are large- ly responsible for the fact that lit- tie or no actual hoadway has been made to date.
 The outlook for the immediate future. however, is more pr0mis. ing. For ono thing. practically all tho state legislatures will be Tn session early in 1893. Many state and local governments. for tho frSt time slnce congress provided the machinery, will be in Q position to launch n program for self.liquio- ating projects Indiana, by holding a special session, got the jump on tal Ia ut ltta least fourteen other states are pre- pared to follow suit as soon. as may Do. But 1t goes wothout saying that pressure should be brought to bear all along tho line.
 Interested parties may be glad to know that the National cofnmit- tee for Trade Recovery has drawn up model enabling acts for self works. The committee has concon. trated on these two types because they are common to all municipal' tiles and hence are likely to com- mand widespread attention.
 But the Ramut of eligible pro. Jccts runs from toll bridges, ghiT canals, and tunnels to gas, cleo. tric light and power, and garbage disposal plants. It embraces air. ports, terminals, ferries, docks parks, stadia, hospitals, dormitor. les, and markets; irrigation, drain. age, and Blum eradication. These categories, be 1t noted, include pri. vateIy owned projects devoted te public use.
 Among the formidable under. takings which the corporation hai agreed to back arc tho first tive years work on the s2s0, 900 ,00t aaueduct system which will sup. ply Southern California with wa. ter from the Colorado River. 24( miles away; the s62,000.000 SaI Francisco Oakland bridge. largest in the world; and the $500 DOG rail and highway belt bridge across tho Mississippi near New Orleans But there is plenty of room for thu little fellow too. For instance, thu town of Blackstone, Virginia, hal promise of S10,000 to expand iti waterworkg, and emphasis is lait on the cumulative effect of starting up such smafi-scale activities here there, and everywhere.
 The Employment Angle
 What about the employment sid, the main objective MT Cowdin hat in mind, and after him Senator Barbour of New Jersey (who frs introduced c seif-Iiguidating bili il congress) and Wagner of Nev York, Secretary Mills, and th' president himself. :. On this score, let there be no T luMong, The t1G0,000. .000 alreadj authorized by the Y. Y. Q. for self