The Washington times., 1934-01-01
PROJECTS HELP
BOOST j. 8.
BUSINESS
Administration Certain Effect
ofProgram Will Be Felt in
1894 to Greater Extent

1884 to Greater Extent
Public worl expenditures ar,
beginning to cunt vitality. will
(he coming O. the New Year, IL
the restoration of American pros
perity.
This maj: objective of tn
PWA, to p me the pump fol
Industrial recovery. seems certain
to be achiF ed during 1884, in thC
opinion Secretary Harold L
Ickes, PW administrator, and hi
aides. l. reviewing the progres!
Of this W enterprise during thu
six months of its operation
Eckes said:
"a little less than six months
have elapsed since we embarked
upon a S3,3OO,O 100000 emergency
program of Public Works
authorized by Congress. 1t was
necessary to set up almost over
night a functiOning central and
field Organiza tiOn for the proper
consideration Of projects and
agencies to safeguard the tax
payers money. This was done
expeditiOusly.
100000 MEN AIDED
-. "Much has been accomplished
I'm the brief space Of six months.
Public Works dollars already
have put a huge army Of men
: to work. The total number Of
men thus reemplOyed by all
agencies financed by PWA
funds has passed the 100000
mark.
= "ArOther army Of men now
unemployed is assured Of wages
this coming year as the
result of the allotment to TO-
goo projects of almost all Of
the $500. 600, 900 voted by Con-
gress last June. On these
strictly public works cOnstruc-
ton projects, exclusive Of Civil
Works Administration and Ci-
villain Conservation Corps prof.
ectS, 75O,54O men were em-
pIOyed by actual count on De-
cember 9. This figure is now
approaching the milliOn-man
mark and will continue to
mount for several months as .
result of action already taken.
BIG STRIDES MADE
"Many complex problems
have been solved. We believe
that the Public Works Admin
istratiOn has prepared . sound
foundation and has eStab-
Ished principles governing pub
lie works which should be Of
: lasting benefit to the country.
We are confident we are on
the right track. Each day now
is marked by definite strides
forward. There Is no doubt
that the effect Of the Federal
Public Works program is being
felt. This force will be more
pronounced within the next
few months.
Stimulation Of activity in
the heavy industries and build
ing trades through Government
spending should encourage pri-
.yate enterprise to display more
confidence In the future. The
Administration is showing the
way. Combating conditions
such Is existed in this cOun-
try requires the intelligence.
strength and courage Of all the
people"
POINTING UPWARD
Marked increases are shown BY
the latest reports Of the number
Of construction contracts result
ing from PWA loans and grants
and as the New Year dawns al
PWA progress chart lines point
upward.
!. The first projects provided fol
were Federal projects, and IN
Guided river and harbor work
flood control, Army housing, air
plane building, irrigation anc
lpower projects. forest work, Nava
and Coast Guard construction
and public buildings.
Projects of special importance
TO washington were those which
enabled certain regular Fedora
agencies. hampered by the eco
nomy program, to carry on vita
and urgently needed activities
which would otherwise have gone
by the board.
This aspect Of PWA not only
enabled Government activities tt
be carried on with slight inter
ruption, II any, and saved thC
Jobs Of large number Of Govern
ment employees.
RAILROADS AIDED
Low-cost housing and slun
clearance on a broad scale which
will ultimately bring relief II
Washington as well as In man!
other cities has also been under
taken through the PWA.
Railroads have been lent fund.-
for vital improvements, and herr
Washington will benefit directly
for among the great railroad
projects is that Of the PennSyl
~vania to complete electrificatioI
of its line between New York ant
washington. Already the job 4
finished from New YoIk to vii
mington, and equipment has beel
installed for a considerable dis
tance south Of Baltimore.
The Chesapeake and Ohio, alS'
serving Washington, is anothe
beneficiary.
The Civil Works Administrs
ton, derived from PWA, Is pre-
viding temporary jobs for mi
lions Of workers, to carry then