Evening star., 1935-09-25
ROOSEVELT LISTS
LAST PROJECTS OF
WORK-REL|EF PLAN
Funds to Be Allotted or
Earmarked by Tomor-
row Night.
WILL ALSO DECIDE ON
FINAL P.W.A. PROPOSALS
President and Ickes to Discuss
Slum Program-Has mo Idea"
on N. R. AS Future.
RY RUSSELL YOUNG.

President Roosevelt will have all OF
his $4,000, 100000 work relief money
either allotted or earmarked before ne
leaves Washington tomorrow night Tor
the West Coast.
The President said today he WILL
conduct a series of conferences with
his work relief lieutenants with view
to disposing of this problem without
further delay. When he had his work
relief neutenants at Hyde Park about
10 days ago to reshape and expedite
the program he announced there was
yet 25,O00,000 of the whole WORK
relief fund to be allotted.
Mr.. Roosevelt stated also that ne
will, before tomorrow night, have
passed on the entire list of P. w. A.
projects calling for allotment OF S2OO,-
600 900. This list of P W. A. projects,
which Secretary Ickes, public works
administrator, was asked by the Presl-
dent to prepare, calls for building OF
substantial and permanent projects
which can be contracted for before
December Is and which can be COM
pleted within a year after that date.
Areas Restricted.
Other restrictions placed upon the
P. w. A. program by the President
specify that only those projects which
will cost not more than $3.50 per year
per man will be approved. The Presi-
dent has also specified that these prof.
ects must be in areas where there is
a certain amount of the population
on direct relief.
Although the Presidents obviously
difficult requirements are likely to re-
suit in his withholding approval OF
some of the proposed projects, it Is
known he is especially anxious to get
the work-relief program under way.
In his rearranged work-relief program,
Mr. Roosevelt is counting on his pub
lie works projects resulting in suf-
f1cient unemployment to permit a re-
duction of works progress jobs by next
Spring.
The President will confer with Sec
fetary Ickes today and tomorrow be-
fore definitely passing on all of the
proposed projects to be submitted by
1ckes.
Slums to Be Discussed.
The executive also will discuss with
1ckes the plans for advancing the low
cost housing program, which activity
includes the slum- clearance work.
There has been some tagging in this
part of the Presidents general pro-
gram due, as the President explained,
to the excessive prices of land in GER
tain sections Of the country, particu-
larly in the metropolitan area.
The President said progress is being
made in advancing the rural road
building program as well as in the
grade-crossing elimination program.
He explained, however, that what ap-
pears as unwarranted delay in the
latter is due to the natural delay in
bringing about condemnation pro-
ceedings and other necessary pre-
liminary work.
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke with pride of
the results of the Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps and announced he has told
Robert Fechner, director, to proceed
from now on with a view to making
the organization a permanent part of
the Government. He said the c. c. c.
rolls will run about 100000 between
now and next April, when they will
be reduced to 100000, and further re-
duced by June next to 100000. The
latter figure is the Presidents present
idea of what the permanent size of
the C. c. C. should be. No new en-
rollments will be made in the mean
time.
Quotes Employment Data.
The President expressed qualification
at the number of young men leaving
the various camps to assume employ
ment in private industry. He quoted
from a report on his desk from Di-
rector Fechner showing that during
the first six months of the C. c. C.
19 per cent of the enrolled men found
employment and in the second six
month period 1854 per cent found en-
ployment, 22.8 per cent in the next
six months and 1914 per cent during
the last six months. The President
feels this indicates a decided improve
ment in business and in private en-
ployment.
Mr.. Roosevelt said Fechner's re-
port showed also the large number of
C. C. c. men who obtained employ
ment in private industry brought
about a reduction of 40 per cent in
the number OF, families on relief
rolls.
The President said he has no idea
what the future holds for the N. r.
A. He explained that what remains
OF the former major agency of the
New Deal is now engaged in collect
ing data on the general effects on
industry and business Of abandon
ment of N. r. A. codes.
In most major industries, he said,