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when the cost should be spread to
others besides local property own
ers," he declared.
Hulse also is serving on the icint
interim committee of six senators
and six assemblymen which was
appointed to study the limited ac-
cess highway plan This is said
to be the most powerful committee
ever appointed in California. It
was given 100000 to assist in
working cut a plan for the high
ways of the future and play a
helpful part in forming the coming
transportation system linking cit
les, counties, and states.
MUST FIND FUNDS
THE legislature must find a way
to finance the limited access high
ways and determine a routing which
will be of most benefit to the peo-
pie" Senator Hulse explained.
They must link up and coordinate
plans of cities and counties ana
work out, if possible, a smoothly
working structure. These limited
access highways probably will cost
billion dollars and take eight or
10 years to complete. We did not
have sufficient information to pass
laws for raising money to finance
them or determine efficient rout-
ings. These should not be looked
upon as pleasure highways. They
will enable farmers to get their
products to market by the quickest
and cheapest route Rights of ways
will be purchased from farmers so
they may travel to points of ac-
cess and thus get the benefit of
fast transportation to markets, a
thing necessary to Imperial county
as well as other agricultural COM
munities."
ON FARM COMMITTEE
He also is a member of the agri-
cultural interim committee which
will be vehicle to advance agri-
cultural education"
The long fight in the legisla-
ture from January on" Hulse re-
called, was to preserve surplus
funds for constructive programs. I
especially was interested in seeing
that these funds were not wasted
but were spent back locally to re-
lieve the local taxpayers. The sur
plus was built up Of prepaid taxes
and should benefit the local tax
REVIEWS ACTIONS
In swift resume of the bills
most directly affecting Imperial
county and other agricultural areas,
Senator Hulse said:
Imperial county will realize
$4,000 from the 81 million dollars
appropriated for rural roads as
socn as the war is over. These roads
are farm to market roads starting
from the farmers doors. Also set
aside and frozen are 90 million dol
lars for local construction and the
relief of unemployment. A million
to million and half dollars will
be spent first on feeder roads and
next on health and sanitation.
Then there was the struggle to get
140 million dollars definitely set
aside for postwar unemployment.
1t is the general fund earmarked
for that purpose.
'The beach and park acquisition
! program provides Is million dol
lars, 10 million to acquire public
beaches and five million to acquire
parks in interior valleys where
papa, mama, and the youngsters
may have a good time even if they
haven't money enough to go to
Swanky resorts. The governor has
signed this bill.
SHOOTING GROUNDS
I'VE insisted that SO per cent of
the $675,000 to be expended for
public shooting grounds should be
expended in southern California
1t was so arranged
Then there was a fight with the
University of California for S65 900
for the Meloland agricultural in
stitution we wanted established at
the station but hope to get it later.
Il am proud of my bill which
increased from $500 to S12,5OO the