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Show 58 beat back control of allocate the the control of to place attempt an highway construction under PWA, whose boss, Harold Ickes, wished monies the on basis a of was out parceling increased In a the by 50 second President himself tions would be problems that and his the confirmed acted upon admit that Utah's governor had with FDR, that Blood's share said that achieving The federal Tribune's officials of knowledge administration with success the requests and sugges favorably.24 Governor Blood's in the different method a estimated influence with the inestimable value" of eent.23 meeting Washington correspondent "f r-ank to Blood funds, per which had to By keeping federal road program in the hands United states Bureau of Roads, of population.. the the were highway were of road pI'ogram.25 When the granted each government announced state, Utah highway construction not delivered for in the was the 1933-34, preceding the exact recipient and the of amounts $4,194,709 for money due Utah but biennium was released in addition.26 Blood's close ties with the state Road which he had chaired until his ;.23Ibid., 25Ibld., April 26,28, May 6, 1933. election 1933. as Commission, governor, probably 24Ibid., May 5, 1933. 26Ibid., July 7, 1933. |
