RELIEF OF DISTRESS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 11, 28 January 1937, Page 5

RELIEF OF DISTRESS

President Roosevelt Heads Huge Army FUTURE FLOOD CONTROL (Eeceived 28, 8.45 a.m.) NEW YORK, Jan. 27. The " Work of rolief is centred at WasMngton, where President Eoosevelt is in command of 7i,000 Eederal relief workerfi (jf evcry kijid centred in the flood area. The President has allotted 900.1300 dollars to be immediately available from the conservation funds to rescue work and Congress is prepared to rush through a 790,000,000 deficiency measure, all of which could be used for reEtoration in the area, whieh is already estimated to have suffered 300,000,000 dollars damage. Congressmen "from the flood area bfegan consideration of the long-mootod flood conservation scheme, which wotlld provide 1,200,000,000 dollars for teji« years construction of huge reservoirs to master the destructive waterways. Army •ngineers are fmisJflng plans for a system of 1800 flood-control reservoirs over the Clitire country, costing 8,000,000,000 dollars. Offcrs of privato aid are continuiag ftdm all paris of the nation. In New

City aldermen called sider a 250,000-dollar appropriation for the devastated areas. Chicago is concentrating on the shipment of drinking water in Tailway tank cars, four of which, carrying 10,000 gallons, left today. Prom as far north as New England marino equipment is being dispatched and Eed' Cross contribntions are mounting. The goal is now 10, "000, 000 dollars.