426 ADDRESSES AND STATE PAPERS

have every confidence and every determination to get Maryland's road
construction moving again — and moving fast!

Tangible proof of this commitment will be evident in Frederick.
After numerous conferences with the Chairman-Director of the State
Roads Commission, Jerome B. Wolff, I have endorsed his decision
to proceed with the dualization of Route 40 from the Frederick Thru-
way to Blentlinger Road. While this will require the diversion of funds
from several highway revenue sources and perhaps the phasing of
construction over a two year period, I am convinced that immediate
action is justified by the importance of this project to the Frederick
community.

A sound fiscal structure and a broad spectrum of quantitatively and
qualitatively superior public services and facilities will attract private
investment. However, it is the Federal government — whether we
commend or condemn it — which is our nation's biggest investor.
One of the first acts of this administration was to establish a National
Relations Office in Washington with a full-time staff to see that Mary-
land takes full advantage — and hopefully even morel — of all avail-
able Federal funds.

A recent analysis released by the Tax Foundation, Incorporated,
revealed that in seventeen states the citizens pay more in Federal
taxes to finance Federal aid programs than the State and its local
governments receive from Federal grants-in-aid. In 1966, Maryland
ranked third among these states, paying $1. 57 out for every $1. 00 re-
turned; Maryland ranked forty-seventh out of fifty states in benefits
from Federal grants-in-aid programs.

We've put a team in Washington to reverse that trend. In its first
months, this office has secured $3 million in additional Federal funds
for Maryland and according to Charlie Bresler — we've just begun
to fight!

We are also working closely with Congressman Mathias to expedite
the construction of the Sixes Bridge Dam on the Monocacy. Even in
this summer of abundant rainfall, we recognize that economic develop-
ment in this area immediately and ultimately depends upon securing
a constant water supply.

The State administration has pledged its total support to preserve
another precious water resource in this area, the C 8c O Canal. It is
my sincere hope that the C & O Canal Bill will soon receive its just
recognition by Congress. Not only is this legislation a practical meas-