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priority list. During the winter of 1966-67 the Department spent more than $7.7 million in snow removal. This was only twotenths of a million more than the previous year, but $3.6 million more than 1964-65. Wray notes that the past two years have been somewhat unique in their differences. Last year was considered a “chemical winter" in that it took a large quantity of chemicals to control a number of relatively small snows, while the year bef o re was the “Year of the Blizzard” with men and machinery working long hours over a long period. In fighting last year's chemical battle, the Department spread more than 288,000 tons of sand, salt and calcium chloride, used some 6,000 employes at various times and erected more than 312 miles of snow fence. Storage space and chemicals have been increased this year in order to prepare for main tenance of the new sections of interstate and arterial highways which have been opened
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