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Show o Published Every Saturday BY GOODWIN8 WEEKLY PUBLISHING CO., INC. A. W. RAYBOULD, Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: in the United States Canada and Mexico, $2.50 per year, Including postage $1.50 for six months. Subscriptions to all foreign countries, within the Postal Union, $4.50 per year. 8ingle copies, 10 cents. Payments should be made by Check, Money Order or Registered Letter, payable to The Citizen. Address all communications to The Citizen. matter, June 21, 1919, at the postoffice at Salt Lake Entered as second-clas- s March 3, 1879. of Act under the City, Utah, Ness Bldg. Salt Lake City, Utah Phone Wasatch 5409 311-12- 13 STATE HIGHWAYS SHOULD BE SAFE Many complaints have come to this office regarding the present dangerous condition of the state highway going along the south side of the Parley's canyon large reservoir, and that portion of the road going over the summit. Just beyond the summit going towards East canyon, there is a short stretch of road barely room enough for one automobile to run. .On either sidd of the road is a 45 angle pitch to a small pond of water, a distance of at least 100 feet from the top of the road to the ponds. Many cars have gone off the road here during rain storms and slid down the hill, but the public never hears of these accidents because miraculously no one has been killed up to the present time. The short stretch of road here if properly shaled and gravelled would be safe, but in its present condition it is like a smooth board upon which soap suds have been poured. During the last big rain storm which came late Sunday afternoon, this road was again dangerous and volunteers lined the roadway guiding the cars over the bad stretch. One of automobile in the first cars to come along was a which rode a man, his wife, and three small children. He attempted to cross unaided but the big car could not be kept on the narrow road and down the hill it went, but as luck would have it the car slid down backwards and remained upright until the bottom was reached. When the car started on its downward course, the mother threw her baby out of the car and it rolled down the hill but kind Providence saved its life, the child receiving but a few minor bruises and scratches. Those who are compelled to travel back and forth over this road, fear it whenever it rains. Large sums of money have been spent on this road. There are mountains of shale from the mouth of the canyon to the very top, and there is absolutely no excuse for the soft mushy condition of this road. - Of all parts of the road that should receive attention this short stretch should be gravelled to keep cars from slipping and sliding. Skid chrains are useless because the least deviation from the course means a "slide for your life down hill. The road around the reservoir should also be widened for safety's sake, but careful driving at the 'present time will take the traveler through. Upon this highway a majority of the travelers go east and west, and all dangerous places on the road should be immediately attended to. Two yards of gravel would make the summit road safe. People are asking why these dangerous places arc not shaled. seven-passeng- er con-Qtinua- - lly PEOPLE EXEMPT. bonds are issued by cities; counties, states and nation. The holder, of these bonds pays no taxes on the income derived Tax-exem- pt therefrom. Bill Jones whose income results from his labor and investments in industries pays every known form of taxation and he pays considerably more than is just, in order to make up for amounts lost to the government through incomes. tax-exem- pt bonds, where would Supposing everybody tried to get the money come from to run the government? bonds drains money away The continued issuance of from productive enterprise and increases the tax burden on all those who do not hold the bonds. tax-exem- pt tax-exem- pt Editor The Citizen, Salt Lake City, Utah: Dear Sir Are you sure the income from any public bond is exempt from taxation by the federal government? If not, your assertion is wrong. Who pays the interest on all public bonds? The taxpayer, of course, and that means every man who supports himself, whether his name is on the assessment roll or note. When the state, the county, or the municipality issues bonds and exempts them from such taxation as lies within their jurisdiction, it is done to secure a lower interest rate. If this was not done, the rate would be higher. Who would pay the increase? The same taxpayers, to be sure. The consequence is that to tax such bonds is to add that much to the regular taxes. There is a much deeper significance in this agitation than is apparent on the surface. I will not discuss it at present, believing I have said enougn to indicate there are two sides to the question. M. T. WOODRUFF. Dearborn, Michigan, August 15, 1923. There are always two sides to every question, to be sure. Every day we see large advertisements, display ads from bonding combonds. There is no property panies, that offer for sale in the United States that should be exempt from taxation. Every one who lives in this country should contribute his portion, small or great, according to their means, to the general support of the government. People holding public office should pay taxes just the same as the private citizen there should be no exemptions. We need a tax revision in this country in order to distribute the expense proportionately and justly. There should be no favorites and we have plenty of them today and the party to eliminate the favorites will be the party to remain in power. Of late years there has been a tendency to tax big business some big business and allow others to get by. Under our present system, the heavy burden falls upon the middle class and consumer. Many people refuse to purchase property in order to escape taxation. They carry on business and the law cannot reach them. The time has come when everybody should be made to pay taxes, and not. only the property owner as is now the general rule. securities lor no Billions of dollars arc tied up in other reason than to escape, a just taxation. Taxes as a result have mounted so high in the past few years, that it is becoming a serious tax-exem- pt noil-taxab- le question, and no matter where one goes, taxation appears to be one of the chief topics of conversation. In fact it is the only campaign material of political parties today, but so far but few politicians bonds for the purpose of have made good. To issue securing a lower rate of interest is a good talking point but it is poor business because it does not tend to reduce taxation one lota. tax-exem- pt |