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Show THE CITIZEN 13 in its distribution under the pleas that it must be regulated ,. when as a matter of fact he is after 'more revenue. Even the suspicion that there may be crude oil somewhere is taxed, as witness the very large amount of tax paid upon wildcat leases. The federal government takes a more or less generous slice, mid new ways are constantly under consideration for securing more revenue' such as higher state gasoline taxes. ; This bill has to be passed on to the public in the price of oil aiid gasoline. But in seasons of ' depression and overproduction, competition becomes abnormal with the ?sult that iii many instances taxes eat. .up all net return and chaos results. COPPER FORGING AHEAD No industry can show a more OLD MILL CLUB At the Old Mill Club Cy McMillan and C. E. Huish tied with 49 breaks for first place. The feature of the E. D. Smiths first attempt at the traps when he broke 13 out of 25, which is considered a good score for the first time at the traps. shoot was world famous resorts started yesterday when Southern Pacifics low fares to these favored places became effective. F. S. McGinnis, passenger traffic manager for Southern Pacific company, announced yesterday that reduced round trip fares to Pacific Coast summer resorts were placed on sale yesterday and will be in effect until September 30. The fares apply from all points in California to San Francisco, Los Angles, Del Monte, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Byron Hot Springs, Crater Lake, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver and other points. The tickets may be purchased with 16 or 21 day limits and are also available for the entire summer season. Stopovers are permitted on all tickets. It And then there is the excise tax. is not enough that the oil be taxed in the ground but its severance from Mother Earth must bear a burden; its transportation is the subject to a tax; its storage; its movement; even having it in your possession is subject to a tax; the sale and the use thereof must bear another burden. After all this the minister of finance invokes that modern hydra of n power and eviles an inspection fee upon the commodity itself and upon the equipment used police-taxatio- record of progress in the past few years than can copper mining. It has gone steadily ahead, without the sensationalism often attributed to mining operations, and seems to have ' passed the crucial point, with all signs favorable for the future. This progress is the result of recent discoveries of improved methods of mining and refining that are more economical, efficient and rapid than those formerily in use. New deposits are being blocked out, and demand is rapidly absorbing increasing supply. Copper is . a basic and necessary industrial metal, and we could not afford to be witout an internal Did you really understand the Southern Pacific today placed der approximating $1,400,000 for ten of the heaviest ' locomotives in use west of Ogden and the longest locomotives yet constructed for the company, according to F. W. Mahl, general purchasing agent with headquarters at San Francisco. The new iron horses will be 120 feet long over all and sixteen feet four inches high. When loaded they will weigh 895,100 pounds and have a tractive power of 112,760 pounds. Unlike most locomotives these will have the cab built in the front of the engine so that the engineer will have an unobstructed view. The locomotives wil bum oil and have boiler pressure capacity of 235 pounds which exceeds that of any other locomotives now used by the railroad. Steam from the one boiler will be used through two pairs of cylinders to drive two sets of driving wheels each having eight wheels. or- xxNew shooter. OGDEN SHOOTERS A. p. Bigelow and E. L. Ford broke targets out of a possible 50, in a le or rst place at the weekly shoot Ogden. The boys are beginning to w at the traps and some good cores will be made from now on. Og- - aas a hunch of good shots. Their wores were as follows; sci- entific lecture you heard last night? . No, but that didnt matter, I had a free ticket. (Leipzig). Gemuliche Sascse . S. P. IRON HORSES en-via- be MEET ME AT THE 26 East 2nd South Sportsmens Headquarters Phone Was. 1946 |