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Show tHE SAUNA Uncle Sam and His Nephews , the States, Are Collecting Over a Billion Dollars in Yearly Tolls on Motor Vehicles and Fuel More Than Meets the Nations Billion Dollar Highway Building Bill Thomas H. MacDonald, Chief of the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads, Tells Striking Details. By JUDSON C. WELLIVER America has reverted to the ancient system of collecting wherewith to build and maintain highways. In 1925 these tolls amounted to $1,094,000,000, collected through motor licenses, gasoline taxes, property, corporation, income production and other taxes on automobiles, automobile manufactures, the petroleum industry, etc. In the same year $1,003,000,000 wras spent on rural roads. It took near a century to build $20,000,000,000 worth of railroads. A highway system costing that much will be created in twenty years at present rate. lolls SUN, SAUNA. I Mr. and Mrs. A A. Anderson are northern cities the fore part of the the proud parents of a baby boy, born week and was boosting for the resort, in which he is interat the Salina Hospital last week, Ae G. B. G. S. O. D. H. club en- ested. joyed a weiner hoast at The Anderson-ChidistSalt comWednesday evening. Misses Mary and Inez Shipp of pany, shipped a ca.load of pulverJoseph are the guests for the week of ized salt to the citizens of Elisnore Mrs. Ira Jenseen. . yesterday. The salt will be used in The childien of Redmond are again the war being waged against white warned of the danger of using the top, and Mr. Anderson stated that state highway as a. coasting place his company is prepared to supply and playground. Not only are they large quantities of salt on short nothe state law, but they are tice. Rel-rnont- NEWS NOTES FROM REDMOND Red-Mont- of Center-field- , and Mr. and Mrs. Niels Rasmussen were among those attending the Scandinavian ence held here last Sunday. confer- er g Miss Eva Jensen, who has been relatives in Redmond the past two months, 'returned Friday to her home at Provo. Joseph F. Peterson and daughter Reva, molored to Salt .Lake Tuesday morning. busking Miss lone Christensen left Monday flirting with death. Parents are askfor a brief business trip to Salt Lake. ed to eoopeerate in keeping their Mrs. Bonnie Jensen and son Hans children from the paved road. are here from Salt Lake, and are visThe management of the resort are making a number iting with Mr. and Mrs. Hans S. Jensen. of changes at the big dance pavillion Blain Stewart, Marion Brienholt and and are preparing for a big time at Newel Draper were motor travelers the opening. to Salt Lake Monday of this week. Frank Nelson was a traveler to vis-tin- Red-Munt- GASOUNE TAXES BY STATES Mr. and Mrs. Peter Christensen. Mr. and Mrs. Niel Peterson, Mayor and Mrs. Parley Christiansen and Andreas and Martin Madsen of this city and M s. and Mrs. Lauritz Larson, Mr. and Mrs. George Christensen and Mrs. andMrs. CarJ Jensen Speaking of extreme cruelty, a Los Angeles jury had to attend a showing of Desire Under the Elms and they didnt even give the jurors a chance to escape at the end of the first act. . . The police in an English town pinched a man who offered to sell his wife for $50. The public must be protected against swindlers. Baltimore Sun. Subscribe dont borrow. Have Y ou A Radio? Memorial Day Dont miss the real pleasures of life buy a HERALDYNE As Good as the Best Better than the Rest We dre agents for Wood Bros. Threshers Make your plans now to handle your crop. For Sale By OIILS AND GAS NIGHT SERVICE miles, were to be Included In the national system eligible for Federal aid. Nearly every mile of that 2,866,-06was a candidate for designation as a Federal highway. But in the end the system was laid out as a truly na624 These are some of the high points presented by Thomas H. MacDonald, Chief of the Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Agriculture, in an interview on highway development. The equipment of this continent with modern roads has been the most amazing provision of a public utility ever accomthat any community plished in a similar period," said Mr. Historians say the MacDonald. Roman Empire was held together by its highway system, radiating from Rome to the Provinces. But America has converted a continent into a neighborhood within a few years. "This accomplishment really represents the inauguration of a new system of taxation; a system of licenses and excises levied against particular privileges or classes of property, the proceeds being dedicated to highway Martin Peterson Auto Co. GUNNISON, UTAH tional one. When the map was published It showed nearly the 200,000 miles of designated routes. Since then 46,485 miles of these roads have been Improved, nearly 13,000 more are under construction, and over 2,000 haVeireen approved for early beginning of work. In addition to that many states have built, without Federal aid, extensive sections which are Included within this national system. In fact, these for Economical Transportation JFI state contributions aggregate 55,000 s miles, so that approximately of the 200,000 mile national highway system has already been Imtwo-third- proved. Uncle Sam as Road Supervisor Along with all of this, there Is the $263,500,000 for automobile registraFederal supervision over construction tion and licenses; $150,000,000 as and maintenance. When Uncle Sam property taxes on the 20,000,000 auto- helps build a road he reserves aumobiles; $143,430,709 as the Federal thority to require its proper mainexcise tax on automobiles, parts and tenance. Then there Is the business accessories for 1925; $50,000,000 to of uniform marking along highways, represent wheelage taxes, special which makes it possible for motorists taxes on gasoline or cars, and fines to drive thousands of miles on a descollected from motor drivers. The ignated route whose markings betotal reaches approximately come so familiar that after a few miles he need not ask directions. Finally Federal participation has Nearly $1,100,000,000 Yearly Tolls But these figures do not Include made possible a great number of Income and corporation taxes derived bridges at strategic points. Some of for years, yet from the motor car business. Nor do these have been needed state and local authorities have been Include local, state, production, they unable to them, partly be-corporation or income taxes of the- cause of theprovide because of cost, partly petroleum industry. Yet that indus- competition between routes. When a of abouf a capitalization try has two A modest estimate for stream separates two counties, or $9,000,000,000. is often impossible to get it states, to the figures, added preceding these, them to agree where to build or how makes a total of $1,094,930,709, which to divide the cost of a bridge. In is considerably more than the entire such cases the Federal authority has roads. amount spent on country inrepeatedly mediated differences and "You observe that I have not Let me mencluded the governments expenditures secured construction. some tion instances. aid of nearly $100,000,000 in Federal "Missouri has been a state for over to road building. In the eight years a century. Divided east and west by Govfrom 1918 to 1925 inclusive, the Missouri river, communication bethe ernment has contributed $460,000,000 tween the two sections has been limThat roads. build states to help the to the states disadvantage. Four ited, is considerably less than halt of what across the river were required the country spent on roads In either bridges in national the highway program, and same 1924 or 1925. Moreover, in the with the state of Federal eight years, while the Government Missouri has made them possible to was 'distributing that $460,000,000 Two are completed, the others are un the states, it collected $S73,000,000 in der construction. The four wiTT cos cars, on motor taxes revenue internal a little more than $2,000,000, the Fed hunOther parts and accessories. eral contribution being nearly $1,000, dreds of millions were collected in in- 000. mofrom come and corporation taxes Getting Bridges Constructed tor. car manufacturers and dealers con Federal Another that bridge that has a peculiar Thus It appears tribution to road3 as compared to the importance, both locally and nation contribution of people who make and ally, has been needed for generations use the cars and the gasoline has across Raritan hay, New Jersey. It is one of the links in the chain of com been decidedly modest But, while Federal contribution is munication between New York city In 1924 and the country at large. only about 10 per cent of highway al- some. of Fed had. New results $700,000 Jersey pense, it has accomplished eral aid allotted to her roads and in together out of proportion to its So the state amount First it was an incentive to 1925 over $1,000,000. the States. The Government required agreed that this Raritan bridge should them to invest a3 much as it con- j be built, costing about $4,000,000 tributed. Then the Government takes-- Federal funds made up about one- part In a general supervision of con- third of the amount. The bridge, over struction and a share In determining a mile and a half long, is now nearly So we have built roads on completed. routes. .Such illustrations might be multibetter standards, and have got them ' organized into a truly national sys- plied Indefinitely. National participa' state sys tion has repeatedly made possible the tem instead of forty-eigh- t . accomplishment of vitally important terns. highway development" Unifying the Road System According to the American PetroSome day It will be realized that gasoline tax was this was the most valuable contribu- leum Institute, in the 1919 In Oregon. It first New Imposed Boston to from tion. Driving now been adopted by all the York, a man may pass through four has states. Every one might have a states except New York, Illinois, New The tenand Massachusetts. splendid highway system; but if these Jersey indid not articulate at the state lines dency has been continually to As tax of rate crease the per gallon. the trip would be almost impossible. taxes for the enThanks to the systematization under late as 1921 gasoline were only about $5,000,-000- ; tire country are roads Federal Influence, country In 1922, $12,000,000; In 192$, alas superior to state boundary lines as most $37,000,000; in 1924, $79,000,000, are railroads. The Federal highway act of 1921 and in 1925, $142,987,740. With good prospects that the gas" required that a complete nation-renewill be adopted soon by states tax be roads designated Ing system of it now and with within two year, as the roads to which do not have in which Uncle Sam would give assist- the gallonage rates being Increased this It is calculated that other states, were ance. It was found that there in the tax alone will soon raise $200,000,000 2,866,061 miles of highway a year, quite possibly during 1926. 7 or $00, country. Of these per cent, CAR WASHING development For 1925 state taxes on gasoline aggregated $143,000,000. Add to that ' $749,-930,70- Touring $ Road Coach or $ Coupe lour Door $ Sedan . fo Landau j - ) - ya . V ' Ton Truck .(Chouu Only) i . - $qQC AU Prices i . . a 1 Ton Truck Chani Only) b. Flint, Miek, $() . Burr Motor Gomapny Utah Salina, . QUALITY AT LOW COST |