Show I j I The Peoples People's Forum I Iy y t MH lR PI PIn S n POLl POLK TAX r Editor of or The Republican Herald I had about concluded not to answer any of or the tho communications of ot a Mr 11 Pearsall but as aR he appears to be s so 80 Insistent I feel that a few rew words from mo would woul bo be apropos In the first place does Mr 11 Pearsall know that the tho poll ta tax is a laV v made mad tJ by the state legislature And Aud I 1 I. I as su su- su u according to m my sworn dut duly luty hA have hAto to prosecute poll 1011 tax lax delinquent and I aim to collect from men nion of or hi his position Just a. a as readily as I do from froni tho the laboring laborIn man Per Personally I am opposed to poll tax L' bu but t so o long long- longas as the law re remains ro- ro mains maln on the thc statute bool books s I Ishall endeavor en- en cn en- deavor r to collect It without f tear fear ar or favor Mr 11 Pearsall bemoans the tho fact tho-fact fact that tha our expenses arc are far tar too high hiS considerIng consider consider- lug InS the amount of money collected am amit and it itS might be well to show Just how hard hardIt It is to collect from men who sho tr try to evade the thc law and antI I will go back hack asfar as asfar asfar far as at 1 09 on Oil his particular case He lIe was vas ser c served with a n notice at his resi- resi lenco dence 7 0 E. E South Temple on March 9 J. J 1 09 and paid twelve t months later Inter on March 2 22 1910 1010 for tor the 1910 tax ho he was served with a notice notice- at Ji liis resl rest deuce dence on June 28 28 1910 and paid ten months later on April 12 11 1911 1 1 for or the 1911 tax ho lie was served with a notice on May IR 13 13 1911 and paid pahl eleven months later on April 1 1912 for tor the 1912 ta tax ta tahe he was served servel with a notice on April t 1912 and paid on February 11 1913 In all delinquent cases what is known 1 Hn 1 n u L IJ luau Later all parties who have ha a telephone ar are repeatedly called and ur urged ell to pay to prevent the tho ls Issuing of or a summons All of ot Mr r. Pearsall's taxes had to bo be collected b by a summons issued from Crom our office and ono one can readily sec see why tho expenses sh should uld necessarily be bo high when there are so 80 man many men who seek to t O ovado o tho law I Quoting Mr Pearsall's own lan language in Ills his article of February 17 In which h he says suy that th tho revenue is not adequate adequate ade ads quate for If it it was proportionately as difficult to get the other as it was to get ct my 1 2 i I i assume that It I would cost coat tho the city ell at least twice as asI I much to collect san same e. e i If It Mr is looking for Cor an any redress redi-oss I would suggest that he lie appeal to tho the legislature which is now jn In ses ses- ses sion slon WILLIAM r r J. J IIA S Supervisor KS THE ShOE fI Editor of The Tho Republican Herald Til In your Ol 1 nf of 1 11 1 iv va i n f an Interview lew with lien Den Davis In which he states the pure auro shoe shoo law Introduced Intro Intro- Into your or statu legislature Is silly l legislation gl Wo We 0 have not seen seena scena a COP copy of oC f the bill but hut If IC It is drawn like the Oklahoma bill ll a n. copy of or which is Is' enclosed we Ue fail Call to see an anything about It This law Is much needed lJ by the poo- poo oo- oo pie pIc It simply requires that th the manu maini- tell the Uio truth about his shoes if It an any manufacturer cannot sell ell his hoes hoe on truthful representation h he doesn't Iles deserve to be In ill business The Tho bill hill provides that when ven paper and other substitutes for Cor leather are atc lI used ed In shoes In the tho heel sole or counter the name of or the maker the kind of ot sul tI- tI tute used usell ami anal where re It Is used shall hall be stamped on the outside of ot the outer sole This doe doesn't mt prevent the use of or substItute sub sub- It ouy Olly I provides provides- Jes that shoes containing substitutes shall haJi be proper lab labeled lcd so no that hat tho consumer ma may ma know what he Is getting getting- for hl his money and t tile the 1 retailer r ma may know what ho Is buying to sell to his hili trade The Thu people of oC your tate state are paying an average n of or 6 n a year r for shoes therefore it would seem that th the people of Utah ar are more to be consi considered are than thana a few tew foreign manufacturers who arc are shipping these shoes into your state About one half the tho manufacturers In Inthe inthe inthe the United States arc are making shoos shoes of oC solid J leather construction They have built milt up a reputation on good s leather It t is manifestly unfair to permit a lot lotof lotof of or crooks in lU the business to continue trading trading trading- on the reputation of oC leather by b- selling selling- part paper shoes at leather Ilces Furthermore re the adulterated shoes ale iro frauds because It has been demonstrated dem deni- em- em that a n shoe sho containing paper board leather or otner substitutes is lot hot as aR good as us a shoe silo of ot the same ame nr I 1 I t l and n f 0 Hut bite I which I is Lj made inde entirely of ot good lea loather leather ther above offers much too food Tho 1110 for tOr or thought bought as well as for c editorial com coin m merit nent nt Perhaps the 1 legislator who In- In the bill In your state te would Ike like to ee the enclosed copy COP of the Oklahoma bill which has been r reported portell I favorably h by the committee kindest cH regards Ier antI and h best hest t wishes w ve we are S Sery ery ry truly yours OU I. I j nO ROBERTS S. S n D. l Branch |