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Show ticipated. We just can't quite figure it out whether it's the new victory or if that old "love bug" has been biting a few more of our boys anyhow boys so high and on up were either dancing, danc-ing, truckin', waltzing or doing something to celebrate the glad event. We wish to express our thanks and gratitude to the students and townsmen for their loyal support sup-port and hope this is only the beginning of many championships. champion-ships. Delana Pollock Sec. of Student Council SHOULD A STATE DEPARTMENT GO INTO BUSINESS? " An innocent little news Honi in u Salt Lake daily paper TAX IJOAKI) WOULD USE OWN PRINTING PLANT The .state tax commisHion Saturday sought the permission permis-sion of (he board of examiners to purchase equipment to enable en-able the commission to do its own printing of forms necessary .n the administration of the tax laws. The commission told the board it spends approximately .",25.000 a year on printing, and a large part of this could be . avwl if it' were able to install its own equipment. The board considered the request, but reached no decision Saturday. This Ktiyyested innovation on the part of the state tax mMMrm w'ir.dicntion of a trend which is causing concern vn the part of business men. If the tax commission is allowed to purchuse and run their own printing plant what is to prevent pre-vent other departments of the state from inaugurating similar simi-lar changes? How about a furniture and office supply lactory lor the state government? A cement, sand and gravel supply department for the road -commission? Small town publishing and printing establishments can be suspected of no selfish motive when they criticize the encroachment en-croachment of government into the field of business. The majority ma-jority of them feel this move would be a step In the wrong direction. State printing, that is the large orders, such as the tax commission places, is let out on competitive bids to large commercial printing establishments. Minimum bids are regulated by the state fair trades commission. Before the board of examiners, approves "The mstalla-tion mstalla-tion of equipment", it would be wise for them to figure the depreciation on equipment, cost of replacement and supplies. There will be the matter of salaries for printers and the ques- j tion of a superintendent to be in charge of the plant. Ihei position would probably become another political plum torj i ome deserving party man. 'there is a question in the minds of taxpayers that might be raised at this time. Is the government so successful and efficient in its own 'sphere that it is now ready to step into business and regulate it better than the business men who have studied and worked for years to learn how to keep costs down without effecting the product's quality? Of course, the state tax commission's proposed printing establishment would operate without paying license and tax fees That might be a big enough advantage to offset blunder-ings blunder-ings of inexperience and may be the main reason why the c ommission insists "a large part of the cost would be saved . That is also a reason why private business could never hope to compete with government competition. : ' The question of such equipment being used in publishing of campaign literature at election time by the party in power is another possibility which must be considered. When the state board of examiners act on this request they should bear in mind that a principle is involved that is far more important than any economy that might arise trom the installation of a state tax commission printing plant. |