Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-09-23 | Page 5 | Manufacturers to Try Validity of Alcohol Law

MANUFACTURERS TO TRY VALIDITY OF ALCOHOL LA LAW LAV V The Utah 1 Manufacturers Manufacturers' association tion has filed moo proceedings in the state supreme court to test the validity validity valid valid- ity of the state alcohol warehouse law The manufacturers assert ert that the Utah system of distributing industrial alcohol is Illegal and is in violation of the sta state and federal constitutions c The action acton has nothing to do with I the general state prohibition law A petition attacking the warehouse I Ilaw law lawas was as signed by Harold S. S Jennings secretary of the association Hamilton Hamilton Hamil HamU ton Gardner attorney for the as association asso asso- o. o elation clation will appear before the su au preme court September 30 and ask for fora a permanent injunction against Frank Page Stewart art warehouse manager manager man man- ager and George P P. Parker attorney general stopping them from carf carry ing big on their work of distributing industrial industrial in alcohol The manufacturers could then buy their product in the thc open market Under the Utah law tho those firms using using us ing alcohol for cosmetics flavorings medicines and other legal purposes must buy through the warehouse manager on a permit provided by the attorney general The warehouse manager adds 10 per cent to tine the cost costor of or getting the 1110 alcohol and tills this percentage percentage per per- represents the managers manager's profit