Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-11 | Page 9 | Ban is Asked for 'Recapture Clause'

I Ban Is Asked for Recapture Clause The board of governors of the chamber of commerce Monday passed a resolution asking congress to eliminate elim elim- mate the recapture clause from the transportation act of 1920 The clause requires railroads earning earning earn earn- ing mg more than 6 per cent to turn over overo overto overto to o the government half halt of the excess to o be loaned to weaker lines A resolution asking that itinerant produce dealers operating in Utah from rom other states be required to pay paya a license of 50 a n year on each truck was passed alter after O. O P. P Hesser secretary secretary secre- secre tary ary of the Intermountain Wholesale Produce Dealers Dealers' association told the board such itinerants are arc injuring the business of Utah merchants The board also went on record as I opposing the elimination of several federal offices here as recommended b by congress including the bureau of mines at the University of Utah the intermountain office of or the bureau of or fisheries and the district office of the he bureau o of foreign and domestic comm commerce e. e H. H J. J Plumhof president appointed a committee to send resolutions of protest to Utah's congressional delegation dele dele- gation in Washington The committee commit commit- tee ee consists of or Fred E. E Auerbach J. J H. H Rayburn Russel Richards and Gus P. P Backman p I