Show Taxes on Mining I and Oil Unjust I FORT FonT WORTH Tex Te March arch 4 AP Taxes on natural resource Industries such as mining and oil 01 constitute a a lopsided a and wholly unjust burden u upon on the raw materials so 10 necessary for In In- lal p. Harry Smith secretary secre tary taly of the Oil 01 and Gas Gu association told the tue morning session aulion of the Western Vestern Petroleum association here herel her l today Natural resource Industries pa pay out outa a greater percentage of ot their profits prots for tOr forstate state reter and local taxes than Iben any other line lne stae Smith of business said Ild Industries such luch as al these have a I Pee Pe- cullar culiar attraction for local bed tax tar llos The he occasional and end somewhat tOA success uco le made by a few seems to tu give the thC public the Impression that these slices Industrials la havo have extraordinary nary taxpaying ability IC These rhess ue heavy t tu je are as much a acost cost coin Ot on business us cc IA rents rent I an sn wages Wage I think It H Is absurd for the tax agitators agitator to 10 conte contend d thAt bet they can continue con con- to pile pl these burdens on th these In Industries In In- without unfavorable COOl conic come to the te public publio |