Show DEFECT IN TAX LAW COSTING STATE REVENUE Private Carriers Escaping Ton-Mile Ton Levy Due to Technicality A technicality of Utah's ton ton mile mile tax has cost the state tate an ed d amount of revenue the public utilities util utile commission reported Saturday The law contains no provision fo for regulation of individuals engaged in hi trucking who are private carriers according to strict interpretation of ot the law but who are carrying on ott a business that many consider within the he field of common or public car- car Greatest offenders against the spirit of the law are independent coal haulers haulers haul haul- ers ers which furnish Salt Lake City with a great portion of its fuel Source of such haulers' haulers supply Is mainly main main- ly Carbon county Cannot Be Collected The ton mile tax cannot be collected collect collect- ed the state utilities commission said b because ause the haulers p purchase e their coal at the mines haul it in their own trucks and sell it after reaching their destination Because the coal is their prop property while it is in transit they arc are private carriers according to the law and not subject to the regulations o of the commission The present law applies only to common or contract carriers carriers car car- such as regularly established trucking lines and railroads Legislation to remedy in Iii the law has been prepared It was based on recommendations by the utilIties utilities util util- commission contained in its recent recent recent re re- re- re cent biennial report to Governor Henry Henry Hen Hen- ry IL H. Blood The recommendation said The present Jaw law applies only to carriers operating for hire If It all common carriers including private carriers carriers' when using the public highways high ways as a place of business were made subject to the law and were required required re re- re- re to toJ register with the commission commis combi sion sion obtain permits pa pay the state slate road tax and be subject to regulation it would tend to equalize the thi road tax burden better safeguard the traveling public and place business enterprises on a fair and equal competitive basis provided agricultural products should r be made exempt from the road Joad tax when moved from farm to primary markets Assume Burden n Common carriers are assuming all the burden of the road road fax E E. E Corfman Corf Corf- man chairman of ot the thc public utilities commission ch charged The carriers carrier private are arc not sharing their part ol of the road burden he said Contract and common carriers are doing it ft all aU Despite of fees from the private carriers revenue of or th the tho ton mile tax has greatly increased durIng dur dura ing the last Jast six ix months the commission commission commis commis- sion reported Durin During the first six months of iU its fiscal year car ending December 31 was collected from carriers b b by the commission The years year's collections collections will vill be far in excess of 01 these made during the fiscal year ending July 1 f. f 1934 the first half haIl figures indicated indicated in when fees Ices totaled only for tor the entire month 12 pe pe- nod Reason for the increased revenue i is b better enforcement of the law and increased in in creased traffic the commission said SCOOP Found Thru Want Vant Ad Ac Windsor walnut room set nt Jj 35 I Leonard re cost coat 1216 Majestic Maju I Itic tic radio 35 cost 1135 JUS All Mi like new Hr M. 1988 iTo i To Mr Richards' Richards surprise buyers buyerl swarmed like bees to buy the above articles SOLD articles SOLD s-SOLD SOLD em em all aU for lor You ou likewise can raise cash thru a wan ad ad sell sell your our dont needs Was Advertisement j i il l I States States Scenes This bo booklet presents It k natural scene scene from each of the 48 43 states and the District of at C Columbia lumbia In I choosing them every effort was was made to select the scene most most I famous famous- most representative of ot the state and most beautiful There There is no arbitrary lIY standard by which to determine what t scenes measure up to these requirements re ne- but there are arc r so so many be beauty uty spots in the United I States States Indeed indeed so many in each state that state that it was by no mea mean I difficult to make a a booklet that thatis is both interesting and exceedingly exceedingly exceed- exceed attractive I A copy of ot NATURAL SCENES will be sent sent to any address upon receipt of oC ten cents in coin to I cover er cost and handling I I USE THIS COUPON COUPON- r t The Salt Lake LaIe Telegram Information Bureau j I Frederic J J. 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