Show SALESMAN FEE BILL DEBATED House bills 10 and 12 which exempt exempt ex ex- empt solicitors and salesmen from city license fees when their employers employ employ- ers era have paid a city li license fee Iee were subjected to public h hearing Monday Several Se Utah towns notably Park Cit City protested against the bills Bartley G G. McDonough city cily attorney of or Park City Cily said he believed the bill is aimed at the Park City ordinance nance nanc which was designed to r regulate regulate regu regu- gu- gu late solicitors entering the city and also as a revenue measure If It the bill is passed Mr McDonough McDonough McDon McDon- ough declared cities will be unable to regulate peddlers as well vell as salesmen sales sales' salesmen men and solicitors because cause the peddlers peddlers peddlers ped ped- could evade the law He asserted asserted asserted as as- he did not believe belie the ture turc should impair clUes cities power to to raise raie revenue in times like these Representative c Will R R. Holmes D. D Box Elder opposed the bills on behalf behalf be be- half of the Brigham Briham City tion He declared that business firms in small mall towns town which are paying li license Ii cense fees would be penalized in their competition with wilh firms of oC larger cities such as bread and ice cream manufacturers covering ering the small towns lowns by means of or wagons Others opposing the bills included Representative Bent R. R Bryan Bran D. D Juab Henry Erlandson mayor of or Payson S S. S M MV Taylor mayor of oC Lehi William Asher city attorney of Lehi and Councilman E. E J. J Larson of or Lehi Speaking in support of or the thc bill biU were Mayor Louis Marcus 1 of Salt Lake City Harold S. S Jennings secretary secretary secre- secre tary iary of the Utah M Manufacturers Manufacturers' asso asso- elation and Gus P. P Backman secretary secretary secre- secre tary lary of oC the Salt Lake City chamber of commerce Mr MI Jennings said the bill was designed designed de de- de signed to keep Utah salesmen on a ajar apar par jar in competition with representatives tives of national organizations He lie explained that cities cannot tax rep rep- of ol firms from outside i the state stale t I |