Show Labor Bill for Mines T Taxes axes Promise Debate r r Mines 1 1 F Working hours hour and taxes occupied the most attention this week in so far as the thc mining minine industry is con The Peterson bill which has the miners punching the time clock as they enter and leave the shaft passed the house and is no now v ready for a R heated debate on the floor of the sen sen- ate No opposition was voiced in in the house against the bill but in the senates senate's sen zen ates ate's mines and smelters committee both sides presented arguments with the result the bill bilI was reported back without recommendation Labor declares the miners should be paid when the they enter the shaft regardless of how long it takes to reach the exact location of their work Mine Min operators claim such a adem dem demand nd would be suicidal that it would cut the working day to a place where they could only continue operation op on locations close to the S shafts sharf I It was pointed out that other workers work ers do donot not start drawing time the minute they enter a street treet car on arm I their way to work but only from the f V I time they actually start work I IThe The hearing did point out that there are arc close to stranded miners min ers ars rs in Utah unable to find employ employ- ment meat With operators only able to work certain portions of their properties properties prop prop- properties this number would increase rather than diminish As for new taxes on mines considerable considerable con con- opposition developed during during dur duro ing the week in the mining centers In Bingham and Park City mass meetings were held in protest to additional ad additional taxation The speakers at these meetings emphasized the facts that mining was Utah's chief industry indus tr try that the state was vas almost dependent dent upon its mines that the depression depression depres depres- sion sian hit mining harder than an any other othen oth oth- er en industry that recovery has been slower In the meantime a few Ic legislators tors principally Madame Reva Beck Bosone Basone Bo Bo- sone ar c ar-c clamoring for higher taxes on mines and corporations pointing out that con conservation of 01 the states state's mineral supply is necessary and that the wealth from these mines must br bc kept in Utah Her views on taxation on mines lean toward placing h heavy levies on dividends paid rather than valuation or production o ro r- r |