Show I A A. Tax On Publicity Within a century In Jn England and continental Europe a window tax was wasa a a. common thing A house was t taxed accor according to eto t the e number of or Its windows win win- dows dods If l' the owner or lessee e were were w willing and had the price he be could have his home well wen lighted and nd ventilated ven yen and the health of his family protected If It the tenant happened to tobe tobe tobe be too poor to pay the tax or additional add addi rent the landlord built bunt in the window to save so much in Internal taxes The rhe standing of the occupant of ot t the e house could be told by the number of windows It contained If It several everal windows were built in It was wasu wasn u n sign of decadence I In time the governments discovered that they were placing premiums upon disease and Ignorance and un unsanitarY unsanitary un un- sanitary homes to the ruin of or the population and arid gradually the ta tax was abandoned and sunshine and light tight and air ah were were freed from governmental imposition It Is proposed to p place ace a sur tax on advertising b by the American congress congress' in the year 1920 It is another window window win dow tax The government would c cOh col l- l lect extra taxes upon publicity upon enterprise anc and expansion The firm t that thit spent In letting the public know what It had In taking taking- down the bars In other words have have- havet t to 10 pay to the government an an Impost of 1000 rut Put up the bars brick in the windows s of ot publicity or pay PaYa a h heavy av avy tol toll for the privilege of letting th the purchaser know what the seller has hal to of offer tel Is this 1 statesmanship Rocky Mountain l News rj ws Ind nd t. t |