Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-06-23 | Page 21 | Declares Gas Tax Good Investment

I Declares res Gas as Tax Good Investment Editor Editor The Th Telegram Jt A Automobile owners should hould regard the tbs Utah Iras gas tax tar costing 6 at most for lor every fifteen n nto to twenty miles niiles travel traveled d as as' as asan an investment rather than an expenditure re Some motorists s want all they can get out of s and arid put nothing nothing noth noth- ing in in I You qu cannot ignore tb the tisO old principle principles prin prin- ciple datig back t to Billie Bible times you have havo in Itt t order to receive rh The Ut Utah h highway program pro pro- pro pro- gri gram rath ii financed rt by y automobile automobile automo automo- bile registration tl n fees ce and gasoline t taxes ted benefits all citizens The highway a great factor In rn fostering our national pros prosperity touching as it d does doCs s the great Interests interests inter inter- ests Elsts' of ot f equipment labor laboi and tr transportatIon In Jh Its r results It provides for continuance and ex expansion ex- ex n of the motor vehicle trade and brings better living conditions ns for all ll 1 Its direct tt b benefits come at Once to every very automobile ut own owner r giving him new newt outlets for pleasure and comm traffic and saving him actual dollars in the lengthened life of his car for this Ibis he should be willing minS' to pay Quoting dat data of th the burc bureau of public loads leads the proc proceeds eds from froni gasoline taxes haVe halVe inci increased eased from rom zero in 1013 1918 t to In 1928 Y Yet ret t th the motorist today is paying less for tor fuel than he did nine j years ears ears- ago ago Then wh Jt ho he purchased sed gasoline he lie got gasoline only now h ho he secures gasoline in full fOll measure and good roads thrown n n to the extent m made mide de possible by gas tax taxes s. s The proceeds proceeds' rpm automobile regIstration reg reg- have increased from 51 51 in 1918 to i in I Increase i ase In highway expenditure is dependent on increase in lit motor vehicle r registration not only for current funds but for bonding op op- op Twenty nine states have resorted to bonding for highway purposes up to the present time and ev even n tho gh some have undoubtedly undoubtedly un violated good financing principles thero ther Is no instance where the extension of l credit has not reacted advantageously to to the state and no Instance Instance- where whOre state credit has been adversely adverse affected ft GOOD COOL ROADS ADVOCATE