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Show ' UTAHNS SPENT 1IORETHIS MORETHIS \ MORE 1\IORE 1 IORE MORETHIS THIS YEAR THAN LASTSalt LAST LASTSalt Salt Lake City , Dec Dee 20-U 20 U 20 - ( UP P ) > - Despite De5plte a reported business busmess reces reces- recession recession recession P1 -1 1 - sion Utahns spent more money durmg during moneyduring moneydurmg the past six months than thandurmg thanduring thanduring durmg during the same period penod of 1936 1936state , state ta\ ta ta'C taC tax tacommission \ ' commission comInlsslon figures figuresshowed figuresshowed figuresshowed I showed i iSales showedSales Sales tax collections from July 1 1to 1to to 11to Dec Dee 15 of this year were $1582- $1582 1582 $1582717 $1 1 $ 582- 582 582717 582-717 582 717 , 11 - 717 while collections for the same sameporhon sameportion sameportion porhon portion of last year were $1,554274 1554274 $1,554 1554 $ , 274the , . the commission reportedDurmg reportedDuring reported reportedDuring , During Durmg the same time gasoline gasolinetaxes gasolinetaxes gasolinetaxes taxes brought the State $1,718494 1718494 $1,718494compared $1,718 1718 $1,718494compared 1718494compared $ , 494 494compared compared with $1 1 $1590,902 1590902 $ 590,902 590902 , in m 1936Total 1936Total 1936 1936Total Total of all aU special speclal taxes taJl.es taJles . for the theperIod theperiod theperiod perIod was $4 4 $4335526 4335526 $ 335 526 , according to tothe toithe 1 the official Off1C1a1 tabulations Last year year$3969,595 year3969595 $3969.595 3969.595 3969595 $3969,595 $ , . was collectedThe collectedThe collected collectedThe yearI I The 1937 figures did not mclude include mcludeI include$1,213 include1213 I ] $1,213966 1213966 $1,213 1213 $ , 966 in unemployment lunemplqyment unemplgyment [ com- com compensation compensation corn-1pensation corn 1pensation - pensation contributions congributrons con ibutlOns and $60-1 $60 60 1 $60522 $60- $60 60 $60522 $ , - 522 in use taxes , which ' v . were 'sere sere ere notcollected not notcollected , collected in m 1936 " I |