Show bootleg gasoline profits enormous law abiding oil companies com would be happy it if they could make a net profit per gallon ot of gasoline equal to half halt what the gasoline boot leggit steals aanos L r beaty renty enty of the american petroleum institute declared in a recent address before the dallas chamber of comerce almost cery everywhere here in the united states lie a sald ad gasoline i is sold free of tax or else the consumer pas pals the tax and it never liever finds its way to the state or municipality nici the volume of boot legging business was ass eald said to have such proportions as to affect the ft ml bole price structure and make male profits to the law abad ir tr 1 at agnost impossible when gasoline Is cell cellier irr at the refinery for 4 cents conti a gallon and leg dimate market rs must L tol 01 ct and pai pal over 1 4 cents a galloi gallon n taxes it is easy to see the ad an outlaw has he ex I 1 he ile bub busa at fit 4 cents un the law abiding marketer evades the 4 cent tax and puts the difference d between what ho be rais 4 what he receives in his pocket the law abeling companies bould be happy if they could hue haic a net per ballon gallon profit of halt half what the b bootlegger ot legger steals beaty denty cited schemes employed to make gasoline boot boort logging and tax evasion profitable public officials in tome some places have refused to taice take any interest while in others corruption in office has been found he bald said and the racketeer has fertile fields in states where gasoline tax rates are high 1 I I cannot believe that the american people will countenance these practices when they are am informed eald said president beaty |