Vernal Express | 1957-03-14 | Page 10 | News Publication Flays Utah for Tax-Levy TV Bill Section

news ne Ws publication adon flays utah for tax levy TV bill the february issue of 0 editor and publisher a magazine devoted vo led to the newspaper publishing business hominess commented that the utah 0 state legislature had ad ll 11 committed the classic boondoggle boond dg 0 of the year irk ii passing the tax levy television bill the editorial Ait orial comments A story from salt lake city said the state legislature has passed pawed a measure under which counties in remote anas areas of utah can use public funds to construct and maintain television relay stati stations orm atop mountains it was reported that in some communities the mining and ranching industries were having trouble holding labor because of lack of TV we nominate this as the C classic 1 ds boondoggle of the year 1 the public coffer coffers in butak utah are so loaded with cah that they can be tapped to bring entertainment tain ment to the taxpayers why dont the legislators do it right and provide free newsprint and transportation for newspapers new papers and magazines and also build a feya few movie hoo houses es in those remote areas abreast if the taxpayers money is used wed to facilitate the transmission of one commercial medium why not treat them all the same