Show Spotlighting LUTAH UTAH State Stale Pair Pail Status Told The Utah state fair will be beheld beheld held this season providing the tho officers of the International Association Association As As- of Fairs and Expositions Expositions Expositions Exposi Exposi- succeed in persuading the theOffice theOffice theOffice Office of of Defense Transportation to revoke a June 1 1945 1995 ban on the tho holding of state and regional fairs It is explained by Sheldon II IL Brewster secretary manager Failing the voiding of the ban and in view of the fact that there Is no ban on strictly local expositions positions the fair like the play will go on but as a'S a local exposition and publicized strictly strict strict- ly as a Salt Lake City fair Planning Planning Planning Plan Plan- ning in this direction is now I underway I Revenue Hc Controls no Roads ads The amount of miles the tho state may y have havo in its interregional I highways system stem is strictly controlled controlled controlled con con- I trolled by the necessity for certain certain certain I tain high standard construction designs and the funds allocated for this purpose it Is explained by Row W. W commission chief chic engineer Too many miles mileson on oil the interregional system would force the state to use a 1 disproportionate share of revenue revenue revenue rev rev- on these roads The present designation of or interregional highways highways highways high high- ways is based largely on military military military mili mili- tary necessity and Includes highways highways highways high high- ways U. U S. S 91 U. U S. S S 30 and andU U U. S. S 40 50 Telling tho the Russians So the Russians ma may know the tho truth about the great state of Utah the tho of Publicity Publicity Pub Pub- licit and Industrial Development Development Development Develop Develop- ment is sending Elmer Davis Office Office Of- Of fice tico of War Val Information head at Washington D. D C. C Utah literature literature literature liter liter- setting forth foith in In detail Utah's attractions industries and opportunities It seems that Mr Davis has found Cound it necessary to revise iso the booklet America Illustrated which his office is distributing in Rusia and which described several sc western states including Utah as ns a bleak k and ond barron area arca with practically no industries and which h depends almost upon farming for its subsistence Hunt Jacks Backs I Maw v When Governor Lester C. C Hunt Huntor of or Wyoming disclosed in Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago ugo that the Governors' Governors Conference Conference Con- Con ference was backing Governor Maw for appointment to the posItion position position po po- po- po of secretary of the Interior interior interior Inter inter- Governor Maw said I have heard that some of tho ho governors suggested me for tho time Interior department how- how euer I still sUIl have a a. big Job to Continued on n page pae tour four r 4 Spotlighting Utah a Continued from page one do in Utah and I 1 really have not given the cabinet possibility alot a 3 alot lot of thought It is a l nice compliment complIment compliment comp comp- though Collects 19 Million Nineteen Nineteen- million dollars approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap pro proximately one one-haf the total true revenue of the Utah state l government has bas been co collected I as of 01 the fiscal year ending June 30 1945 according g to figures of gf A. A A. A Firmage age the tax commission commission commission commis commis- sion cashier casher The amount is exactly exactly ex ex- and Is is a decrease decrease de de- crease crease of one per cent over the previous fiscal years year's collections Compared w with th the 1941 fiscal year collections the 1945 1946 collections col col- are per cent great groat- er or Nineteen one forty-one was consIdered considered considered con con- a 81 normal year During the past five iV years revenue from Income tax receipts beer taxes and oleomargarine taxes have have doubled and sales al tax revenue revenue revenue rev rev- jumped GO per cent Revenues Revenues Revenues Rev Rev- from the gas gae tax dropped 11 per cent over the year five-year period period The cigarette tax dropped 14 per cent last year below the I proceeding peak year while the motor vehicle registration fee revenue in increased 16 per cent ent in 1946 1945 over 1941 due to the higher high high- er fee received from the licensing licensing licensing licens licens- ing of larg larger r trucKs Resources greatest resources are metallic and nonmetallic minerals minerals miner miner- als ale Dr A A. Ray native Utahn an now ex executive director direct direct- or of or the Ohio State University announced during a a- Utah Utah visit He warned that we western tem industry must develop improved research facilities if it is to expand or h hold ld its own against larger concerns concerns concerns con con- cerns which have their eyes on the rich natural resources of this region legion I 1 see see no reason r reason on why your raw materials should be shipped away bringing a cheap price and when processed be shipped back at a considerably higher he said |