Show no delinquent gas taxes the oil industry Is the greatest deputy tax collector in the united states taxes on gasoline are now imposed in some 44 states in 1924 the industry collected almost and turned it over to the states this tax produced about in 1925 and will yield nearly in 1926 it is no answer to say that the gas tax is paid not by the industry but by the consumer so broadly are all taxes but those publicists who for years have tried to establish a broad policy ol of consumption taxation could best tell you how hopelessly unpopular Is such a program nearly all ol of the consumption taxes enacted during the war have now been repealed just one new one has been added on gasoline an outsider considering various inspection tees fees production taxes consumption taxes income taxes general pro perty pert y taxes roy royalties aRies on oil from the public lands municipal taxes on gasoline and all other exactions is amazed alike at their number and the meekness with which they are shouldered it deserves to be better realized and to be set down to the credit of 0 oil and the motor car that these siamese twins of 0 industry are financing the construction and will in the future finance the maintenance of the greatest single public facility of this continent the nationwide system of improved highways |