Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-05-21 | Page 2 | Substitute for Gasoline

SUBSTITUTE FOR GASOLINE Therefore Oil 01 t Iut Want Hils Tax Itc- Itc V tn on oil Oi Denatured Alcohol 4 Republican ica Special v Washington May 20 The O-The The advocates advocates cates cater of tax free denatured alcohol will wi now now endeavor to bring out of or the time senate committee on finance of which Senator Aldrich Is chairman the he bill bi which passed tho time house some time V ago removing remo the time tax from ed alcohol There is considerable opposition silica sion to the mea measure by powerful in ut- ut crests including the Standard Oil Oi company compan which thich sees secs in denatured al alcohol alcohol al- al cohol a formidable rival for gasoline olne The Standard cr denies deities Ja that thal it is opposed to the legislation President n Roosevelt In this recent nm message to congress recommended l the lie pa passage of or the bill bi and this has hns added to the prospects of its is pas passage age which imich for a time line were not encouraging in ing in the thc senate It I has been stated by western and middle western representatives rep rep- and und senators that next to the thc rate bill hi it f has the time widest measure measure mea mea- sure o of popular al approval as it i creates a market t marJ for fO otherwise unmarketable farm arm products and excess crops At present it Jt appears that the measure measure measure mea mea- sure will wf be reported by the senate committee before the adjournment of congress the time pressure for it I being of such sucha a character a as to overcome the time opposition Tho The Republican congressional committee is working with wih senate senate sen sea ate members in the interest of this legislation