Bingham Bulletin | 1918-05-31 | Page 2 | Is utah's Quota too Large?

IS UTAH'S QUOTA TOO LARGE? j In allotting the amount to be raised for war loans and Red! Cross service, those who have the apportioning must begin to ( understand that states which do not receive a large percentage of war money must not be classed with those that do. For instance, Utah does not get proportionately as much of the funds of war as does Oregon or Washington. Where ships I are being built and army cantonmer are being maintained the ! distribution of war money is heavy. Tacoma, Wash., has a great army stationed near by and ship building has become an important part of the industrial welfare of that city. Now, on the new basis of business activity and wealth, Tacoma is not to be compared with Ogden. yet Ogden is expected to keep up the old ratio. This is not said in an effort to evade whatever responsibility those in authority may deem wise to place upon us, but here is the point : There will be no business upset so long as the government traces the war money to its source, and draws those dollars back into the treasury, for theji the money will be making a cycle. But begin to heavily drain those districts which are not receiving in the same ratio they are giving, and eventually there will be a breaking down of industrials, a disorganizing of business and a serious reversal. There must be a nice balance maintained. Ogden Standard.