Show RAILROADS BOOST UT ul III BUSINESS railway purchases in utah last year totaled 2 of this sum over 2 was spent for materials and the balance of over 2 went for new wages paid to employees in utah last year ran to 13 certainly such huge sums substantially bene fitted all nothing is so important to the welfare of any nation as plenty of work at a reasonable wage for the great mass of citizens who must toil toll for their living without prosperity in this group of our citizens there can be no prosperity for the naton as a whole the statistics which show the income of consumers to have dropped 13 cents on the dollar tell th irown story of the necessity for repeal or amendment of some of our aimont fisc atory tax laws martinsburg Mart insburg news west virginia t what is holding business back why are not plans being to promote enterprise and provide greater work the answer is lack of confidence both on the part of investors and business executives the investor invests his own money and under uncertainty the loss is his the business invests stockholders money and a loss to them is the loss of his job and future prospects under present conditions it is difficult to make plans for progress manufacturers record ils by over taxing the tree of industry we gradually reduce its productive powers until there is no more fruit from that tree the capital gains tax has been aptly dubbed number 1 job killer 0 im 6 |