Show dia Jese To Tax On November 1 Ord the people of ah ab are arc to vote on ja a a bill that Is ended to destroy chain stores Is bill was passed by the 1941 ate Legislature and is being sub- sub to referendum on election y It would tax existing chain ores Dres up to a year per Diu and would also tax a new or located store up ut to a ar amar r mar p per pel I unit The number of chain stores stoics in ine je e eState State of ot Utah IB is small There There- re te e t this Mils bill is clearly not a act Intended to help tince tin fin ce cc the State Stale Government It ID is deliberate rate and discriminatory at- at to cripple and wipe out all allain allain ain stores I personally am so concerned out this attack on our company ld id upon the principles for which stands that I am writing you garding this Under the State Lw w cv of Utah our company or all any doing business in the theto tate to te may not spend spend money for tor purposes Therefore we wo woe wee e dependent on the personal et ef- f P its ts of our fi friends lends and of their ends in this situation situation J. J C C. C Penny himself has always Continued On Last Page I I Adrian Tian Jensen Jensen Opposed use To o Tax ax Continued from page one tell taU close to the State of or Utah and he recently stated lu III a u personal person verson al 01 letter to me ine Utah has hns always been close to mo me because ot or my long Jong as association with that state stalo because or of my close perso personal al ties tics with the people there Sonic Some of our first stores were located In Utah and the fine folks living Hying there have hare always been generous in their appreciation of this com coin company pany Scores or of our managers and many more associates secured their early training and their first opportunity In the tIle Utah stores I have no hesitation In making such a request your support in denouncing this bill because It Is unjust unfair and unsound unsound not not only from the standpoint o or ref bust bust- te Less s but frOm the standpoint or of orthe orthe the broad public Interest It willbe will willbe willbe be defeated f f people realize what it really means Vh Why should any anyone anyone anyone one who Is minded fair vote yote for a measure with the these c purposes 1 To Impose an unfair and Jut Just burden on ou the chain stores merely to make It easier for their competitors to moro more 2 To take awa away from irom Utah tops boys and ana men the opportunity for success in m retailing you and thousands of or others have found round In organizations like the J J. J j. j Penny I Company I 3 To take from the or Utah the advantages s and savings saYIngs made possible by direct distribution tion Uon and by the kind o or of stores we operate You know your own experience how V much these savings mean in to the way or of better merchandise and In iu better standards standards stand stand- ards or of living HYing for our customers I It Is Incredible that our ands or of friends In Utah will permIt permit permit per per- I mit such a measure to become a II I law raw ir It they know what 11 It really means I Needless to say I write you this t request for lor your t or of our compa company y In defense or of my own Un livelihood but Dut you OU know I would do as much for tor your vital interests interests inter inter- ests and be willing to lend my support If tr you ever needed It lt Trusting this finds you all well welland welland I and nappy |