Show CHAIN STORES STOKES PROPOSE pr PEACE CE PLAN IN TAX CONFLICT cont postponement of the 1942 referendum en uin election on the chain s stoie to e death tax until after tile the war in the interest of a united defense effort by all retailers aUers ret chain and in dependent depan dent was urged by the utah chain stores association this week in a proposal submitted to the utah retail grocers association sponsor of the levy the proposal originating with directors of the chain store group invited the grocers organization to join in a petition asking legislative do deferment bernic nt of the refe referendum ren durn I 1 if f the legislature meet in special session before august 1 1042 1942 it was signed by 11 tracy fowler as president of 01 the chain stores stares association aad sent to A D stewart wart president of the retail grocers association I 1 hottest of all issues before the 1941 legislature the chain store bill would impose a special tax up to per year on each existing chain store outlet in utah plus an additional annual license tax up to on an each store established or relocated after the effective date of the act i purpose of the tax chain store representatives assert Is to I 1 wipe out the chain stores process of slow death by freez J ing attorney general grover A aa olles giles it wa recalled hag already ruled the freezing clause to be unconstitutional the measure senate bill 44 wasi was rendered inoperative when more than niall fled utah voters signed petitions successfully invoking the law for the first time in utah history their action held up the act until it could be voted upon at the genew general election on Nover november riber 3rd ard although Altho uRh chain s stores to res have a life and death interest in the electorates elect orates decision in the referendum feren dum durn because of the measures discriminatory discriminator 7 and drastic slow death provisions ons they realize that the necessity for a united all out war effort by ret retailers milers overshadows nii all other issue mr fowler told mr stewart wart |