Show spotlighting Spotlight ta im UTAH L resources spotlighted greatest resources are metallic and nonmetallic minerals dr A ray native utahn now an executive director of the ohio state university announced during a utah visit he warned that western industry must develop improved research facilities if it is to expand or hold its own against larger concerns which have their eyes on the rich natural resources of this region 1 I see no reason why your raw materials should be shipped away bringing a cheap price and when processed be shipped back at a considerably higher price he be said collects 19 million illion ai nineteen million dollars approximately one r venue of the utah state government has been collected as of the fiscal year ending june 30 1945 according to figures of A A firmage the tax commission cashier the amount Is exactly 19 and is a decrease of one percent over the previous fiscal years collections compared with the 1941 fiscal year collections the 1945 collections are per cent greater 1941 was considered a normal year during the past five years revenue from income tax receipts beer taxes and ole oleomargarine omar a taxes have doubled and sales tax revenue jumped 60 percent revenues from the gas tax dropped 11 percent over the five year period the cigarette tax dropped 14 per cent last year below the preceding peak year while the motor vehicle registration fee revenue increased increased 16 per cent in 1945 over 1941 due to the higher fee received from the licensing of larger larder trucks telling the russians russian so the russians may know the truth about the great state of 0 utah the department of publicity and industrial du development is sending elmer davis office of war information head at washington D C utah literature setting forth in detail attractions industries and opportunities it seems that mr air davis has found it necessary to revise the booklet america illustrated which his office Is distributing in russia and which described several western states including utah as a bleak and barren area with practically no industries and which depends almost entirely upon farming farmin fc for its subsistence subs istance controls roads the amount of miles the state may have in its interregional highway highway system is strictly controlled by the necessity for certain high standard construction designs and the funds allocated for this purpose it is explained by roy W commission chief engineer too many miles on the interregional system would force the state to use a disproportionate share of revenue on these roads the present designation of interregional highways is based largely on military necessity and includes highways US 91 US 30 S and U S 40 50 state fair status told the utah state fair will be held this season providing the officers of the international association 0 of f fairs and expositions succeed in persuading the office of defense transportation por tation to revoke a june 1 1915 1945 19 15 ban on the holding of state and regional fairs it is explained by sheldon R brewster secretary manager falling failing the voiding of the ban and in view of the fact that there Is no ban on strictly local expositions the fair like tile the play will go on but as a local exposition and publicized strictly as a salt lake city affair planning in this direction is now underway |