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Show SOME MERCHANTS FAVOR A LICENSE But None of Them Takes Kindly to a Graduated Merchant's Tax-All Tax-All Advocate Increasing the Rate of Taxation Interviews on the Subject. money I am opposed to a mcrrhant's license." Sam Kline, The Kline Store. "If we are in debt, we must pay It. ajid the only correct way to pay It Is through an Increase of the rate of taxation tax-ation The merchants did not create the debt: then why should they bo railed upon tn pay more than their share of It? I don't like the merchant's mer-chant's license Idea." Charles Oront, hay and grain merchant, mer-chant, "I would not object to a small merchant's license If It would protect 11s In any way, but I am afraid It would not The safer plan Is to Increase In-crease tho tax levy." A. L. l.ane-lois, Peter & Langlols grocery and meat store. "I caa see no fair way to pay off the city's debt except through taxation. If we need more money, we will have to pay more taxes." Glen Hiller, Ecclcs Paint & Glass Co. "I am not in favor of a merchant's mer-chant's graduated license, but would not object, particularly, to a fiat-rate license. But, after all, I think a raise In the rate of taxation would be the best method of raising the money that is needed." Hyrum Belnap, lumher dealer. ' There Is not much use to quote me I am against the merchant's license and, also, opposed to Increasing the tax levy. Certain government expenses ex-penses and collect all the revenues that are due the olty. If we- can't keep out of debt that way, then I suppose, sup-pose, the rate of taxation, or an Increased In-creased in the assessed aluatlons of property should be Instituted " There are merchants In the city who favor a Merchants' license to raise revenues for the city government, but thej would have it a ' flat rate'' license rather than a graduated one and. then then, they aro rather Inclined In-clined to think taxation of all the pen-pie pen-pie Is the better and more equitable plan On this question, the following follow-ing statements were made by merchants mer-chants today: Reese Howell of Howell & Sons. J 'In the beginning of the discussion of the subject, I was in favor of a j merchants license, but since henilng so much opposition to It, I have come to the conclusion that. It would hardly hard-ly be the proper thing I am now of the opinion that the equitable way of raising money to lift the debt of tho city is to increase the tax levy." Thomas Carr, Carr Drug Store. "I am not in favor of any sort of mcr-1 chant's license, graduated or otherwise. other-wise. It Is not fair for the merchants I to pay more than their share In set-1 tllng this account against the city The only reasonable and fair plan is to Increase the tax levy and let all the people help pay the debt." B. G. Blackman, Blackman & Griffin. Grif-fin. "It seems to me that the better plan would be by way of increasing the tax levy. If we ore In debt, the whole people should be responsible for It and pay It Still there would be no serious objection to a merchant's license If It would furnish protection to the merchants. If a license Is imposed, im-posed, It Bocras to me that a gntd unted one would be the more eqult able. That would mean that a man would pay according to tho volume of his business." A J. Proudflt, Proudfit Sporting Goods Co. "My Idea Is that the revenues reve-nues raised for city purposes should come from taxation. If more money Is needed, raise the tax levy.'' W. H. Harris. Ogden, Paint, Oil & Glass Co. "The huslness men of the city, I think, would not object to a merchant's license if It were a small one, and not graduated. But it would likely be better still, if the nionwy needed to pay the debt of the city were raised by means ot taxation. Raise tho levy." U H. Becraft Becrafl Co. "Raise the rate of taxation. If we need more |