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C Commercial f Club Club- Protests r It was sincerely hoped t that at house bill No 63 63 by Representative Judd I proposing prop to increase I the assessment assess assess- ment meat on mines from three to four tour times the value of the thenet thenet thenet net proceeds would be be killed In tn committee as fie it Is a direct and studied ed blow against the mining Industry of this state The hopes In this regard regard re gard were blasted when on Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day it came from committee with both a majority and minority report As soon as this action n became known in Park City th board of governors of the Park City Commercial Commercial Commercial Commer Commer- cial Club held an emergency meeting meeting meet meet- ing o 0 formulate and adopt ions against the proposed law and Urging Its defeat by the legislative holy bollY The following which the sentiment of this entire community were unanimously endorsed by uy the Commercial Club and s same same me f forwarded forward forward- ed ld to Summit county representative t I tive R. R R. R Fletcher who it 11 Is understood understood understood under under- stood Is against the me sure measure sure and he will present the resolutions resolutions when bill bf No 63 comes omes up for action AS S Sl l Park City Summit County Utah January 1923 We Vet the Governors of oC the Park City club lub in meeting assembled assembled as as- desire to express our fears tears that the H. H B. B No 63 recently reported reported reported re re- ported out of oC Committee Comm by a minority minority minority min min- report will work great gleat hardship hardshIp hardship hard hard- ship upon the metal mining industry of this th state if enacted into law The profits profits' of our mines are lare already taxed taxed taxed tax tax- ed th three ree fold the regular levies up upon m other properties s and if increased to four Caul times the regular levy an unbearable unbearable unbearable un un- bearable burden would result from such Im imposition of unjust taxation which result in depressing depressing depres depres- sing g this industry such depression bring about an an increase inthe Inthe in inthe the taxes on farms arms and other properties properties properties proper proper- ties because it It w would uld decrease the output of th the th mines and thereby les sen the amount of assessable property property property pro pro- perty In every mining county conty of the state thereby making It It necessary for or the tho other the state to tu bear a greater share of the tax butI bur bur- dans dane that go to maintain our state and nd other Institutions We lWe further voice our opposition apposition to the en enactment of of nh that l bill because it Jt Is is unfair unjust and oppressive to tJ th the pg 8 In Industry and un American and In principle The future welfare welta-te and expansion of the mining Industry of our state depends almost wholly upon the liberal liberal liberat lib lib- eral erat investment of local and funds in new ventures The paSsage passage of this bill would discourage such Investments and eventually bring to toa toa toa a stand still this great industry By y such proceedings depression and ruin n must inevitably come in large measures to other industries and enterprises enterprises en en- in our state as as the largest measures of prosperity brought to these comes through new capital brought into our our state through the mining Industry Furthermore th tl ti large number of ofen n men en employed In this industry and the liberal wages paid to them constitutes constitutes constitutes con con- purchasing and also cong consumIng consuming con con- suming power particularly of the products of ot the soil of Utah that our legislature cannot afford to menace I t The pres present nt time in particularly I 1 for or Increasing the tax burdens already too heavy upon our mines inasmuch h as the date upon I which the PI Pitman nan act will expire lanear Is la near at t hand and the expiration of that act must necessarily have a dial quieting if not a depressing Influence ence ante upon the silver mines minE's of our state As All sn an ed nIA of benefits on M 1 red rl lI our cur state tatA by ny hie hl city ty of some some pont Is IR oily dependent t noon th that indu t tr Can 1 tf VS tIa arn arf are severs maller mall pr r com which are lire tend eat ent upon tb the thi Ilg this fa l' l nf nr t pr Ib r r What we hav stated mated tIl i equal Iqual Iv applicable le to 1 II I and ot of and W lit state ate hula I M nn 11 t AI tn ar ara ft as nn n nt nurn n- n t product s fit of f our mn a urn 1 I i t e lit Is not r. r t I or I tr irvn mn n a J railroad d n- n with lio If i but bio lo s or nr suffer luff Sep I lIoAn rn rn odan om on O s I ol olat do do dot t. t inde Indu fry try t Is pro t rb O v S t r 11 ad Pd 1 I rn n fp r of 11 the fat I nil nd t. t 01 reP IlI W W eh cb ha h 4 abo o that ht h t M and pr gr R. R r I tk tt qIn TI nett oe t ton 1 Industry Within our OUI Clr pw r a 0 th f 1 n m mn n 1 t I art un h. h n if nr Mown toTI Irm n a arable benefits and 1 on ion v Y n. n 1 rIll 81 11 rind kInd of ul- ul P a II s The I ot of our state as aa aswell iM i'M ir well Informed r. r as xe e are on as u r J I tu nud ind 11 v we Vif hopu opu fully as all tie tie- l de-l rOll rou of oC i and und i tU treat great We most not mot ecru eam I 1 I up II ii your honorable lj body that tat th tha thaI I II II 11 I before r re mil I to be not enacted enact enact- ed d Into hI law Most earnestly yours years I I DR nn I ItA 0 SNOW President J J. WM STONER treasurer I FRANK SANE KANE l tat 1st t Vice dent J It H t FRED EUAN EUN Secretary I H. H 11 IV l' FORER R. R t tad nd Vice I IJ I I Pre President t I |