Show in the mater of the new tax laws W W of salt lake city was in richfield thursday to shake hands with his many friends here he paid a visit also to the reaper office and discussed with our editor the contemplated changes in the tax laws of the state calling attention to the fact that among some of the legislators a tendency seems to prevail to throw an unreasonable and unjustified burden upon the mining industry the second largest industry in utah while the mine operators he stated will in in no way object to a just proportion of taxes it would be a severe blow to the financial equilibrium of the state to make them pay so much that it would cause them to relinquish the utah field mr pleaded that such things be discussed in the newspapers broadly and thoroughly in order that the general public may gain a thorough knowledge and understanding of what the new tax laws will mean to them the reaper will treat the subject in the news columns and editorially as soon as the conclusions of the tax commission now in session will be made public |