anaheim-gazette 1925-01-22

GASOLINE TAX From Oregon comes the astounding suggestion that the state gasoline tax of 3 cents a gallon be doubled—increased to 6 cents a gallon. Oregon, it appears, wants more funds for highway construction and, as in the past, those desiring such funds look to the motorist and his gasoline as a convenient source of revenue. The gasoline tax was originated in Oregon in 1919, at 1 cent a gallon. The next biennial session of the legislature—in 1921—doubled it, making 2 cents, and the next legislature—that of 1923—added another cent, for a total of three. The legislature soon meets again, and once again will consider more taxation. What has happened in Oregon has happened elsewhere on the Pacific Coast. California adopted a gasoline tax two years ago. The California legislature is again in session, and it is proposed that the tax be increased. In 1921 the state of Washington adopted a 1 cent tax, and made it 2 cents two years later. Nevada adopted a 2 cents tax in 1923, and is considering an increase. Arizona adopted a 1 cent tax in 1921, and it 2 cents in 1923. No community has been lost in any of these states to increase gasoline taxes. The two-year intervals between revisions unward presumably exist only because the various legislatures meet every two years. It is interesting to contemplate how high taxes might be if legislatures should meet annually. The original discussion of a California gasoline tax two years ago concerned 1 cent a gallon, but when the law was adopted the bill read 2 cents. Now 3 cents is proposed. There can be no guarantee that a future legislation of the state between now and 1935—the end of the proposed 10-year period—will be more than $400,000,000, which is considerably in excess of the sum said to be needed. If the new taxes are adopted—1 cent more on gasoline, $2 more on registration, and two-thirds more on eight fees—the total, applying the same percentages of increases, will be between $600,000,000 and $650,000,000. These are huge sums, all coming from the motorist, and they come on up of previous great increases. Prior to the present law, motorists paid state taxes of between $9,000,000 and $10,000,000 a year; in 1924 they paid $21,000,000; this year the bill will be $25,000,000 or more; next year, if the new taxes are imposed, the sum will be around $35,000,000. It is true, as proponents of new taxation point out, that the state itself gets but half the revenues under the present law, the other half going to the counties, and that, under the law, the state's revenue may be spent only for repairs and maintenance. A simple remedy of this situation would seem to be to change the law (which might prove a far easier thing than the passage of a new law) making it possible to spend portions of the enormous revenue which are to come for new construction. In truth, it seems that very soon the present law will be producing far more than will be spent merely for maintenance. OLDEN DAYS RECALLED BY SANTA FE AGENT John H. Bauman, Santa Fe agent at Riverside, Calif., made a brand new set of resolutions January 1st this year, when he received the following from his nephew, Hershel D. Bauman, Tuplin, raises spring anime from the tractor ported by Valley, where he fox farms on Michigan present ship farms, located Valley offers breeding. If fox quite as valuable is exotic living coats snow at Bliss the precise Reynard. SEA PRIORITY tween revisions unward presumably exist only because the various legislatures meet every two years. It is interesting to contemplate how high taxes might be if legislatures should meet annually. The original discussion of a California gasoline tax two years ago concerned 1 cent a gallon, but when the law was adopted the bill read 2 cents. Now 3 cents is proposed. There can be no guarantee that a future legislation will not make it 4 cents or 5 or 6—that is, no guarantee except the fact that the motoring public is no longer apathetic about its taxes and that henceforth it will register its objections, not only against an increase of 2 or 3 cents per gallon, but against any increase whatever. The true measure of the advisability of any tax, aside from the justice of its imposition, is the necessity thereof. Which brings up the point of whether the existing law in California will not produce the revenues necessary for highway construction. It has been estimated that some $300,000,000 is needed for all purposes—roughly, one-third to the counties, one-third for maintenance of old roads by the state, and one-third to the state for new roads—for a period of 10 years. This is an average of $30,000,000 annually. Present revenues are about $21,000,-000. It has been stated that there must be new taxation for new money, and it is suggested that by adding a cent to the gasoline tax, $2 to the registration fee, and increasing the truck surcharges by 66 per cent, enough money can be raised. It would indeed seem apparent that to bring $21,000,000 up to $30,000,-000 would demand increased taxation; but this actually does not follow. An important factor has been left out of consideration. It is the great increases in revenue which will come from the normal increase in registration of automobiles and the consumption of gasoline. The Standard has been engaged in the oil business many years and from its inception the most vital thing about the business has been an unceasing study of the future. Of the new and growing markets, of the probable demand for petroleum products, Future business is calculated with great care and upon conclusions reached the company has spent millions to find new supplies of crude oil, to build and expand refineries to manufacture products for a greater OLDEN DAYS RECALLED BY SANTA FE AGENT John H. Bauman, Santa Fe agent at Riverside, Calif., made a brand new set of resolutions January 1st, this year, when he received the following from his nephew, Hershel D. Bauman, who lives in Los Angeles: "Do you remember 30 years ago, when eggs were three dozen for 25 cents; butter, 10 cents a pound; milk, 5 cents a quart; the butcher gave away liver and treated the kids with bologna; the hired girl received $2 week and did the washing; women did not powder and paint (in public), smoke, vote or play poker? "Men wore whiskers and boots, chewed tobacco, spat on the sidewalk and cussed; beer was 5 cents and the lunch was free; laborers worked 10 hours a day and never went on strike; no tips were given to waiters and the hat check graft was unknown; a kerosene hanging lamp and a stereoscope in the parlor were luxuries. No one ever was operated on for appendicitis, or stole monkey glands; microbes were unheard of; folks lived to a good old age and every year walked miles to wish their friends Merry Christmas. Today, you know everybody rides in automobiles or plays golf, shoots craps plays the piano with his feet, goes to the movies nightly, smokes cigarettes, blames the H. C. L. on the Republicans, never goes to bed the same day he gets up and thinks he is having a good time. These are days of suffrageting, profiteering, excess taxes and prohibition; and if you think life is worth living—Happy New Year." GET YOUR LICENSE PLATES The following call to motorists to secure their 1925 license plates was issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles: "Your new license plates. Have you sent to Sacramento for them? "Attend to this at once. It is important to you. "If you are the legal owner of your car, put your pink certificate and your white certificate and a check, bank draft or money order for $3 in an envelope and send it to the Division of Motor Vehicles. Tenth and R The Standard has been increased in the oil business many years and from its invention the most vital thing about the business has been an unceasing study of the future. Of the new and growing markets, of the probable demand for petroleum products, Future business is calculated with great care and upon conclusions reached the company has spent millions to find new supplies of crude oil, to build and expand refineries to manufacture products for a greater market, to construct new distributing stations and new service stations, to keep pace, or even ahead, of the growing population and the growing demand. From what the company believes of the future, based materially upon the past, a great growth in the number of motor cars and the consumption of gasoline—and hence tax revenues—is inevitable. The increase in motor registrations during the last five years has averaged more than 25 per cent a year. It is believed that 1925 will see a gasoline consumption in California 20 per cent greater than in 1924, due not only to more cars, but also to an increase in travel, which was greatly curtailed by the foot-and-mouth disease restrictions during 1924. The next year (1926) should show a further increase of 15 per cent, and the two following years 10 per cent each. Then the future becomes more hazy; but it would seem conservative to say that for the remainder of a 10-year period—such as is being laid down for road building—the increase will average 5 per cent annually. The past justifies these estimates and the future promises them in various ways. If the percentages recited above are applied to existing revenues under existing laws, with no new taxes, the total sum of money paid by the motor- SILVER FOXES ARRIVE FOR NEW INDUSTRY Twenty-eight silver foxes, valued at nearly $50,000, by far outranked in distinction and prominence the other passengers on the Santa Fe "Scout" when that transcontinental train pulled into California Saturday morning. The 14 crates, each containing two foxes, were personally conducted across the continent by Frank F. ANAHEIM GAZETTE Tuplin, raiser of the beautiful furering animals. They were taken from the train at Victorville and transported by automobile to Big Bear Valley, where Tuplin has established a fox farm. According to Tuplin, who has three fox farms of considerable magnitude in Michigan, and who brought the present shipment from one of these farms, located at Grand Rapids, Bear Valley offers ideal conditions for fox breeding. It seems that the silver fox, quite as expected of one so valuable, is extremely particular as to its living conditions, and the winter snow at Big Bear apparently is of the precise quality that appeals to Reynard. SEA PIGS FIND FRIENDS Future lovers are there with a faming protest against Assembly Sample's project of making forer out of the gigantic sea elents, sea cows, sea pigs and other of the fish found in rocks off the San Diego coast line in competition with the fish canners. An effort is being made to enlist the aid of H. F. Snow, the famous Oakland photographer of African wild animal life, and line him up to save the fish-eating zoo as nature originated it. Many scientists and lovers of the untouched wild protest strongly against the proposed extermination. They say that old Mother Ocean has supported the sea lions for countless generations and probably can do so in the future without any one ashore missing a meal. Snow was consulted while in Africa on the proposition to exterminate a herd of 100 elephants which were ranging destructively through vast agricultural sections of one of the SUGAR BEETS AID WEST'S PROSPERITY No small part of the improvement in business conditions during the past three months in a number of western states, according to reports from officers of credit associations to Facts About Sugar has been due to the distribution to farmers within that period of upward of $60,000,000 in advance payment for the 10,000,000-ton crop of sugar beets harvested this year. This amount of cash, put into circulation on successive pay days in October, November and December has proved a powerful stimulus to increased purchases, liquidation of loans and general business activity. Sugar beets are grown in 17 states, extending from Ohio and Michigan in the east to California in the west. The leading state in point of production is Colorado and throughout the Rocky Mountain, Intermountain and Pacific Coast sections the beet crop is one of the agricultural mainstays. The crop this year was a very good one except in Utah Idaho and Washington, where it suffered from drought. As a result the production of sugar from beets is the largest in the country's history, amounting to more than 2,300,000,000 pounds. When this big crop came on the market in the late fall, the price of sugar went down over a cont a pound, so that the western beet grower has the satisfaction of having saved a lot of money for the consumers of the country, as well as having obtained very satisfactory results for himself. A ton of sugar beets yields about 230 pounds of refined sugar on average, so that it required 10,000,000 tons or more to make the big 1924 crop which is just ending. Farmers are paid for beets according to the selling price of sugar, but in all cases the untouched wild protest strongly against the proposed extermination. They say that old Mother Ocean has supported the sea lions for countless generations and probably can do so in the future without any one ashore missing a meal. Snow was consulted while in Africa on the proposition to exterminate a herd of 100 elephants which were ranging destructively through vast agricultural sections of one of the South African governments. No fences could stand against them and their inroads into gardens, young forests and grain fields left nothing of value. As an economic measure their destruction was contemplated, but deep attention was paid to the sentimental considerations which arose in favor of leaving them. African elephants can never be domesticated as can the famous pachyderms of India and Siam, and when their extermination was ordered they could not be replaced. But, as Snow said, the elephants actually ate man's gardens, grain and orchards, thereby committing robbery and the sea elephants only partake of food provided by nature's cafeteria since the world began, and that makes a difference. First come, first served, now as always. BOARD OF FIRE REVIEW REPORTS ITS FINDINGS Increased fire protection through an enlarged system of roads, trails and fire lines; the division of the Angeles national forest into two separate units and the creation of a new San Bernardino national forest; the elimina- And the Cat Came Back Ever try to get rid of a cat? Every time you think it is gone for good you find it on the doorstep next morning. Isn't that pretty much like your weekly washing? Every time you think it is finished it comes back the next week to be done all over again. You can't get rid of the weekly bundle—but you can rid yourself of the bother of doing it by taking advantage of our Rough Dry service. Everything will be carefully washed and the flat work ironed. All other articles will be returned dry, for finishing at your leisure. And the price is surprisingly low. Send this week's bundle. WM. GILMORE, Anaheim Agent, Phone 129 THE SANITARY LAUNDRY 225 West W. Cleaver, Prop. Santa Fe Ave. FULLERTON 26 CITY TRUSTEE OF ANAHEIM Representing all the People A Resident and Taxpayer for over 36 years. Asks the Support of the Voters February 3rd AID EAST'S PROSPERITY of the improvement conditions during the past number of western reports from associations to Facts been due to the dis-ers within that period 50,000,000 in advance 10,000,000-ton crop of invested this year. This put into circulation day days in October, December has proved useful to increased pur-ion of loans and gen-erility. The grown in 17 states, Ohio and Michigan in California in the west. The point of production is throughout the Rocky Mountain and Pacific beet crop is one of mainstays. The crop every good one except Washington, where drouth. As a result of sugar from beets is the country's history, more than 2,300,000,000 this big crop came on the late fall, the price down over a cent a the western beet satisfaction of having money for the consum-ery, as well as having satisfactory results for beets yields about defined sugar on the it required 10,000,000 to make the big 1924 must ending. Farmers bets according to the sugar but in all cases season. They will receive additional payments of $1 a ton for each cent per pound that sugar sells above 6 cents a pound. NOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE ANAHEIM UNION WATER COMPANY. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Anaheim Union Water Company will be held at the office of the Company at Anaheim, Orange County, California, on the 31st day of January, 1926, at the hour of 10 o'clock a.m. of said day, for the purpose of electing Directors to serve for the ensuing year, and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. By order of the Board of Directors. L. J. SHERIDAN, Sec'y. NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF PETER HUTAIN, SR., Deceased. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, Mary Hutain, Executrix of the Estate of Peter Hutain, Sr., deceased to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against said deceased, to file them with the necessary vouchers in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of Calif., or to exhibit same with the necessary vouchers to the said executrix at her place of business, the office of Welsel & Stark, rooms 2, 3, and 4, Golden State National Bank Building, in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, within four (4) months after the first publication of this notice. Dated this 31st day of December, 1924. INCOME TAX RETURNS ROY N. MENDOZA Federal Tax Advisor 200 So. Los Angeles Street Appointments Phone 366 Orange County Business College SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA The school that makes you self-reliant. Our thirty years should allay all fears. Fall term now going—day school, night school. 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