Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-14
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EDITORIAL OF THE DAY
ZONES FINDS REASON FOR TAX ON SAND

lr-o,, Commerce and Finance New York, June 2S)
Senator Frelnghuysen of New jersey mas pre- of
nosed an import tax sand Senator Jones ol
New Mexico, good honest soul, has peen elueaV
oring to discover the reason for such TAX anu
believes he has found it. The congressman ~
ord ronorts what he told the Senate of the course
of reasoning he took to discover 1t: ,,o.o,
Mr. President, have been trying 10 aiScoy WEI
never heard of sand coming into the United states
prior to the war There is no assurance that there
nortation of sand So l have been racking my
brain to try to discover what the real reason for
the imposition of the duty Is, am t'heo ~
! am regretful that the genial and active Sen
ator from New Jersey is not now present, lie mas
a constituent in New Jersey who has heen uis-
cling sand, That constituent has Doubtless peen
bordering to just what this great tariff plll
means to him. He has looked over his business
project If he hauls his sand in wagon, ne real
ICES first, that the wagon itself is highly taxed
Not only the wagon, as finished venice rs
but practically every separate part OF 1t Is taxed
The tires on the wheels, the bolts in the wagon
the nails in the wagon the hoop steel nat COW r
taxed the grease, that makes 1t easy for the
wheels to turn, is taxed Every piece OF o. eoi
at the harness on his team, and he discovers
that this bill imposes tax the leather in har-
ness Every rivet that is used in the manutacture
of the harness is taxed; the Irvine Is taxed; the
wax that is used upon the thread which seWs II
together is taxed
Even the oil which lubricates that sewing machine
is taxed. All the metal, the nickel, the iron OF
steel in the sewing machine is taxed. Inc SHOES
upon his horses feet are taxed. The spade with
which he digs the sand is taxed The gloves which
he upon his hands in shoveling the sand
are taxed, The clothing which he wears in the
humble occupation of digging that sand is taxed.
1t is proposed by this bill to tax the shoes and
sox upon his feet and the suspenders which hold
Iup his overas. The buttons upon his overaNs,
the knife which he has in his pocket, the pencil
with which he makes out his bill. the paper
upon which the bills are written are taxed If
he a pen, the pen point is taxed; the little
pen holder is separately taxed, whether 1t IS
,.,,hh 'hn inlE uhip %
If he transports his sand with an automotive
transfer vehicle, everything about that is taxed.
taxed If it made of brick, it is proposed to tax
the brick which goes into 1t. The lime and the
are taxed If barn is of tile concrete. those
materials are taxed. If perchance, it is built on
concrete the cement which goes into the building
is taxed
This poor fellow digging the sand, looks into
his home and finds that practically everything
The bottle which his infant uses to obtain
nourishment is taxed the cradle is taxed; every
which @ bis w the and
finds that everything they wear is taxed; nearly
everything they eat is taxed. He looks at the
little toys that he brings home to his children
they all taxed. No wonder that this humble
constituent of the Senator from New Jersey,
digging sand, is wondering where he is going to
come out.
1t is true that nature has provided him with
! his materia<: it is simple process to eliminate
bpore; but because a foreign ship cannot find
some sort of merchantable commodity to bring
over to The United States ballast that ship
has brought sand; and this constituent
of the distinguished Senator from New Jersey has
thought that perhaps here he might have an
opportunity to recoup in manner this great
number of taxes which he is paying through this
bill.
| So now can understand why the distinguished
Senator from New Jersey proposes to impose
duty upon sand He probably says: 1T has
been done before; but there is that constituent
back there who is taxed whichever way he turns
and has nothing for himself, So whether he will
ever benefit from it in the future not. | will
give him some encouragement and l will give
la duty upon sand.p