, 1923-03-08
GOVERNOR ROSS IS INsINCERE

yy etnaa the hen measg rep passed mse r by the 18th Wyoming State Legis-
clusively that our Chief Executives intention is to conduct his
ssfif BEST trG iaaer e tsri Sf fha ps ststs Of st Wyd%ins. without considering
Seventeenth Geysah0T wE K9si IN s ast,ye Ieefs,a aS ep strnsk q dssx n to the
chord both with the members Of the legislature as we'll as with
interests of the State and recommended that an additional tax be
levied against those corporations who were depicting the natural
AS the members Of the Legislature at the time the legislature
Ross was absolutely sincere in his recommendations and that
a asS far .n'e as possi SIse three To ee measures "a l $ sev verne ao ana i 1a te q p in tSe
House all calling cal InI for an additional tax upon OIL gas, coal and
Converse county, a Democrat, one was introduced by Mr.. Steven.
- sn: Of a1pao of sevea ihs e RsReeaean, All inf th a shi Of these %es in msssafss
were referred to the House Revenue Committee for investigation
Several public hearings were held by the House Revenue
ss, eoaI and an iron a f BUSINESS aai in " WYOMING %1Gnaea %as s ssgasd,ne T% fse CON- ont
stittH ia o of the proposed measures @an was also thoroughly in
to secure all possible information in order that a fair and just
eefe%% ino the H fsn'e Committee &c mate m to discussions fns aS%se Of t tSese measures eaa nes
and it wa was the, the sole 1eS desire sr +1 of each Each member mtn1esr of f. the M, Committee to do
These Investigations proved conclusively that it would be
t taass theseb 5S a patiii s anS of O. thine tns a ssf eur % Constitution and was se. amen aS
Pro providing ni for this form o. Of taxation Sat on Our constitution aaast tito provides
and also provides a limit above which no levy can be made.
ance T T1 ~ aissf in 1saas f1er s%d could fGn noe be @ sna5 a o sssfatiss S snder
; our constitution asa;tt ion, the e House louise. Revenue Committee + oe continued with "
' such ne "a tax w would f be i Ssstr we ss d It p e t to P 1evy ssm whe' Tse
the cd 5h9niasel Be tns ea ef tSs j uaa ine of sasS e taxi sRe T It ~a so ssann
that 4 the h , laTEs comR par st such tat as a t the Midwest " of could the s ysr , easily in,
dependent NJ com COMPANIES Ss who h al are . doing arsai most t! Of = the e dsV Ve1o mt
stsaaa in y y nesisn w ss tSe b State tered fssi s 81 of e %sn1s be ap 1sft the ne
afs sacb a c taa TipS Of At the this Gl ti Sdtu1 %oa1d in and %y1mdng: cau mne se efersf
of the larger independent companies who are spending millions
Of dollars of outside money in developing Wyoming to move to
manner and have an opportunity to at least realize the amount
of their investment. With the independent companies out of the
state the Standard interests would undoubtedly be content to
remain right in Salt Greek and not develop any wildcat field until
'ne 7 Under the t bsfpas Of { Federal e eaS leasing Act companies oper.
S sst~es sp: 3 fSsdf'aSs%ps er ss% ? : IN z Ae { # csnsrsss p : that q
S1ia per cent of this royalty money shall be paid back TO Wyom-
ing, The contention was made in Congress when it was decided
to return this percentage to Wyoming that the land being leased
was government land and would never come under patent and
hno s04 }sig YsnS that hat. the Ger State of W ReGoTG sS w0uld tb ,ofe tt the wtasss
one of the chief contentious by which Congressman Mondell
of an '@ additional output tax against these companies operating
upon government land cause the government to decrease or pos
turns this high percentage to the state?. The Committee felt
this to be a vital question and did not feel in a position to recon-
lion dollars annually to the state in additional taxes and at the
same time cause the state to lose four or five million dollars
The IT., House Committee after an Investigation dgs1N, extending over
al if passed and that the State Of wyoming would be compelled to
with It'll the "'a Ultimate s i Sss" Of the Sa: fight "a a for foresone Conclusion.
at this hi: t nnet w tns f1 by f seps tse f p"i the p effest it Of might ssSn : sa %s" wats
the tax payers over the state who would be fooled into believing
'A' g. az That no body Of men in six weeks time could possibly
determine what the result of the levying, Of such a tax upon our
4. That, even conceding that such a tax would be con.
mate how large or how small this tax should be without spending
Ss2ns de i"Ssstsa %ostls shs By qo ostsias capital %ss% a%d s sns H Rssn ' Cons rs
mittee realized that no one one In the state Is, would m;, want n.t to see "st. = tax
from investing their money in this state;
b. That it would be poor policy endansering four or five
measure which would only raise one or two millions more by tax
alton. This matter should be thoroughly investisated by a Com,
was passed. 900, ..x
fair; whether or not it would be constitutional, whether or not y