, 1923-02-08
(By r. L. Babcock, Staff Cor
r~espOndent)

(By r. l.. Babcock, Staff Cor
respondent)
Cheyenne. wyo., Feb. 8.-Steps
to codify and make uniform the
numerous tax laws Of Wyoming were
initiated In the House OF Represent
atives OF the Wyoming legislature
Tuesday.
r. H. Alcorn Of Rawlins, chair
man Of the House Revenue commit
tee. proposed the creation Of the
Wyoming Tax Fact Finding Com
mission. to be composed Of the Gov
ernor. the Secretary Of State. the
State Treasurer, to meet in Chey-
enne and investigate and report OF
the question of giving the State a
thorough revision of It's taxation
system. Seven thousand dollars
would be appropriated to cover the
clerical hire and the additional ex-
penses.
Mr.. Alcorn said he was moved to
take this action by the fact that
rome 25 revenue biils. including
three calling Tor a severance or
gross production tax. had appeared
1t this session and been referred to
his committee. Some plan. he argu-
ed. should be devised for ~codifying
all the various statutes having .
bearing on this subject and thereby
bringing order out of chaos In this
important matter.
Tho proposal probably will have
the backing Of the committee. and
it, prospects Of passage appear
bright.
Cheyenne. Wyo.. Fob. s.-Possi-
bio solution Of the lonG-standing con-
troversy over whether or not yell
lowstone National Park should be ex-
tended southwark into Jackson's
Hole was seen In the announcement
81 AADg0ooafatlve VIII DelIoney
hero Tuesday that. n the legal ex-
perts advised him. the State could
le91slate over the public domain,
he Would introduce . bill to prohibit
the granting Of any right. privilege
o. franchise for the building Of ir-
ries4ion projects out Of Jenny. Leigh.
1AGgArt. String and Phelps Lakes
With . view to preserving forever
their mountain beauty. the quintet
m the closest 70 the Tstoa noun
tatas. all Of them are included In the
psoDooo1 ealArgement SLAMS, and
out OF them-At least II 20 looks
fro0 the opDosits side+tAo Grand
Tetoa rises . sheer e.ooe foet.
DoLouey said he also would intro
duce . blll-golng % The provloo
already mentioned-to prohibit the
6ulldia9 OF hummer homes on the
AAaks Of the lakes-bui1dings that,
10 declared. threaten to mar the
charm Of what Elizabeth Frasier In
The saturday Evening Post has term.
- the LAst Wilderness"
HE idea u TO NEST the chief argu-
neat Of the e~xtension people. who
nv their sole aim 10 10 AVE for the
1oe.00o.000 American people and
from the irrigation and power inter-
este this bit OF scenery. BY many
persona regarded a. n Of the most
magnificent on tho globe. II all the
hackers OF the enlargement move
msnt want 10 this preservation. he
maintains. they can get Il In this
way. But he IL strongly opposed
70 the plans recently made pablo
~ superintendent Horace n. Al
brtght Of Yellowstone.
INF. Albright's latest scheme"
be aaid Tuesday. us 20 take from
Wyoming . vast area Including near
" two billion board feet Of forest
land. 171.o00 acres OF coal land.
0.leo aeres Of phosphate land. eS.-
80 acres already under reclamation
withdnwel. 6.Sss Of land used
mostly for homcstsads. the srasing
districts Of 5000 elk. and the dis
NJ sheep and 1900 head OF cattle.
Mueh Of the area would bs useless
Tor park purposes. II would extend
1n0 A~UAAA AhA anra ~ eaelvA1O aUn n
section around the Te<ona and tho
five lakes. We OF the Jackson's
Hois don't want any such THING 10
take place. and We believe that n
the rest Of Wyoming could be made
- understand the situation ~ va
uslerstand Il there. would b no
further talk Of park enlargement"
o. the other side Of the question
this vtWW was presented By Roger
~. Toll. superintendent Of tho Rocky
MountAin Natloaal Park. who II IN
OAsyenne - watch the progress OF
.oss q tAs .opsss that. ia my
opt11o0. sAould ~ eoaso1eeed By the
Oeaeoot Legislature y tAe PROPOSED
exteaseoa - Yel1owstene. n the peo-
pie 81 Wyo0luG vast this, hey
sAoe1d. ter0ogh STATE 1sW-0akees,
aea1 70 The congress Of he Unltol
States Q seoolut@oo aakiag that ehe
neeeasAry steps - tatoo aS thle time.
the wilderness seg5ooo q The
Uoltal States afo vaal0A1oG PaDodly.
~ forests ase tslng cut, tAe beaety
y ooo0e 1ool. Surely . ~ - tAo
~ ed 0eoe beeotltu1 ~ ~ ~
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