IN UTAH mm COUNTY work of board of equalization university LANDS communication to governor west sugar suar boot talk payson picnic A session of the board of equalization of 0 utah county was held on friday reductions were made as follows lehi 10 per cent on farm land springville 10 per cent on all realty an informal expression of the aca beard d was to the effect that the general or percent reductions redactions made in provo lehi and springville Spring ville assess assessments mants regardless regard lesa of the resolution of the territorial rit orial board should apply to the territorial tax re well as the county count and ci city ity taxes it is quite possible poe aible that the question as to the legality of these reduction may have to be settled in the courts an order was made citing the owners of several everal thousand aches of land lying just southwest of payson pay son to appear before the board and show cause why the assessment of this land should not be increased among the number to appear are joseph S tanner and D T dark clark both owners of considerable acreage in that part of the country the average assessment of this land is 10 per acre and in their recent visit through h the Bout southern bern part of the county the members ot of the board arrived at a the conIll con sion that it was waa not enough seme of the tha land is hilly and covered with sage brush but the greater part of 0 it so say the members of 0 the board is good lucerne land one good crop hayr hay ing been raised this s season ason and it not for grasshoppers a crop of seed would be yielded this fall the great detriment to the land is the scarcity of water the board adjourned until friday next a the other side of this question will be heard petition tion to the GOV ern or arobert robert till is circulating the follow ing petition to the Boyer izo vernor nor for signatures paavo crry utah county aug 21 93 to his excellency governor Gorer nor TV ir s HONORED sir sia there thera being considerable consid er dissatisfaction by citizens of this county in a regard to the mode of procedure and disposition of university land of this county by the commissi osera Z er 8 appointed to appraise said land we the under undersigner undersigned signed believe it would give general satisfaction to haye a committee appointed to investigate the acts acta of said eaid commissioners we believe it is adne them thein that this thia dissatisfaction may be dispelled and citizens feelings reconciled we submit this to your excellency for bour earnest consideration sugar beet talk mr austin the sugar beet man came into office yesterday and dropped a couple of sugar beets on the floor one a large one and the baber of medium size bize around the top of the large one were a number of tender shoots which mr austin explained wera caused by irrigation after the beet had matured both beets were taken frola froin the same patch but the 8 smaller mailer one said eaid the man of beets contained the greater amount of saccharine matter the large one havin having lost a portion of its sweetness in being irrigated and eiven a acco second nd growth after maturity there are very few however of the second growth class clasa were the assuring words of the gentleman referred to te and the beets as a rule aarein are in first class condition they are tally fully matured and do not need any more watering continuing on the beet mr austin urged fall plowing for beet raising a much better stand of beets i would woul d be the result than if the plowing were put on off until spring he also urged that the beet seed should not be used too sparingly thirteen pounds to the acre was not too much several farmers who had made a stud study y of the matter were determined next year to put in more seed to the acre than that amount the beet crop is in a very satisfactory condition conditi oc payson parson picnic correspondence the tha good people of payson second ware wara assembled ass ambled at the city park yesterday tand land enjoyed a fine picnic social reunion bishop J S page jr presiding the tha early pirt part of the forenoon was spent in appropriate exercises the silver band was la in attendance attend ance and discoursed sweet music cheering old and young brother charles brewerton Brewer tou recited an affecting piece alone in heaven he was followed by ex J S tanner showing the growth of payson ward while he presided miss montague recited in an imbres she il ive manner ill take what father takes akes t 11 A sketch was humorously riven given by S W 7 pace on the rise and progress pro greEs reea of tram from its first settlement by hm hid father and others showing a wonder ful development of its resources from that time to the present under the kind provi dences ot of god miss misa mary A thatcher sungi aung hard times come again no more the tha rendering was natural and ex ore sEive J S pa referred to the tha wonders wonder ful fol increase ia crease of water for irrigation purposes and general improvements during his residence in the settlement john quigley gave us ua in good style the ie bm humorous high art music lusic speeches of an instructive character were made by H fairbanks and ot others hers this entertainment was a happy prelude to the bountiful picnic of good things spread ulon buon the tables and ad grassy land there wa wai vaa i a general friendly welcome welco mr come on sit down and ad eat with us the afternoon was waa spent in playful amusements the days social was closed with a concert in the evening to which all were cordially welco ned aru art 26 1893