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Show One of the Important bills to be introduced in-troduced at the coming session of the legislature will provide for the assessing asses-sing of property at Its full value and lowering the rate of taxation. The birth rato of the Ute Indians is increasing, according to information informa-tion from high authority. Whether the death rate is decreasing has not been ascertained but the chances for a decrease should be favorable for the reason that the Indians are all the while learning to live better; how to comply with the laws of health. Vernal Express. , At a recent meeting of the state j land hoard, Governor Spry declared thnt only 30 per cent ot the land o. I the state is taxable by the state. The remaining 7 0 per cent is held by the government as public domain and as . such is not taxable. The governor pointed out that if Utah could obtain possession of these lands which it is . contended belong to the state taxes would be greatly reduced and at the 1 same time the state government would be provided with more rev-; enue. The state desires to sell these lands to private parties and thus develop de-velop the commonwealth in addition to being able to tax them. |