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Show linsl'i' 0- Jr fifjirrniitrnrw iririiiif htfiiiWi ft fliflft'lllT viinl firMlliiliiiil fiiirtIrfci irlrr-- iriifeafaitffflt r FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1930 THE PAYSON CHRONICLE, PaYSON, UTAH THE PAYSON CHRONICLE tral J. H. MOUNTFORD, Publisher Published every Friday at Payson, 3,500 loyal, progres-siv- e and contented citiiens. Utah, a oity of Entered at the Postoffice at Payaon Utah bounty, Utah, as second-clas- s natter. One Year 32.00 Advertising Rates on Application. EXPLANATION OF AMENDMENT NO. 5 body. that the purpose amendment No 5 does not fcive any authority to the tax commission in addition to what now has the board of Equalization as the limitatiions such under except no shall Certainly provide. legislature legislature would give any power to a commission which would be against the best interests of the state. The central taxing body should likewise have some authority to stop leaks business and inefficient practices the states taxing system throughout wherever they may be found. To do this, it would be necessary that some power, subject to legislative control, be given to this body to unify public accounts and provide reasonable reThis amendment is in keeping with gulations for enforcement of such bud- the best methods adopted by all sucget laws as the people, through their cessful business concerns both public to the and private. It has been repeatedly duly elected representatives legislature, should demand. A budget proved that centralized supervision law is worthless unless some pro- is essential to successful business advision is made made for enforcement. ministration. Recent exposures in the theft of public Complaint has been made that th:s funds indicate at once why this body supervision would destroy local but in the light of expermight well be endowed with some authority to safeguard public funds by ience in other states the very op. enforcing efficient accounting methods posite effect may be expected to This state has had to create special suit from passing this amendment. It tax commissions in the past to con- is highly probable that the state duct research in taxation and subjects board would acquire jurisdiction over which suggest the need of having a local taxing units only by affirmative body created that will be capable of action of the property tax payers who making continued studies toward the must pay the bill and who feel themimprovments of our taxing system. selves aggrieved by the action of the Firs class wheat. WANTED The movment for better administ- local officials. This places control in 33-tration through a state tax commis- the hands of interested taxpayers who 108 R. Spanish Fork. sion was started in Indiana in 1891. must pay the bill. To quote GoverMrs. DONE. HEMSTITCHING It has spread since and, today, forty nor Leslie: centralized have supervision states It gives the taxpayer opportunity Robert L. Wilson, 395 North Main. and control. These include Arizona, for intelligent understanding of the Phone 137. Payson, Utah tf. New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and a number in the middle west. The most successful administration is probably obtained is Indiana where centralized control has been operated the longest Govern. Harry G. Leslie of Indiana is the authority for the statment that the tax commission has reduced bond issues and tax levies tfot EfMOJBICs about $80,000,000. during the last eight years at a time when other stat es were going through a period of great expansion. Amendment No 5 upon which the people will vote on November 4th may be regarded therefore as the economy measure in the program to tax reform in this state. Briefly, it for replacing the state provides of board equalization of three members with a state tax commission of four members. It is to take over the (B-cyl- mdei duties now given the state board of Equalization in assessing mines and public utilities and in adjusting and equalizing valuations among the several counties. This board might also have some control of system of public accounting, local taxation, and it might also be given the power to equalize assessments within the counties. It is important to vote, however, In spite of repeated attempts to bring intangible property to the tax rolls; the records of the state board disclose that since 1896 practically all of the property in Utah which has been subjected to the general property tax has consisted of tangible property such as real estate home, furniture, livestock, machinery, anil the like Today the many millions of dollars of intangible wealth in Utah percent of are bearing less than 1 state board, in the and load tax the do to so, has efforts of repeated spite been powerless to remedy the situation. Remedies for these conditions lie both in a change of the system of taxation to provided for classifying intangibles and removing constiution-a- l exemptions now given and also in giving a state board sufficient power to enforce proper observance of tax equality and effecient administration in public affairs. Commissions which have studied tax revision in 1913, 1922, and again in 1929 all recommend these two major reforms. A further weakness in our state fiscal affairs is due to divided responsibility in collection of special state taxes. Six different department collect nine different special state taxes. In the interests of efficient administration and equality in taxation, the collection of all of these taxes should be concentrated in one cen SAYS.WM BEVERLY HILLS. Well all I know is just what I read In the Papers. There la aome pretty big stuff in the papers nowadays, but its kinder under cover. Did you ever kinder atop to figure it out, thla old World of ours as a whole is not sitting so pretty just at the present time. Did you know that there is an awful lot of parts of Europe that is just sitting on what the old time Orator used to call a Powder Keg T Well It is. We cant pick np a paper that from one to a hundred dont phophesy that Prosperity Is just around the corner. But let me tell you that war Is nearer around the corner than prosperity Is. I dont mean so much for us right here. But I mean over In Europe. That Russia is kicking up an awful lot of dust, and Germany is harboring a terrible lot of dissatisfaction, that Hitler has got em all stirred up over there. He made a speech last week in which he advocated the breaking of the Versailles Treaty, he said that it was made by a lot of old men, who most of them were about ready to die, and now here was a lot of young men grown up and they had to carry all this burden, for which they were not directly to blame, and that it was only a matter of time till they Just wouldent do it, they would eay, Well come on France, what are you going to do about It? Wa cant be any worse off if you come In and take over our Country than we are now." Then those little Balkan Nations, they are like a little mess of stray Terriers anyhow, they just as well be fighting as like they are. This has been about the longest they have ever been between wars. I see the other day where Russia was just on the verge of Invading Roumanla. They have always had it In for them and figured they only had to take a couple of days rations and rounds of ammunition and go over and take that Country anyhow. Russia and Poland are always on the verge of war. I remember when I was over In both countries In the summer of 26, why they were growling at each other like a couple of Fat Prims Donas on the same Opera bill. Austria, they just been so bad off since the last war that they know there would be no way that war wouldent be welcome to them. Bulgaria hai started all the rest of them, her and Serbia, and they dont want to lose their reputations, they want to go down In history as having started all the big ones. doss' dcf'oit-understandin- 1 'd- - w IL int'-iv-- friends. A Telephone chat is next best to seeing them. out-of-to- .. nt As taxation i3 our countrys greatest economic problem sol must the proper and edquate administration and supervision of taxation being one of our major public functions. Increased expenditures and increasing governmental activities have made it necessary not only to reform methods of taxation but to get better administrations as well. processes of his government and the necessity therefore, and fhereby makes of him a more loyal and patriotic supporter thereof. It a' folds the taxpayer an opportunity to unwise, imprudent and exlrn.a-jgan- t administration of his go. t n ment. It affords the people mm in timate connection and more of the most vital unctheir of tion government, which i taxation. It creates in the taxp'.y'.'-greater and more definite and a fuller realization of his resv Its results sibihty of citizenship. have been to procure more neaily true value received for public mom expended for public purposes. Briefly, the question pertaining to amendment No. 5 may be stated tlum If the people wish to take an advamv stop, which will go a long way toward insuring more efficient adminst ration of taxation and greater equality in distributing the tax burden as between taxpayers, they should vote Yes to amendment No. 5. : Sample day rates when you will talk with any- one at the other telephone: Mutual 40c Marysvale 75c f. TELEPHONE rSTH-Pw '?rn TmAjpOTUttO Mtfstfamdlmg ffeatfmiires of ttiue new track Claevrelleit HMKGIEIRS Then Italy is ranting around down to pick up some more country and outlet for their population France is watching them with an Eagle eye all the time, and thats just what Mussolini wants, he bad rather worry France than anything, France feels that she would have no trouble whipping them, hut If she went down there to do it, German would take that opportu nlty and get at them and she just don; want to have to take the chance. Then s feel ktnda the hemmed In down their way, and of course the Turks, there Is nothing that Irks a Turk so much as peace. Lots of pretty smart men think that is one of the biggest contributing fac tors to our present state of economic unrest, is that all big finance is afraid of what will happen in the near future, and they dont know where it will end up. Thats why everybody le hanging on to what they got There is more In the wind than just our little local condition over here. We got as much as we ever had, there Is just as much money, as many to eat, and as many to feed, as many to buy. But still our conditions are uncertain. Why? Just because lts thing outside our own land that la worrying em. They know that signs are not right all over the World. Look at South America. When during our lifetime has there been as many disturbances at one time? No Sir the whole thing Is world wide, we are effected by it less than anyone. It we keep our nose clean and dont atart yapping about somebody else honor, or what our moral obligations are, we might escape It. But ita going to take better Statesmanship than we have been favored with heretofore. But the way we are now we are mighty lucky to have nothing but a little buslnese depression that Is bothering us. But think what those other poor Devils are up against. there trying NEW DUAL WHEELS MOTOR Checko-Slovaklan- I don't know whether my old friend, Knute Rockns, and Notre Dame are going to win the worlds championship again this Fall or not, but he deserves it If they don't win another game. For, they are the only big team in the United 8tates that starts playing tough teams right from the jump. These others play Rotary clubs and business colleges till about Thanksgiving, then have one tough game. Knute thinks it you got a football team, it ought to be a football team from the Fourth of July to Xmas. ( 190, MtNtucM Srdkt, Ik.) 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