Show STOCKMEN URGE LESS ASSESSMENT Reduction of 20 Per Cent in Taxation Is Necessary Says Petition Petton The Uintah Cattle Catte Horse Growers' Growers association by Its Is president Willis L. L John Johnson on and its secretary II- II I. I E E. E Seeby See See- loy by tiled filed a petition petton with wih the tho state board of ot equalization and assessment praying that the tho valuation of or cattle catte In Inthe inthe the tho state for tor tl thc tho purposes of ot taxation for the tho year ear 1920 be reduced at least 20 per por cent declaring that it would simply be an act of ot Justice in view Jew of or orthe the conditions which exist at presen The petition petton points out that the winten winter winter win win- ter ten just closed was unprecedented In Inthe Inthe inthe the loss los of ot live lve stock particularly cat cat- tic tle te This was due to the cold weather er or and nd lack of or feed teed of ot all al kinds during during dur dur- ing the tho winter The petition petton declares that losses were ere so severe seere that financial financial finan finan- I cial ruin stares many In the time face lace Many tany cattlemen If It compelled to dispose dispose dispose dis dis- pose of ot their cattle catte at present prices will vilI wi be bo unable to pa pay the Indebtedness Indebted Indebted- ness Incurred during the tho winter the pc petition t ton al alleges From other parts of ot the state In information In- In formation cornea comes to the state officials that tho the cattle catle growers will wl appear appeal before boI bo- bo fore tore the board of ot and n as assessment as- as I In a R body and request that thata a reduction In valuation be made Moses Taylor Talor of or Summit count county was before the board yesterday to protest the value placed on some of ot his hI coal holdings by tho tim assessor Tho The protest was v taken under nd advisement nt From the deputy deput assessor In Carbon county came camo a tele telegram to the board saying baled ha hay found on farm tarm Should It be bo assessed Secretary Wil Wil- VI liam Ham lale Bailey of oC the board replied Farm products still upon the tho farm have ha product never never nevor nev nev- er or been assessed Technically th they might be The Wasatch Live LIvo Stock company of or Denver Denvor In a n telegram requested quested Its hearing hearinG with wih the board set for tor June is y 1 be be- postponed until the tho Tho request was granted |