Show BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES There is Ia no reason reon why the people of I tah should not be frank and honest u n ith themselves They are not so ItO when they pretend to b have bave ve but 1 worth of taxable losable in the state tate They know they tM have rave more But Butth the th they y hold to that low appraisement appraise appraisement ment because the constitution says ya when the valuation runs ruM above the present pre nt rate of ot S 3 mills milts for lor state purposes shall be reduced to 6 Ii and when the run above valuation the rate for state tate pur purports ports pores por s shall shan be reduced to 4 and never go above that The honest thing would be for fOl the UM state to report just JURt what it has hag The Jower lower rate would make the burden o of tax no heavier than now And the state would look a whole lot better batter to every everyone everyone everyone one outside who VIto makes inquiries An rate for tOl state tate purposes is high in the judgment of the man from east eastern eastern eastern ern state hlf it t r n ij I r Tt t h 1 chy t tt m the we have been een making to ourselves the untrue pretense we have hae been making But we believe Utah men have the ability to handle the question with judgment and success The governor should be urged to put puta a tax t commission to work the duties of which would be to revise the revenue laws law of the state of Utah to get from every assessor just what is the market value of f the property and let the new law provide for a rate in compliance with the terms of at the constitution Cities and school corporations should be required to cut their levies at the same time Citizens would be fair with each other The revenue system of the state would stand on a firm and sensible foundation And the taxes taxes of the people would be at least no heavier than they are now |