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Show ANXIOUS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR UTAH Special Tax for Furthering Display of State Resources Is ' Favored. Governor Spry, Professor L." A. Merrill and George Austin, members of Hie state Pauania-Paciiic exposition commission, returned last nilii; from Farininytoii, whither thoy went to confer con-fer with the commissioners of Davis 1 county relative to a spocial tax levy id aid oi a Utah display at the exposition. Tliov reported that the commissioners uf Davis county, Messrs. Pord, Cook and Burns, were unanimous for the special levy in JiM and 191H. It is estimated that the amount to be realised from this special lev- in Davis county will be approximatelj- $2600. This is the seventh county so far visited by members of the exposition commission, and in no one of them lias there been encountered a refusal to low the special tax. On the contrary, as 'slated by Professor rcrrill last night, the several county commissions have been anxious to forward the movement move-ment for a- creditable. display in behalf of tho Ptatc of Utah at tho great exposition ex-position of IPIo. |