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Show FARM BUREAU HOLDS ITS AIM MEET! Members of Utah County Are Enthusiastic Over the Outlook. Special to The Tribune. PROVO, Dec. 9. The annual meeting of the Provo local of the Utuh county coun-ty farm bureau was held last evening in the courtroom. President J. William Carter presided. C. W. Lindsay, county farm demonstrator, demon-strator, addressed the meeting on the growth of the farmers' organization in the county. There arc now nineteen locals in the county, with nearly 100U members, and other locals are ready to be organized. The membership is larger than that of any other two counties in the state, and one of the largest of any county in the western status. Mr. m Lindsay spoke of the taxing system, Lf claiming it was inequitable ana im-W im-W nosed a disproportionate burden on the farmers. He suggested that an effort be made to secure the appointment of a farmer on the state board of equalization. equal-ization. Mr. Lindsay urged that steps be taken to hold a farmers' roundup in Provo for the central portion of the county this winter. He complimented compli-mented the officers of the local on their energetic and effective work. Secretary L. V. Hinckley reported $S2.6o cash on hand. President Carter spoke of the benefits bene-fits that had been derived from the farmers' organization and encouraged members to work for an increased membership. mem-bership. Vice President William V. Price reported re-ported the meeting of the 6tate association. asso-ciation. He stated that a government soil export would visit Provo in ho near future and invited farmers who might desire the services of the expert to communicate with him (Mr. Price), so that arrangements might be made. He also stated that an amendment to the tax law would probably be considered by the next legislature, with a view to securing a law that will legalize taxes. Andrew Knudsen also spoke on taxation. taxa-tion. Farmers and farm property, said Mr. Knudsen, were taxed at their full cash value, while other property was not. The farmers should study the question of taxation, so that they might intelligently present their claims for a more equitable system of 'taxation, he said. This question was further discussed by William V. Price and A. M. Carter and the board was authorized to secure an expert on taxation to deliver an address ad-dress on the question before the local society. ... The advance in prices of farm products prod-ucts was referred to by Mr. Price. Ho was of the opinion that the big profits prof-its made by the; middleman were the chief cause,' and fie was in favor of an investigation being made to determine to what extent this is true, so that when reductions come, as he believed thev would come, the. producer will not have to bear all the loss. The appointment appoint-ment by the president of a committee : of three to' make such investigation was authorized. This committee will also investigate other questions of interest to the organization, or-ganization, such as co-operative buying ot farm machinery, etc. The secretary reported that he had a bid for lump coal delivered at Provo for $4.35 per ton in carload lots. Charles F. Ercanbrack, Howard Scott and W. K. Farrer were appointed a committee com-mittee to arrange for a farmers' roundup round-up to be held here this winter. The present officers were re-elected for another year, viz.: President, J. Wil-1 Wil-1 liam Carter; vice president, William V. Price; directors, Andrew Knudsen and Olof Hedenborg; member of county board, William" V. Price; secretary-treasurer, secretary-treasurer, L. V. Hinckley. |