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Show sion by Tracy R. Welling, executive execu-tive secretary, state farm bureau, was read, in which Mr. Welling pointed out the farmers' inability to pay increased taxes due to drouth conditions and other obstacles. ob-stacles. Conmiitt.1 Named Mr. Shelley. Frank Nelson of Spanish Fork, and LeGrand Jar-man Jar-man of Oiem were named as a committee to luvestigate comparative compara-tive valuations of various properties proper-ties in the county and state, with a view to asking reconsideration of the tax body. Another committee commit-tee consisting of Mr. Jarman, Harry Har-ry Jerhling of Highland, and George Stratton of Orem was named to study drouth problems. FARMERS TO PROTEST HIKE IN VALUATION Protesting the 10 per cent assessed valuation raise ordered or-dered on all Utah county irrigated irri-gated lands and fruit lands by the state tax commission, 2C members of the county farm bureau met in the city and county building Monday night to plan action to protect the rights of the farmers. j President Frank G. Shelley, American Fork, was in charge. A letter written to the tax commis- |