Show TAX GROUP SEEKS W WAGE GE ADJUSTMENT Association Asks Study o of Elective Officers Officers' Departments Departments Departments Depart Depart- ments of State Elective officers of the st state te Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day received from the Utah Taxpayers Taxpayers' ers ers' association communications asking asking asking ask ask- ing for an adjustment of public pay pay- rolls An early reply on what changes change can be effected in various arious offices was requested by the association The letters asked that officials obtain obtain ob ob- ob- ob tam tain the names s of all nIl in n re respective respective re- re departments ascertain th the nature of f each ones one's work discover how much of the work vork being performed performed perr per per- r formed is Js necessary and then do awa away with all unnecessary work and duplications duplications and make the payrolls conform conform con con conform form with this readjustment The association also requests that tha cooperative action be taken b by o officers officers of- of belonging to the same am group such as state city or county to e ef- ef feet standardization of wages It further further further fur fur- ther asks that wages be established on the present purchasing power o othe of the dollar the cost of living and arid th the readjustments which have taken in all private industry Accompanying the letters were tables tables tables ta ta- ta- ta bles setting forth the wholesale commodity com corn prices and other data on th the economic situation pointing out that tha during the last two years prices o of farm products have fallen nearly 5 50 per pcr cent whole wholesale lc prices have been bee reduced over 26 points and that living living liv liv- iy ing costs have been lowered 15 pc per pcr percent cent The communications were signed signed by members of a special committee committe of the association which is studying public payrolls H. H M M. Dinwoodey chairman of the Salt Lake committee committe of the association Orson A. A Chri Chritensen Christensen Christensen Chris Chris- of Brigham City and J. J A. A Allen Alien Salt Lake are are members S t I |