Show TOTAL VALUES IN 2 COUNTIES RECORD DROPS Reports From Grand andIron andIron and andIron Iron Indicate 10 PerCent Per PerCent PerCent Cent Decreases t Total property valuations In Jn Iron and Grand counties as reported at atthe atthe atthe the office of the thc state tax commission commission commis commis- sion Monday show a decrease of 10 per cent during the year earA ear A similar report from each county must be filed with the commission belore before be be- tore lore July 1 These reports do not include in in- clude lude the thc assessed valuation of public utilities and mines which are fixed by the state board of equalization The Iron county report as prepared by Auditor W. W Clair Rowley of Parowan Paro Paro- wan ivan indicates that the thc total assessed valuation of property under the Jurisdiction Juris juris- diction of ot the county assessor is 4 4 a decrease of or nearLy nearly near near- ly Ir 8 per cent from the total of f last year ear earIn In Grand county property valuations lons have dropped from last year t to this year a decrease de dc- dc crease rease of more than 16 per cent according ac cording cordin to Auditor H. H W. W Balsle Baisley's s re re- re port orL INCLUDE BOARD ACTION The figures in Iii these reports include the action of the county board of equalization on the assessors' assessors lions In Iron count county the board of equalization on cut but from the thc assessors assessors assessor's as as- sessor's valuation figures while the Grand irand county board increased the assessors assessors assessor's as as- sessor's figures by The total quoted as the 1931 valuations Ions were the totals of the auditors auditor's report after lUer the state stat tax commission had iad taken its equalization action which it happened made very few changes in the auditors' auditors reports The reports which must be filed med with the commission by July 1 I will willbe willbe wille be e used as the basis for investigations to o effect a general tax equalization throughout the state Notice of any proposed changes will be sent to the officials o of the thc various counties during dur duro ing ng July so their representatives may appear before the thc commission to discuss discuss dis dEs cuss the proposed alterations in valuations val val- In Iron county livestock values dropped from in n 1931 to this year and other p personal property prop ert erty dropped from to a total valuation of S SMALLER DECLINES ES Real estate showed this year rear as against in 1931 and improvement values showed a still smaller maller decline this year as compared with last year Practically the same state o of affairs exists in Grand county for the report re re- re port ort shows that while livestock values val val- ues jes declined from to in fl the past year and personal property property prop prop- erty dropped in value from I to Lo within the year real estate lost a n much smaller proportion of its value dropping from 1 to Improvements declined in hi value from rom to Members o of the state tax commission commission commis commis- sion Ion met Monday at the capitol with officials from Summit county to discuss dis dis- dis cuss the thc 25 per cent decrease in the assessed valuation of or real estate and improvements which the Summit 0 officials of of- are trying to put into effect |