Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-21 | Page 9 | Serious Problems Confront Governor

SERIOUS PROBLEMS CONFRONT GOVERNOR Scheduled to return Thursday by airplane from San Francisco where he le launched the Democratic presIdential ial campaign in northern California Wednesday Governor George H H. Dern prepared to face many state problems ems which must be ironed out if f Utah's financial condition is not noto notto notto to o be endangered Principal need for his attention ap reared to be a threatened increase in n 1932 state taxes brought about by enormOus normous prop proper y yak yaU throughout the state slate Observers agree that the tax rate must be increased unless drastic slash lash are made in state expenditures for or the remainder of the year The death of E E. E H. H Snow nov chairman I of f the state tax commission has complicated complicated com d the already congested tax situation and a successor must be ap pointed immediately to aid in solving the tie problem state officials indicated Another problem which awaits the governors governor's study is whether Utah will vill share in the made available through the relief bill for pUblic projects and other relief mess mess- ures ires Before the governor left Tuesday for or the coast it appeared uncertain whether the state will receive a porion por par tion ion of the funds It was also pointed out ut that if some same of the money is available avail avail- able ble to Utah a special session of the legIslature may be necessary before the he state will be authorized to barrow borow borrow bor- bor row ow from the government A conservative estimate by state officials has placed property valuations alua ions for this year at nearly at-nearly 00 below the figure for 1931 1031 In addition addi addi- tion ion to this it was pointed out tax payments are expected to fall faU off which with other kindred situations points to an almost certain tax rate in- in crease rease Although no hint has been given as aso asto asto to o what steps will be taken to curtail state tate expenditures res those familiar with the situation said salary cuts of state tate and curtailment of expenditures ex- ex for state projects probably proba proba- bly ly will be invoked to absorb the de de- crease rease in revenues