Show MINE E UTILITY TAX T AX BOOSTED OSTED I Two Industries t e y One- One Third Third Third- Levy of f t h This Year Yea t C More than third one-third of all property taxes assessed in Utah this year will willbe willbe willbe be paid by mines and public utilities a tabulation by the state tax commission commission commis commis- commission sion indicated Wednesday The commission has fixed their 1934 valuation at an increase increase in in- crease of per cent over the 1933 figure of ot On the other hand the tabulation shows the assessed valuation of ot all other taxable property In the state this year was d to or per cent under the 1933 total of or Mines in Utah are assessed on a production basis and increased activity ity in m this industry accounts for lor some of ot the increased valuation this year However property df f mines and public public pub pub- lic lie utilities is assessed by the tax commission com corn mission an appointive body while other property is valued by county assessors assessors assessors as as- and county boards of equalization tion who hold office at the pleasure of the taxpayers S 'S |