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L Convention HIGHER INCOME TAX ASKED 4 State Liquor Monopoly Also Urged in Resolutions Support of the public utilities commission com corn mission in its utility investigation and enactment of legislation tion that will insure justice in the matter of assessment of public utilities s was wes urged in a 1 resolution presented presented presented pre pre- at the seventeenth annual Utah State Farm Bureau federation convention at the Newhouse hotel Saturday afternoon The resolution read We encourage and support the ac cc- action tion Lion of the utilities s commission in ordering a l continuation of the action to insure through th the elimination of overcapitalization pyramiding of costs excessive salaries aDd and the equivalent of at blue sky issues of or stock stack the establishment of just and equitable rates thus freeing the consumers consumers con con- sumers of f Utah from paying tribute t L to an indefensible n indefensible system The recommendation for the establishment nt of a comparable base for taxation and rate making purposes was contained in a resolution on I taxation taxation- Other Othe outstanding resolutions presented pre pre- seated to the convention were were- 1 We petition congress at th this s session to pass a a. a abill bill placing public do domain under d r r- r federal control 2 If and when the pre present e t state prohibition law is repealed it itis is is the t e belief belie of the Utah State Farm Bureau federation that liquor control should be vested in inthe the state stat of Utah and that private te profit prom should be prohibited prohibit d it is our further belief that all reve- reve Con tinned ed on Pare Pace FARMERS BACK BAT f UTILITY PROBE Numerous Resolutions Adopt 1 ed by Federation at V Final Session 1 CC Continued from rom PA One O flues nue derived from state control liquor should be b used for r the te red lion tion of the Intangible prOt property tax t- t 3 We condemn the cf f fwing using wing agricultural commodities j g leaders In retail establishments establishment and a t the practice of selling products product of f tha V farm at et a price prIc less les than tb thea the coat t f. f a reasonable profit we look lk Ju such disfavor on this practice b to 1 1 recommend discontinuing pt V of such establishments V U Higher Income Ta Tax 4 The Tho state Income tax fax f should huld be b amended by lowering f the exemption eliminating the offsets I and raising the rates We favor a t selective sales sae tax tx only In i so s fir far fr u sz u the revenue from tram it applies the gen general ral pro property ry tax tx The Te 11 p pres present ent retail sales les tax t f. f is Inefficient pe applied and wrong in i principle State Inheritance tax tx should be b t S raised rai Local La property levies levIe for city ct county and school schol purposes should ho hobe hou be b entirely eliminated 5 Agriculture of Utah Uth emphatically cally cy declares delare Itself in i favor vor of silver sive as a a primary money and the value of ot the dollar dolar be pl placed d upon a com cm or index basis J J Sugar Sarar Program Urged 6 8 The department of agriculture should use ue and Bd apply the full intent of the A A A In relation to sugar l that the full fl benefits be pasted passed pae on cab ont to the producers of the raw product produce prou we we J demand that our congressional representatives work for a program rep that tt will wi safeguard the cx existence t nce and development de- de de of the te sugar Jugar industry In JW Utah V J 7 We urge that agricultural producers producers pro pro- du r be b equally prot protected ted In I po t the sale of ot their products with labor an and material used wd In processing canning and end manufacturing and the en enact t- t ment of necessity legislation to eU effect lt this ti equality S 8 We pledge wholehearted gup port for farmer owned and firmer ap controlled cooperative selling and cooperative buying organizations V Lower Freight Rte Rates Urged 9 Charges by the railroad companies corn com c. c ponies continue to absorb exorbitant an tnt tant and ad disproportionate share shar of or the te farm income therefore we p pledge te ourselves to work for substantial r reductions re reductions in these thu charges as being J nUal to insure a margin of profit prot protin in the agricultural industry V 10 We demand amen amendments l to t the e state stale and federal statutes that will insure ure the American farmer borrower bor b. b rower the use we of ot money mony at rates rate of annum anum interest not no to exceed 3 per pr cent per pr U 11 We condemn any movement seeking to support a new agricultural organization ton end ond pledge ourselves to t take ako an art active Interest and nd participation ton tion in the electing of of public officials officials' who ai are arC pro properly ry trained taie and who have the courage curge to t demand equality and justice for the te agricultural indus idu try of Utah Uth we we especially against special interests interest who for fot self leU ish Ih reasons reson attempt to t dominate the thi legislature of the state of Utah Utah Equal Rights Asked 12 We pledge ourselves to t IU sup port that tat program which will secure for tor rural child satisfactory every ever as a a ob Ung and health service servie u as s forthe forthe forthe for the city child Speakers at the Saturday sessions sessions' included George A. A ChrIt ne 1 manager of the Bear River Mutual Fire Insurance com company ny Mrs loll Iota V T. T Jensen Jenen director of homo home and nd com corn department nt L. L R. R Hum Hum- if r state director of vo vocational toa agriculture R Ry Raymond ymond nd N. N Future Farmer of at Glenwood David F. F Smith commissioner of agriculture ture lure and Sam Sm F. F Kiefer Kefer manager of f o the Utah Truck ck Owners Owners' n. 3 Oil 01 Official Speaks Functioning of ot the Union Oil 01 company com com- 4 cooperative service pany pony c serIce rJ was wa-c explained d at the Friday efter- efter after 3 noon non session e on by Homer Young of o Kansas Konas City Kan o oIn j jIn In his hl address addre on the agricultural adjustment admin administration William Peterson director of Utah Uth State Agricultural tural college extension sr rj vice said Mid that Utah h farmers farer received e for lor their thIr principal crop r rIn In 1933 as compared with wih 0 In 1032 1932 Almost Almot ev every ry V firmer farmer has h b been en influenced by t the thep V various government reduction pr pro Pt l grams grams' gram he said sid I |