Show j fARM TAXA lION lIONIS IS DECLARED TO 8 BE EXCESSIVE Effort for Equitable Levy Assured Assured STORAGE IS URGED State Bureau Report d in ill Prosperous Condition Conditi n Efforts to give the t farmer more equitable taxation pledged by Martin P. P Brown president of the State Farm bureau in his address ad ad- dress bEfore the annual annual- con of the organization that opened Thursday forenoon at the Nev Ne house hotel The convention continue through Friday and Satur Satur- day Charging that the farmer was paying more taxes according to his ability than any other class in the state Mr Jr Brown said eyer every effort was being brought to bear for an adjustment by the state legisla tur ture A reclassification of state pr prop p erty and an adjustment of assessment assessment assess assess- assess assess- ment were deemed necessary for Cor Corthe forthe the success of the agriculturalist agriculturalist- Mr Brown declared adding that ft just proportion was the aim of th farm bureau Enactment of sterner penalties tor or thieves who ransack chicken coops steal farm pro produce uce and cattie cattle cat cat- tie tle was urged by President Brown PETTY THIEVERY The president charged some of oC the petty thievery to peddlers who he said marketed much of the stolen products from trucks Courts have dealt too leniently with this type of thief Mr Brown said Oftentimes men and bO boys 5 have been let off with small fineS fine'S or even a a. lecture The president stressed the value or of the sto stock k poultry and produce to the farmer even though the thIef himself may think that it is of small worth Marked recognition of the agli cultural industry was upon by the president lie He said that hundreds in in Utah were now co cod cod- to the merits of the and that the Utah buna gained had national r recognition The fhe successful fight against tile the proposed 5 per cent freight rate inCrease increase in- in crease was recited recite to the convention convention conven- conven tion by the president OLD FIGHT REVIVED The old fight the Salt Lake County Farm bureau and the Draper Drape Farm bureau flamed anew when J. J n. n Allen president ot of the the Dairy Dair association and a member of the Draper organization was In- In tr du ed t to talk op on the dairymen's achievements A. A E. E Lee of Murray vice president president dent of the county bureau protested that Mr Allen was not a a. member of the county organization and as such was not privileged to sp olk Vice President n. n J. J Evans acting as chairman told Mr 11 Lee that the question que tIon could be adjusted at n a general board meeting Mr Lees Lee's protest is based upon the refusal or of the Draper bureau to pay its dues ues to the county which In turn reports to organ organ- However Lee Ir as Jr President sid si- si d dent nt of the daIry association is automatically au au- a a. member of the state bureau board Mr 11 Allen said the dairy assoc atlon had e a successful year ear lie He told of the unit development develop develop- ment and the successful coop cooperative era tive ive system of marketing milk FRUIT MARKETING Frank Atwood reported nine ho- ho cal units established for the marketing marketing mar mar- o ot fruits and vegetables lIe said worth had been shipped in the past season but that every ery indication pointed to a substantial substantial sub sub- improvement in the new V year ear lie lIc urged ur-ed construction or of addItional additional addI- addI storage plants for apples In order to save Utah products for tl ii late season and to maintain better prices Tile The move to keep leep poor fruits and vegetables oft f the market mar mar- market ket was he by Mr Atwood M M. S. S Winder secretary of tile the bureau reported that the state organization organization or- or was in better sl shape than ever before bECore and that Ideal relations were being developed with both the national and other bureaus v lv D Fitzgerald general man Continued on page 6 j T C Farm T Taxation Is toBe to to- Be Excessive Continued rom page 1 ager cf f tee tte livestock lom association reported re- re ported o of livestock had been mul marlc t d' d by by- lie le said VO tivo ye F ago there were less Jess than members while more than 09 had jo ned that n I since Mr Fitzgerald predicted that the volume of if business within the next few years would r the mark marle S Erastus Peterson president of the Cou County nty Agents Agents' associAtion Uon stressed the Importance of more wom women n becoming becoming be- be coming in the farm bureau bu bu- reau work Dr DI lohn A AIdt Idt oe vilI speak on oil the Development of Colorado I River a at the thC erno af afternoon n. n session |