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Show ARMSTRONG EXPLAINS LAND BANK OPERATION I W. W. Armstrong was th speaker 'at two meetings yesterday, address-jlng address-jlng tha Klwtn'a club at Ogden In th afternoon and a Joint gathering . of civic clubs at Provo In tha evening. Tha purposes of th Pacific Coast Joint 8tock Land bank wer described by Mr. Armst.-ong at th Ogtlrn Bath ' er'ng. Th n. w farm financing institution insti-tution will furnish the furairr with j low cost creilits and bring new Investment In-vestment capital tp Utah and Idaho. . h said. Co-operative marketing and : provision of adequate credit facilities j were among the meHsures suKVel I by th speaker as necessary fr tha continued prosperity of tha farmer and the livestock grower. I At th banquet In he Hotel Roberts at Provo Mr. Armstrong said that ths logical way to decrease taxes In Utah would be to Increase the taxable property. prop-erty. If the S1.000,0U0 of taxabl ( property In the stnte were raised to a : billion, which he declared to b pos-'sihle, pos-'sihle, taxes woijld be reduced In a constructive con-structive manner. The taxable property prop-erty of Utah rounty will hav Increased Increas-ed S&.ooo.ooo In two years ss a result of tha manufacture of pig Iron In th county, th speaker said. Other apeakers were Judge A. R. Morgan, who acted as toastmastsr; Secretary Kdward 8. Hinckley of th i chamber oX "."".aj ljlgir MAr'!1 of the Klwanls club, Oscar Hpear of the Rotary club, W. D. Roberts, President Presi-dent 1. L.. Runnell of the Utah county farm bureau, and President Kranklln 8. Harris of ths Brlgham Toung university. |