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Show ASSERTS TAXPAYERS ARE INCLINED TO SHIRK BURDEN Secretary of State Board Declare De-clare Drastic Action May Be Necessary The lendenry this year In the mailer mai-ler of valuation for taxation la. we fear, to hide Msaets, and If thta pre. v ills to unv great extent ame very vigorous union will have to be taken by l lie board In the form of a blanket rulae Inter on." an hi Wlllinm llnley. president of the alate board itf equal!-tiitlon equal!-tiitlon and nsesment. In speaking nf the work of the assessi'ts aa reported to the board. "Kiirm lunds last year," he' continued, contin-ued, "were assessed at nn average of about 70 per cent of their selling value un.l while we think that the farm lands are not aa valuable this year aa last, the margin from full value from last year's fivurea la sufficient to take cara of conditlona. "It goes without saving that there 111 be considerable loss In the valuation valua-tion of merchandise anj livestock for which the board Is allowing In Its estimate es-timate n decrease from last yeur of Il7.vou.0on. which will make the value for this year which the hoard must raise from all property 1700 010 000. In order to protect the credit of tho stale. RETURNS H0L0 UP. "One of tha really gratifying thlnga In connection with lha assessment of I he railroads and telephone companies la that the returna made by the companies com-panies are holding to substantially last I year's figures, which were high on ac. count of the wur prices, and if the hoard can obtain tha same results from lha counties wo can protect the state's credit. "There should be of necessity some reduction In the value of the homes of the state, but thla Is a difficult problem, prob-lem, due lo the fact that most of the cities are short of revenue and their only salvation la high values. HOPES FOR BEST. "I am earnestly In hope that the tax commission authorised by the last leg. isluture. the appointments to which are now being considered by the government, gov-ernment, will be successful In finding some way lo supplement this tax with I an income or some oilier meana. so lhat the asseement on home might at least la cut in twu. "No more Important legislation has been enacted than the niiihonalng of! the appointment of this- board. True, the members will serve without pay. but I betleve that there are in the state men whn are sufficiently Interested Inter-ested In the state and Its welfare who will willingly give their time and Interna Int-erna to tha solving of thla problem and I earnestly hope that any man who. act ept this position will do so with the full 'understanding of Ha Importance." Impor-tance." CRIMES ON JOB. ' Oliver .1. Orimcs of the board Is In Carbon county and will also visit I'.mery county before he return. He lias gone to confer with the taxing officials of-ficials particularly us affecting live-I lock aaaeasmant, au thai tin full uum- ber of stocks be entered upon the assessment as-sessment rolls. l.orenso I'ett will visit Itavls. Weber We-ber and Cache counties on a similar mission. Holh will return on i Wednesday. Wednes-day. ' . . 1 |