Show TAXATION PLAN PROPOSED BY RIDEOUT Constitutional Change Is Sought to Make Assessment Assessment Assessment Assess Assess- ment on Basis of Full Fun Valuation Revision of ot tho the existing taxation laws lawa whereby some somo pro properties aro are taxed on one basis and other properties on another Js Is proposed by Senator D D. D 0 O. O Hideout Rideout of ot Draper in an amendment amp to article Xiii of tho the state constitution Objection Is being made macIc b by tho th mining Int Interests rests of ot th the state to tho proposed change chango on the grounds that It would tend to discourage th tho development of oC mines At a public hearing In the Hotel Utah last night objections ob ob- oh- oh were made madli to the thc RIdeout amendment amendment amend amend- ment mont and to a resolution Introduced In the lower house by Representative Page The TheP P Page Pago go resolution is m merely rely a u r resolution an and calls for tor no legislative action Tho The hideout Rideout amendment which will be further further fur fur- ther thor amended b by the s senator Monday onda calls for or a two thirds s vote ate In each house and ratification b by the people in tho the taU fall of oC 1316 I Full Value o Basis Under the amendment all aU property property prop prop- ert erty In the state would be assessed on the basis of ot present valuation This Is tho the basis ls upon which such pro property as farms and city real Is now taxed fixed It would change the present system of taxing mining property Under the Iho existing existing exist exist- ing InE article In tho the state constitution min rain rainIng minIng mining ing prop property rt is first ass assessed on tho the pur pur- price paid to the United States forthe for tor tho the claims Then all aU improvements made upon the property machinery and th the like are taxed separately If It tho the Rideout 1 constitutional amendment Is adopted d with changes winch which Senator Rideout will propose to th the upper house houlle I next week mining property will also alao be tu taxed d only on valuation at the time the I alS assessment Is made clade improvements Improvement machinery machinery ma ma- chinery chinen purchase price from the United States and such matters as ae are now used usell as 86 H it ha hails hals ls would have havo no effect and mines would be taxed on the same basis as an any other kind of ot property In his hits biennial message to the legislature legis legis- lature Gov William Spry rc recommended such a change In tho the constitution Regarding Re ne- garding this matter of oC taxation of mines the governor Jo told the legislature at that time Um Spry Favors Pavers Plan Provision should bo be made for the submission submission sub sub- mission of ot an nn amendment to section 4 of ot article 13 of oC the thc constitution relating relating rela- rela ing to the taxation of at mines and mining property This provision as It I now operates operates operates op op- op- op In requiring assessment of coal lands at the tho price paid government therdor I li Is absolutely unjust because o the tho government price of ot coal lands has ha steadily stead stead- ily hg iy increased since the adoption of ot tho the constitution and lands purchased now no which are arE worth no more than lan lands s acQuired acquired ac ac- acquired ac- ac twenty years year ago aso are paying taxes on assessments many fold told p higher than the land of ot like Jko value acquired at aneal an eal earlier r da date te and at a a. vcr very much lower lowe price Th The Tho ro governors governor's recommendation In this re regard would be bo caned out nut In the tho rUde rUde- Rdo- Rdo out resolution which would Include coal conI lands as well wel as 86 other mineral properties rho Tho governor pointed out that It was necessary to k keep ep up the tue states state's revenues rave reve and to do this a more equitable system 88 ss- ss tern tem of ot taxation was At the tho hearing last night County Commissioner Commissioner Com Coin missioner Sharp of oC Carbon county explained cx- cx ex cx- to the tho mem members rs of ot the house and senate committees on mining and taxa taxa- tion uon ton who were present that under ex ox- ox conditions It was practically Imposible Impossible Im Im- Ira Ira- possible to tax tx high enough to tu pay the lie upkeep of ot the count county o owing to py tho the low taxation on coal mines of ot that count county Hardy Bennion a member of oC the state board of at equalization told the commit commit- tee teo that the amendment Is proposed to cover cOer this situation To C Call Another Meeting Senator George Georgo H. H Dern Der is chairman of oC the senate nate committee committee- on mines and min mm- ing which has bias the amendment In char charge Ho Ho called caled the hearing and invited the e InY d house committee to be bo present ent Several members of both committees however were wre Rb absent nt and owing owinG to this fact tact another another an an- other public hearing was sot sut for tor next Tuesday u night when the le legislature wilt will be In iii session and all members of ot both wi al committees will wi b be b able to be present present At that flint time mining Interests as well as members of or th the tho board of oC wel boar U tion n are arc expected to b be pr present In force orce and Present their arguments for tor or and against the tho amendment During Dring 1 the me meeting ll last las night reference I wn was signed i LV made by tV local to a 1 letter leter to th the legislature bankers and railroad men protesting g against any change In the all constitution coni con- con and i relative t to the le taxing of oC mines t that saying the tho constitutional pro provi llon Mon taxation was adOpt because causo It ll Provided a It Sf tall 1 took U It I out of ot the thc rower power o of assessors ors Or boards to t h fi Punish men when they had j the a and skill t to courage uncover ore bodies boIes and that lint ski unco er minIng Is mount isu In Utah minin I the paramount paramount para para- The letter leter rays ES E'S that the transformation of oC the tn wal hot the tho country since ba baa been due dut to mining minin and that tho Teason Tea Tea- son eon frt th lon prices for farm tam products have advanced advanced ad- ad C since 10 iOp Is that o hl that the a mints mInes have supplied tho ho mOle motley money or credit to build hulM rail mil railroads roads to transfer crop ml- ml crops ad and because t the tho e en has nas volume given shen ot of n IT mono money n obtained from rom the lie mines a new measure to the value of t tho crop crops On th the of oC nines Rt at the tho mar market ct price assessing of the tho stock the h letter says MYS that ter the would appl same argument apply to tine the tarm arm which wheat prices have hao doubled because tho the war should double on n account of at be assessed doub doubly The Tho growth ot o the Utah is hi Uth Copper prop prop- et arty cited and the Coper letter rny that this Company has from the beginning that higher tax on paid a Utah Uth farmer paid tha tha has a any farm tarm if IC intelligently on mis Ils farmS farm while the work d Worked will yield Iehl more 10 years ars from wi now will 11 have be been n and the mine I It says that th the moro more and worthless a mine worked the sooner It will Is a de desert rt the revert back bak Into anc constant Ticks risks are ar countries outlined premiums as a so O great eat that or of in In ruining seine ome find Ind and open mines mines are given to men who ho Th Th letter simply for tor that the tho miners ask aK justice miner and that pay paying payin rig as great areat a ratio they thoy Lre Ore now other othor class Set of ot t tx taxes s a. a of oC people people- and Ou Si I any latore to o the i i tho the leg mineral mineraI lands by letting development of or stand ar az iI it i Is tho constitution M. M Tho The II H. letter leter Walker Is signed Jol John by A A. A w W. W S g. g w. w v. v Pen Penrose rose T. T u D Charles i strong R. R T. T Cutler CUter W Vu W Arm Arm- R Badger r John i ih h f Ham M. M r Bradley C c. c c. c S. C c. Uller w VI wit wit- b 1 Burton Thomas Thomal Q C. I s Odell J J. C Webb r George T T P. h k Odel C LY Lynch R J B Heber J J J. J E ehin A A. B. B Dickson Dikson Grant and nd W W. W H H. H |