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Show I Ui H U SHOWS SUOS PROGRESS'he PROGRESSIN PROGRESSN PROGRESS IN ! N REDUCING REOUCIM DEBT DEBTe 'he he ' e May issue of ot the Utah Tax- Tax Taxer Taxer Tax-'er Tax 'er er - ' er contains ccntains illuminating 1l1uminatlng m- m in- in mtion intion m-mation m mation - tion on the bonded debt situ- situ situn siku-m siku m - n in Utah This is given by byes byes byes es , , school districts and counties countlessI . , emphasizes again agam what can beplished be bempllshed bepmpUshcd mpllshed plished in a state here the theI theyers theyers thepayers yers themselves will coorditheir co-ordi- co ordi coorditheir - - - I coordiItheir their efforts to exercise exerClsP co-ordi-I co ordi I a con- con ton- ton coninfluence tong ccn-Omg ccn Omg - g ' & influence over public exdltures exditures ex- ex exditures - - ditures dltures dituresne dlturese diturese ne e tabulations in that issue issuethat issuethat Issuev that 9 of ot theJl9 thei the C9 9 counties have havends haveads haveonds ) nds ads outstanding With one exon ex- ex exon cx-ton cx ton - on all the rest of at the counties countiesed countiesed countiessred ed their outstanding bonds bondsp 1930 by 26 per cent , that inaU inall in inall all aU the school districts except excepte exceptme e were v.ere vere . bonded but that now 5 5ol 1 districts can boast of that thatction thatetion thatInction ction etion ; : that out of ot the 159 mrated inrated m- m in- in mrated - rated cities ClUes and towns 43 43without 43without without bonded debt ; : that 61 61unities 61unities 61nunlties unities retired moic mole mOl e bondsthey bonds - ; , ' , , the they } ' Issued Salt Lake Laye Late City CityOgden CityOgden CitytOgden Ogden Ogdenlcre \ ; were \lcre lcre responsible resporu.ible resporuible . for forg forg forig g the general level le\el le el lesel \ of the theed theed theed ed debtlen debtten debt debtlen len ten Utah is compared ccmpared \ with ith thed thed the d States average a\crage a crage ateraga \ and with with111d1ng withtrading withrtmding \111d1ng 111d1ng trading \ mountain states Utah's Utahs Utah'sntageous Utah'sntageous Utah'stitageous Utahstitageous ' ntageous position Is again em- em emd emd em - bed embed d Our total bonded debt Is ' : 61 per cent of the average averagefclghoufc hout averagehout the country While the thecapita thecapita | capita bonded debt of the thetain theplain ' tain lain states Is $130 130 $ . , in Utah it ity ity itHy y $89 89 $ 78the 78the 78 the question of the scllcol school schoolis scllcolts schoolets ts is tsruch \ which \\ruch ruch aie alC ate now being bemg pre- pre - - pre-l pre l prefor for 1936-37 1936 37 - - , the Utah Taurges Taxurges Tax- Tax Ta- Ta Taxurges " { - urges that after alter provision isfor isfor Is for taking care of or the debt debte ; e , , the first item should be beers beera belers ers era ' salaries ala.rics alarics . , , and that allexpenditures allexpenditures all . expenditures such as con- con conion cone con-.ion con.ion con .ion ion - e . ion and maintenance or of ori ofI i 1 buildings transportation transportationBhould , , hould follow , , that the best bestts bestis bestists ts is of ot education can be ser- ser serhen serhei ser-rhen ser rhen - hei hen , > , teachers of high standing , , 'alonal alonal ' lonal tonal training and loyalty . , , ; our school affairs On tWs this tWson thison thison , on the publication savs saS says } , ' It is isre Isf Isre Israre f re Indeed that ; good teachers teacherserpaid teachersp teacherserpaid teachersverpaid , p erpaid On the other hand , a aacher aof ateacher of ofacher acher is ah ahvavs a1\\as a1 as \ \ ay ) s or \ overpaid O\erpaid O erpaid erpaid " l ls s |