| Show FA FARM RM HEADS SEEK FlUNK FILING 1 FEE REPEAL FEE HE PEAl County Count Organizations Voice Opposition Opposition Opposition Op Op- Op- Op position to 1 Charge Chargo On como Tax Report Representatives of farm organizations organizations organizations organ organ- of Salt Lake county may be expected to go before the Utah legislature to request elimination of the Income tax 1 filing fee suggest a lower interest rate for redemption of delinquent taxes and other legislation in the Interests interests interests Inter inter- ests of agriculture as a result of ofa ofa ofa a meeting of officers and directors of several farm organizations held neld Saturday in the cit city com commission chamber at the call of John Sohn Hansen Hansen Hansen Han- Han sen president of the county farm fann bureau Mr H Hansen was appointed chairman chairman chair chairman man of a legislative committee of three the other two members to toI tobe o of I f be appointed by him The meeting was attended by officers and directors of the farm bureau the Riverton Draper We West t Side Midvale Mid vale and Holladay Poultry associations Salt Lake County Canning Crops association Salt Lake County Grain Growers I association and Utah Fruit and I Vegetable Growers association I IThe The representatives adopted the they Utah state farm bureau legislative legislative legisla legisla- tive program in principle legisla-I legisla This means that the l legislative committee committee com com- r may make certain modifications modifications modifications of it if it desires Mr HanI Hansen Hansen Han- Han I sen explained I Asserted foreclosures of mortI mortgages mortgages mort- mort I gages whose contracts were made during prosperous times were attacked at attacked at- at tacked by various sp speakers akers Legislative Legislative Legislative Legis Legis- I relief will be asked it was indicated I Speakers particularly flayed the I existing rates for redeeming property prop prop- prop prop-I prop 1 erty on de delinquent taxes pointing out that besides 12 per cent interest interest inter inter- inter inter-I i est a year the county imposes a n. i penalty of 3 per cent and 1 filing filing filing fil fil- ing fee c m making king the total ch charges charge as much as as 16 per per- percent cent a situation situa situation situa- situa tion ti tion n which is not hot i in c conformity itY with the present present- times times' when en 1 many pe people hay have had to ta jet t their thelt pr property per y go delinquent nt because e aus of inability to pay on on the d date te dl- dl due The state program accepted in principle includes des the foll following wing features Repeal of filing fee fee- fee of 1 filing fee on income ta tax lower lower low low- er ex exemptions on income tax low low-I in increased increased increased in- in creased rates on high high- incomes to the constitutional maximum of 6 o oper pe per cent reduced assessed valuation valuation valuation of of farm lands to a a value based on either capitalizing income income income in in- come at a reasonable rate of in interest interest interest in- in terest or acceptance of values under under under un un- der forced sale reduction of f salarIes salaries salaries sal sal- aries of public officials elimination elimination elimination elimina elimina- tion of levy against tangible property property prop prop- erty for state road purposes reduced reduced re re- re rates on delinquent taxes extension of time for redemption of delinquent property from four I to six sL years rebate of four cents per gallon tax on gasoline to owners owners own own- own own-I ers of tractors and stationary engines engines engines en en- gines the farmers were divided on this feature and support of I selective sales tax as substitute for property properly tax They advocated refinancing of I farm loans on reduced rates of of interest and various other fea fea- tures I Among these subjects Mr Hansen Hansen Han Han- Hani Han i sen and his committee will select salient points to stress I |
