Show a- a FINANCES SUBJECT Of MEET AT COURT COURTHOUSE HOUSE Rehabilitation Rehabilitation- tation Indian Taxes Hold Limelight At Discussion Representative citizens of Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne county called together by Representative Dan Mitchell met metat metat metat at the Duchesne County Court CourtHouse CourtHouse CourtHouse House last Saturday to determine determine determine deter deter- mine if possible the principle difficulties dif dlf- in Duchesne county and their possible cures The results of the meeting are to be referred to Governor Henry H H. H Blood and Representative to CO Congress Abe Aba Murdock who will visit the Basin Basin Bas Bas- in within the next few days to study conditions in Duchesne co co- co- co Unpaid taxes the result of distressed distressed dis dis- finances among the thc citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens generally stood predominant as the difficulty needing immediate immediate immediate relief and all the suggested cures offered centered about this problem Improved conditions for the Ule catty cattle industry a general rehabilitation rehabilitation rehabilitation pro program grain for the county and further efforts on the payment payment payment pay pay- ment of taxes tares on Indian lands were advocated as the most promising promising promising pro pro- measures of relief by the Ule many speakers who addressed address d tho the gathering Committees were appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed who ho will meet the governor gover gover- nor and congressman to present these Ulese views an and seek seel support in their advancement The meeting was called to order order order or or- der by Representative Mitchell at p. p m m. and Mr Mitchell was vas elected chairman with County Clerk Arthur Goodr Goodrich ch as secretary secre secre- tary Mr Goodrich gave a sketch of the financial condition of the county government and the llie meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing was vas opened to general discus discus- sion Lower ver Taxes Advocated Advocate J J. J P P. P Madsen gave his opinion of the futility of further efforts in getting the Indian lands taxed L. L A A. Hollenbeck advocated the lowering of taxes in hope of getting getting getting get get- ting collections from a larg larger r percentage percentage per per- of the property owners the adoption of a sales tax taC to reach the Ule property non-property owners and the repeal of the the- present tax sale law Rehabilitation was injected into the discussion by G. G C C. C Kohl an and andE E E. E W. W Crocker Crock r added some terse I remarks on the subject recalling the memory of those tho-se present to the plan he and others had introduced introduced introduced intro intro- over a year ago but which had fallen by the wayside because as he hc expressed it Duchesne county county county coun coun- ty citizens were too selfish of their individual interests to be beable beable beable able to view a county problem in its true light G. G V. V Billings county FERA manager expressed views both on the rehabilitation rehabilitation rehabilitation re re- re- re habilitation and Indian taxes problems pro pro- in The livestock industry came for discussion next when Horace Allred of Roosevelt and B. B L. L Dart of My Myton ton spoke on the inI injustice injustice in in- in- in justice to basin livestock producers I ers caus caused d by the many foreign herds of sheep and cattle on our ourI I ranges A motion by Leonard Gardner of Neola was passed asking asking ask ask- ing for Basin range for Basin people A motion by Bert Lusty Lusty Lusty Lus Lus- ty of Arcadia advocated the placing placing placing ing of the balance of I land of the Uintah Indian Reservation Reservation Reser- Reser Reser Reser- I be administered under the Taylor Act instead of being turned turned turned turn turn- ed over to the Indian department As immediate relief a plea was entered by Clarence Brown for an effort on the part of county citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens to pay delinquent taxes and for a committee to seek a moratorium moratorium moratorium mora mora- on feed and s seed ed loans Committees appointed to meet with the governor and representative representative representative were as follows Development B B. B 0 O. O Colton and ami A. A G G. G Burton the two to pick a 11 third member Range Horace Allred Allred Bert Lusty and Leonard Gar Gardner ner Moratorium on Feed and Seed Loans The Thc county co commissioners Roads Fred C C. C Ferron and two others of his choice Rehabilitation G G. G V. V Billings E E. W. W Crocker and B. B L. L Dart |