Show AGGREGATE STATE TAXES AXES J For the biennial period of 1921 2 assessment about the tho state roa road was which for the state o oi 01 Utah Is a considerable sum of money And the state assessment for sc schools school for Cor the same period was about 9 which Is a very large sum of money for tho the state of Utah The expenses of of running the state government government gov gov- ov- ov over and above said Items Is nearly making a total of or about fifteen million dollars ev every rr two years to run the state govern- govern county county countr school and other mu- mu mont meat to say say nothing about the expense t While every good citizen wants the schools and roads amply and splendidly taken care of and they should be yet it should be tho the careful careful careful care care- ful aim of of every official to stop stop up up all of the leaks and to run both botn the schools and the roads on good sound business principles that principles that Is take care of them splendidly but stop slop up lip the leaks of administration We are d. d not advised at this time of any s serious serious seri seri- rl- rl ous ous errors in the tho use of tho the a s school boo hoo funds but believe that if the tho counties coun corn ties were cut up into s several veral s school hool districts it might be betar for all concerned we do know v that tb tlc have been glaring g mistakes in the use of ot the UIO road load funds and th these matters malters should be promptly corrected And nd further there should be a scrutiny of all public expense and aud the un unnecessary expense should he promptly cut out regardless ur or what ever department of or th the state government it refers to personal interest or n-or nor sentimentalism sentimental i should be allowed to stand In lu the way of sound business sense in the handling of any of the public busi busi- ness We are also fairly advised that the administrative branch of the state government needs a considerable re revIsion revision revision re- re vision and a lot of unnecessary expense expense expense ex ex- pense cut out out and and no doubt in other branches of t the state government government government govern govern- I ment the same Is true But tho the tax commission and Dr Bullock of Harvard Harvard Harvard Har Har- vard want us to get more money by byan byan byan an income tax and other methods while we cant can't pay the taxes that are already assessed and say not a word about reducing expense Extravagance Extravagance Extravagance gance is never satisfied Did you eversee ever eversee see a business man noted for ex extravagance extravagance extravagance ex- ex but what went to the wall Surely not and it is the same I with the state the only way to produce produce produce pro pro- duce prosperity IS Iff to run the states state's business on sound economic financial principles L. L. L. L A. A H. H 0 o 0 |