Show TAXABLE PROPERlY GROWS In Fact i it Has Almost Doubled During the Past Seven Years GETTING RICHER ALL THE TIME Report of tho State Auditor Develops Sonic Interesting Facts mets ant ll Fig arcs 01 omi Situation This Itata state was never noer lot In I a healthier financial condition than at time pre present ent time accordIng to th the biennIal report or of State Auditor Edwards Edwards whIch was waste te filed wih with Gov Cutler yesterday after afternoon noon DurIng the pact seven ye s the assessed valuation ot of ni nil property II in inthis this state has hns Increased front 0 3 an increase or of cant The Tho bonded indebtedness of timo tho state at al the close ot of the tho year Just pais passed was and and the tho auditor reports a sinking fund of was started durIng the year for the redemption o of or of the bonds which are due In 1912 Tho sum of wi will be added to this fund each year untIl the ho u amount of oC the bond Issue Is secured The last legislature appropriated for various arlous stae state uses the total sum of ar 1 and thero has hus been expended out of that the tho lum sum or of leavIng an unexpended balance or of The expenses of the varIous do de departments of the state for the tho year 1905 were and the thc expenses for tor 1906 were to the tho report of the state treasurer n a parlor part of which Is em In the auditors re report report port the tho cash balance eli hand on Nov 30 1906 was and there thore are warrants outstanding against the state amounting to o thus thul time tho amount ot of cash on hand to 10 53 ECHO OF BOUNTY FRAUDS A reference Is made to the tho bunty bounty the tho two frauds In the state state during years Time auditor states that thaI there thero are worth of bounty certificates outstanding outstanding on account of the frauds have to whIch the state wi wilt no doubt pay The bounty fund of appropriated appropriated by the tho last legislature his has been overdrawn arid and the auditor asks that this appropriation be increased luring the tho coring coining session of the tho legislature Mr Ir Edwards recommends that the tho II law requiring each county to secure lets sets or of weights and measures be made Instead of optional IS as 11 at present Thus far r only two countes counties In Inthe the state have secured standard rc sets or of weights and mens measures Up to date dato marks and amid brands of cattle and other stock have havo been recorded tn in time thc office or of the tho auditor who Is recorder ot or m marks and brands for tor time the state I It Is urged In the report that conic legislation bo be enacted whIch wi will saY save saYto to the tho state stalo the I large amount of taxes axes on personal property DurIng tle time two years tho tha state has reo re the total sum of as In inheritance tax COMPARATIVE Following II i I a comparatIve or of the total valuations and tax receIpts for tor tho the years 1905 and 1906 1905 1906 1006 Total valuation tion Gross lon tax In frac fractions 1877 Net tax charged Tho The auditor estimates that It wu wili take tak an of to meet the demands or of the various arloua state departments for tor the years HIS nIS ESTIMATES This estimate Is apportioned na as tol lows Legislature I Governors Secretary ot of State State Auditor 4 State Treasurer Attorney General Fish and Game Commissioner State Chemist JudIcIary State law library Reporter Supreme Court District courts District Attorneys To countes counties for salaries etc elc To various State boards Deseret A M for fair National Guad Guard School for tor Dent Deaf Dumb and Blind Industrial I school Mental hospital State prison University ot of School ot of Arts Arta and ScIences School ot of Mines Agricultural college Total Including deficits 18 |