Show I I I Memo Memo-ial x ial Asking for Relief Sent County by Davis Naples I I A memorial from the citizens of Naples and Davis wards signed by byG byG G 0 H Southam chairman asking for tax relief relict has been received ed by bythe bythe bythe the county commissioners The south halt half of Naples ard and all of Davis Dats is cited The rea- rea reason rea reason son for seeking se relief for their 1936 I taxes Is became of the shortage of I vater water and the destructive hall had atom torn of last summer which has caused l len leso than a 25 per cent or of ofa ora ofa a normal crop to be harvested this year The hall hail ha storm was the worst in the history of the section Since the drouth dOuth of 1932 over 40 of ot this district have aban aban- abandoned aban- aban abandoned abandoned their homes and those re- re re have hae only gotten along by bythe bythe bythe the relief work ork projects of the past few years The memorial cites th e amples of two farms one oie of 1 0 0 o acres water right with all nU the water used for live acres of wheat and five acres of oats oat The plowing and drilling cost besides the seed cost The returns from this farm was the oats cut for poor hay and sa of wheat threshed The other three acres melons with a normal yield of or made madea a return of 2 23 2 and a loss los of alt all gapes and small fruit ApiarIsts report a very small honey flow The losses of or this and prevIous yesra have greatly Increased the I debts of those who ha have hae e remained and unless X t relief is given to toI I I I toI the farmers their lands must be t tI I turned 0 over mer er to the county and re- re reI relief relie re relief I I lie lief work continued i I The memorial was forwarded to toI the Utah State Stat Tax Commission as I I the board of county commIssIoners i do not now nw have the authority to reduce the taxes assessed sed |