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Show statement of the Bountiful State bank, we find the following prosperous looking figures, at the close of business on the 9th day of June,.1915: Loans and Discounts, $335,451.14 and other items in the resources column, making' a total of $369,596.79. In the liabilities column we find that capital stock paid in, surplus fund, undivided profits and dividend unpaid total $98,326.98. Surely this is a fat looking statement when one can show a loaning capacity of $336,560.24 on less than $100,000.00 actual iifrestment. How many farmers in Davis county would kick on three times his assessment if he could make such a showing? r The writer is not a banker and cannot pose as an expert,' but it seems bankers are doing about as well as these times. -- There ean is no questioning but we are all suffering under an antiquated method of taxation in Utah, but it is anj)pen question if the methods are not superior to many .of the innovations proposed from time to time. The method of taxation on improvements is particularly bad, as it places too high a penalty on Improvements. But it is the farmer, be he rich or The poor, who has a kick coming. in farms of the best one and largest, Davis county, is owned by a company, and while the valuation for taxation is considerably below its selling value, the fact remains that the stock holders of the company owning the farm have never received.a dividend nor piled up a surplus, nor does the land seem to be materially increasing in value. The Reflex has no fight against the of this county. Banks are neces- and are one of the strongea elesary ments in building up the county, but the banks seem to be getting by quite easily as compared with the people. Fact is,"just so much money has to be raised and it ia hard to determine where a reduction can ba made. rutin .,E2S0N .cond-clas- a & SON tattter Feb-141- 1, at Kaysville, Utah j act of March 3, 1879. .arising rates on application. .cription $1.25 per year tyhen advance. $1.50 per year on subscriptions or when not advance. in paid i In .erdue - TELEPHONES Office, No. 10 W. P. Epperson, No. 34 C. A. Epperson, No. 70 BANE STOCK ASSESSMENTS i At the late meeting of the Bankers of Utah, the matter of stock for taxation was bank assessing taken up and i was resolved to make a tight against the methods of the county assessors of the state in fixing the valuation of bank stocks. On Saturday of last week Charles R, Mabey, cashier of the Bountiful State bank, appeared before the board of county commissioners of Da via county and filed an affidavit in which he proteseted against the valuation which County Assessor Layton had placed on the stock of the bank which he represents. The preamble of the affidavit Beta forth an application for a reduction of the assessed valuation on the out standing stock of the bank. Paragraph I sets forth that the Bountiful Slate bank is a banking corporation, existing under the laws of the'State of Utah. Paragraph 2 sets forth that the bank has 800 shares of capital stock, of a par value of 100 per share and a surplus of undivided profits of $17,200, also $1,400 worth of real estate. That the outstanding stock has been assessed at $73.75 per share, or in the aggregate of $59,000. Paragraph 3 sets forth that the assessor has assessed ' the stock at Located in tha midst of fertile $106.35 per share, when its real money fields. Excels in production of milk, value on the 1st day of January, 1915, tomatoes and sugar beets. Has the Comor now, exclusive or real estate, was factory of tha Layton Sugar roll(now building), cannery, pany $125.00 per share. , er mills and creamery. Good opporParagraph 4 sets forth that the tunities for those seeking suburban acreage for fruit growing, county assessor discriminated by astruck gardening, chicken raising cent of 70 its stock at per sessing the and dairying. On line of Salt Lake value, erroneously assumed, while the A Ogden and Oregon Short Line. mass of other property in Davis counHas electric lights and waterworks. ty was assessed at 83 14 per cent of Writ Layton Commercial Club for information. its value. coun5 forth the that Paragraph set The Adams threshing outfit is being ty assessor of Davis county intentionally designed to make the applicant prepared for the threshing season, pay more than the just tax, and applicant demands that assessment be Robert Roberts departed for his mismade equal and uniform as compared sion in the southern states yesterday with other valuations for tax pur- afternoon, Association LAYTON poses. Joseph Viasor haa the misfortune to It is the understanding of Tha Rebreak his arm while working at the flex that the county commissioners took no action on the petition at that sugar factory. , time but have left it open for further of James E. consideration. From the above it appears that Mr. Mabey has presented an case for his bank, and well he might as he is a banking man, and haa devoted considerable of the paBt winter in the legislative to banking meas--ure-s. But on looking over the last air-tig- ht A gravel chute la being erected on old line of the O. S. L. north of the to his residence. by the State Road commission Layton Consolidated Wagon & Machine com- and is now nearing completion. Gravel pany at Layton has purchased a Ford for the concrete will be shipped from which he is using in connection wih the Du vis county gravel pit near Salt his work. Lake City and unloaded at the chute. tile has been scattered along Misses Grace and Katie Adams are the for about a mil which roadway fair-BFrant San taking In the great be will to used drain the foundation midthe about return cisco. They will road and will it " be put in place at dle of the month. . J. J. Bugger is building an addition Ellison, superintendent the Layton Sugar company, has placed his order for a 1916 model, six cylinder Hudson car. Keep your animals free from lice by using Conkeya Fly Knocker. Get it at the Layton Drug Store, Layton, Utah. Adv. , Six-inc- h once. Miss Marion EH i son has been suffering from an attack of appendicitis. She is now reported better and it is hoped to avoid an operation. . . CENTERVILLE of the choicest agricultural sections of Davis County. Many large truck and chicken farms make living very reasonable. Has thirty minute service on Salt Lake A Ogden railway. On line of Utah Light A Traction and Oregon Short Lino. Favorite suburban residence section for Salt Lake business men. One The first John Deere grain binder to be sold iii this" territory has been purchased by W. R. Phillips through tha Laytoq agency of the Consolidated Tha company. Wagon & Machine and will cut foot seven binder has a be used by Mr, Phillips. for custom . Mrs. Mabel Randall of Mt. View, is here visiting with relatives Canada, Charles' Barber, solicitor for the and friends. iWnard Robins left yesterday evenMrs. Franklin Smith and son Thom-speing for the mission field in South Afriin the city the week-en- d ca. He will go via San Francisco, friends. Savisiting touching at the Hiwaiian islands, moa, Australia and landing at Cape Miss Marie Maloy of Rock Rapids, Town. The railway and steamship Iowa la a visitor at the homo of Mra. fare to Cape Town is $250. J. P. Katzenmier, Mrs. Joseph II. Morgan was the Miss Ruth Anderson of Oxford, Idarecipient of a great birthday surprise ho is a visitor at the home of Mr. and party on Tuesday evening of this Mrs. J. E. Williams. week. One hundred and fifty guest Mrs. Carter Grant of Bountiful ia were present and all had a delightful visitor at the home of her parnets a entime. Supper was served for the Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Smith. the who in tire party evening spent a most happy manner. It was a late Mrs. Laura Larson is hour when the guests departed, and making some very nice improvejn fifty more birthdays to the excel- - ments on her residence here. lent lady. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parrish have new and beautiful improvements made Mrs. George Dibble entertained a home on the main road; in their party of invited guests at her home in C. Mrs. West Layton last Sunday afternoon. Perry Rockwood and little The guesta came in their machines son left for Emigration canyon last and spent a most delightful afternoon. Thursday for a months vacation. Luscious strawberries and real cream 'Mrs. Nellie J, Reading has been was the main feature of the menu. duly installed as postmistress of CenThe refreshments were served in the terville, vice Charles P. Rockwood, spacious dining room which was dec- resigned. orated with roaea and carnations. AftMr. Harry Brown, who came to see er refreshments and just before the his mother Mrs. A. E, Brown, who was guests departed, each was presented very ill, has returned to his home at with a basket and conducted to the Malad, Idaho. strawberry patch where they filled Mr. Seymour' B. Smith and bride of their baskets with the choicest fruit ML View, Canada have returned from in the patch. Mrs. Dibble was assisted their honeymoon trip to San Francisco by her niece Miss Lillie Hartley. and the fair. Those present were Messers and Mr. Bartholomew, who has beep D. R.. Tollman, L. J. Muir, John here visiting with his sons family, Call, Ira Stoker, C. R. Mabey, Dr. has to his home at Maple returned Stoker of Bountiful, John F. RobinIllinois. Grove, son of Syracuse, George Holt of ClearA large number were present at the field, W. W. Evans of Layton. meetinghouse last Monday evening to atend the farewell party ire honor of LAYTON BALL TEAM DEFEATS MORGAN Miss Amy Ford. Mr., Fenton Whitmore, who underWith "Mutt Burton pitching the went an operation for an abscess of kind of ball, the Layton ball classiest tossers defeated Morgan on the Lay-to- n the leg, has returned to his home and is not convalescent grounds Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. R. G. Worsley and little son Mutt pitched shut-ou- t ball hut in one inning the visitors scored when G. of Washington, D. C., will Bojourn W. Heiner hit to center where the ball here for the summer, visiting with hit the side of the, barn and bounded her parents Mr and Mrs. B. H. Robinto the weeds, where it was lost. Had erts. it not have been for this accidnet Lay-to- n Eddie Brown, son of Mr.and Mrs. would have shut out the Morgan-ite- Ben Brown, fell from his horse while Laytons scores. were made on riding in Pages lane Wednesday aftsteady and consistent hitting and good ernoon and sustained a broken wrisl; base running. and several bad bruises. harvesting. , nt wish-ban- a. Go- - Such prices as these have never before been made in Ogden we doubt very much if these goods were ever quoted so low any place else. We want to clean up our stock of baby and perambulators, and have cut the price away below the manufacturers' cost. Dont overlook this oppo' have if rtunity you any use for one of these vehicles, or ever expect to have. They are made by the best manufacturers in the country collapsible full, sized reed handsomely upholstered and extra large baby carriages and perambulators finely upholstered and all rubber tired. go-car- ts go-cart- s, Theyll Not Last Long at These Prices These Lot No. 1 kfil Lot Go-Car- Full Carts 4 In bis western oountry this means crossing wide barren stretches of desert mountain passes. plains and negotiating rugged and treacherous - Nowhere in the civilized world is this task fraught with more difficulties, more construction problems, or more human hardships than those which ap pear lit the territory which we serve. Nowhere else is construction so expensive and nowhere else is the mainte- ' aanoe cost so high. 1 Go-Car- ts and Y cKoi Carts and Carriages of Fine Design. Sold up to $25.00. Your Choice for .. , I long distance lines, often crossing miles of unproductive te absolutely necessary to make your telephone service comprerttory, hensive, complete, and therefore valuable to you. AnA ptarethese The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. Miss Lillian Capner haa returned to her home at Riverside. Mrs. Harold Roberts and children, who have been visitors at tha home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Campbell, have returned to their home at Malad, Idaho. 5 FOR 15 DAYS IF IT DONT SATISFY YOU YOUR MONEY BACK QUICK GET A PAN NOW SERVICE Vice-Preside- nt Vice-Preside- nt Fcr the Host Goods Fcr tie f,Issey tlf) fA Call Phone 3b.5U No. 36 , For ccrnhg zd aftern::n Exceptionally Fine Perambulators and Carnages up to $32.00 Your Choice for STEPHENS BROS. NFURN . HALF-GA- delivery in KaysvSle Lot No. Try Conkeys Fly Knocker Miss Kathleen Parrish, who was operated on for appendicitis two 60c. 1 GAL S1.00 QUART 35c; weeks ago, at the hospital in Ogden, has returned home and is now convalescing. Mr. Roy J. Brandon and wife of New York City, who have been visit- LAYTON DRUG COMPANY Terscription Druggists LAYTON, UTAH ing with Mr. Brandons parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Brandon, left for the San Francisco fair Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harris have erected a beautiful new porch which extends across the entire oast and is one of the features of our business south fronts of their house, which of which we are justly proud. Comadds much to the appearance of the bined with the element of SAFETY property. afforded by the years of experience The UTAH National Bast of our officers and directors, we ofMr. Otto Smith met with a painfer our depositors. a highly desirable ful accident Tuesday morning while 24th and Wash. BANKING CONNECTION South East Comer repairing a mowing machine. The knife dropped and almost severed one RALPH E. HOAG, President of the fore fingers. Dr. Kessler of H. J. Peery, A. V. McIntosh, Cashier Bountiful atended the injury. W. J. Parker, M. Lee, Asst. Cashier Paul Miss Suzanne Rich entertained at her home last Tuesday evening for the Bee Hive girls. The club Will continue to meet throughout the summer and will give a number of little social affairs, such as picnics and informal parties in which friends will ocassion-all- y bo invited. Sold ts Size Reed Go- Finely TJphol- - NoTj I? Lot No. i Regularly up to $7.50. Your Choice for Includes TVT exchange. Mss-dam- es Carts and Perambulators go-car- ts, oonstruo-tio- n The building up of a comprehensive telephone system requires the of a network of long lines connecting every exchange with every other ks Heres a World Beater in Baby Carriages, carriages, Through Unproductive Territory MARKET LAYTCII Concrete Structures Like These Never Need Replacing built to last forever. first cost is Their They are their last cost; they need painting, ao repairs; are fireproof and rstproof, unaffected bv time or weather, as the granite rock. enduring You ean have such structures on your farm. The never yon replace s farm building, build an enduring concrete structure. Whenever you add anything new your firm group, make it s concrete improvement. Always use the best materials ia their ccnstruction. Be sure to ask your dealer for O GDEN CEMENT It has been tested and its superiority proved by years of use ia the hands of ers, large and small. Our latest book, any farmer on request. 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