| Show TAX prepared by president 11 II E hatch of A thatcher Thatch cr bros bank and ap by the he chamber of commerce it lias has always appeared appealed very strange that utah should after seventy bears ears be collecting taxes annually instead of 0 semiannually semi annually as is the case in many western states why should we take a million dollars from the people or oe cache county for taxes and put it in the banks tor for the county and state to draw 2 per cent per annum when the farmer the merchant the manufacturer the sheep men and cattlemen and others must in a majority of cases and pay eight to ten per cent interest on it t it if the money could be or was spent immediately it would be all right but funds are to cover 1921 expenditures and are all collected in the tall fall of 0 1920 the state of 0 nevada oregon idaho and several other states collect one halt half of the taxes in the fall all and the other halt half six months 0 later it Is just as well for the schools cities counties and the stats state as the money all comes as it is spent tho present law forces the coliece tion even before the crops are har 1 vested aal taxpayers especially farmers must borrow and pay interest on their money until they can dispose I 1 of their crops this should not bei be I 1 it t I 1 is unfair f I 1 most afo s t of t the he ba banks n ks com coal plain and rightfully too as the mon 1 ey goes to the bank nearly always I 1 designated by the county or city committee of the successful political party all the monek money Is crowded in to the designated depository within forty days and then is distributed to the state at an and other depositories repositories deposit ories there to lay fay until it is required tor for the use of the respective or organizations aniza our legislators should be urged by the people to see that the present law is changed it Is safe to say that the semiannual semi annual payment would be approved by every taxpayer in the state logan republican |
