Show POWER FIRMS FIRM'S TAX REBATES WES lt AID FARMERS Iron County Irrigated Land Supplied by Pumps Wins Wing Exemption Salt Lake City Nov 24 Irrigation 24 Irrigation farmers in Iron county who purchase power from the Dixie Power company to pump their water supply will re- re 9 receive back 34 per cent of their power pow pow- i er bills it developed Monday when the state tax commission figured out the tax bill of the power company The total refunds or credits will be bo i On that part of its plant devoted to the development and 0 of power the power company would be ex peeled to pay pay In taxes the commissioner figured on information furnished by the company But nut since per cent of its marketed power output was sold to the Irrigation farmen farm farm- era en for pumping the last legislature derided in a accord cord with a n new w provi provision of the state constitution that per cent of the company taxes would i not be paid to the county treasurer inthe In Inthe 8 the usual manner but would be re returned returned returned re- re turned by the company pro rata to the farmers using pumped water It happens that about the only water water wa wa- ter pumped with energy from the Dixie company is In tn Iron c county whereas hereu the development of the company Is in Washington county though there is a gasoline driven generator generator gen at Cedar City The effect of the new law therefore therefore there there- fore tore is that Washington county will wUl not collect this month of taxes from the power company would have collected had the new law not been passed On tb the property of or the company that is In tn the C county and school district but not In any town cr Cor i city the exemption is on property property pro pro- perty In tn La La Verkin town it Iti tt In St St. George In tn Hurricane and on other municipalities inthe inthe In Inthe the county small sums Cedar City also faces a heavy reduction reduction reduction tion in taxes expected from the company company com com- pany from to or a total of Property of the company hi tn Iron county brings the total exemptions in Iron county to But Dut as noted Iron county farmers who use the power to pump water benefit in the aggregate of or |