Show j I II New Law Benefits Iron County Power Pump Water Yater Users Iron county cc farms who vho use pump water for irrigation purpose will profit profit pro pro- fit greatly again this year ear by the re refunding refunding refunding re- re funding law passed two years ears ago The law provides that power company's compans who furnish electricity for pumping purposes purposes pur pur- poses are given ghen refunds In their taxes In to the amount of electricity electricity electricity city used for pumping purposes and they In turn must deduct this from the farmer accounts A situation In Washington and Iron counties results In a large saving sating to the farmers of this county without an equivalent loss to taxing A large portion of the taxable property cf of the Southern Utah Power Company Is located In ht Washington county while most of the company's pumping customers are Iron county farmers As the situation w works out in actual practice Washington county prior to 1931 has been taxing property now owned by the Southern Utah Power company for a total which it the 1932 rate would yield In taxes ta-e. but by reason of the new law that revenue Is reduced by of which would have ha gone to the county and the county schools school chiefly with small proportions to mu In that county But the land Irrigated by the pumps pump operated with Southern Utah power lies chiefly in Iron county and only returns to a few Washington county tax payers In the form of re rebate rebate rebate re- re bate on their power bills In Iron county the total tax levied on the utility this year Is but this is reduced by because o of power used for pumping of which would have gone to local taxIng taxing tax tax- ing funds However those Irrigators In Iron county using pumped water find their power bills reduced by as a result of the new law 1 |