| Show UNDER THE CAPITOl DOME U U. S. S P. P A. A Service Salt Lake Striking straight ht from t the shoulder on the paramount paramount para para- parap mount Issue Issues confronting the state stale of Utah Governor Henry H. H Blood laid aId a Tel very definite and clear cut t program of legislation before th the e twenty second biennial session cession o of t the state tute In joint ses session ses Les lion atop Tuesday afternoon The chief executive shed a wel weld welcome come ray of hope hop on th the growing g lax tax problem by making malting the kc key tey keynote note of his address the need fo for of the utmost economy consistent with essential needs o of f good government and the proper prope r of recovery The governor also held out new newhope newhope ne w hope to the small business man o othe of oft f t the rural communities of the state by advocating the enactment of a n suitable fair practices law governing govern ing the conduct of tit f Industry an and d business in the state He Be warn warned against any radical changes In the th e es structure of revenue and taxation s that might embarrass the state an and d work hardships upon business In Industry In in- int and the people at large The executive took a B stand a against a- a any proposed diversion c of t I gasoline tax revenues from roa road d I purposes and further lurther suggested aug that state aid should be extended t to o I the towns and counties In the matter mat I ter of 01 Improving and building B roadways and streets He lit suggest suggest- suggested ed careful consideration of a direct primary law and advised against Increasing the obligations of tho state general fund at this thU time stating statin ata that It WM wu his belief bellef this was wu the wish Aish of a majority of the tho people of Utah For Pur the farmer the governor urged continued de do development do of Irrigation and full cooperation by the state with the tho federal government nt In Us U. efforts to further stabilize lu and t Improve I Ithe the agricultural Industry of the thel state and nation The m message e of the governor was wu I hated hailed by those these who Aho heard it as a iI avery very definite detinUe and straight spoken call upon the legislature to herd heed the wishes of the J people COple and limit their enactments to those thoM laws necessary to and promote I Ithe the proper foundations of existing I agencies of government and to tol 1 carefully guard against any leill- leill j I lation that would Interrupt or I hamper a fuller continuation of the march of recovery reco I I GOT Gov Blood sounded lIOW the clarion call for economy Saying Baying that with the coming of bet better ter times there la b a proper desire to enlarge and expand it should I uld be borne in mind that t we must not for forget et the tho needs of existing a agencies Ho Uti said anid his office now has hu requests from state I departments and agencies totaling I while bile estimated d tm- tm evenue eve eve- I flue nue tot total l only and this j 7 t take e ncr account of r substitute teV- teV I S 7 that might be needed In ln the enactment of a homestead ex cx exemption ex- ex I Ithe emption law nd Referring to the constitutional amendment providing for homestead homestead home home- stead Mead exemption Up to 2000 of assessed valuation and on personal property he urged that very careful consideration be bo given given given en this matter before any program ram Is 11 written into law lIe He pointed out however that It is Ia Imperative that the legislature le determine Its course on this thU subject because because be be- cause came of ch changes es in revenue set set up up that would be necessitated l by any exemption law passed Pointing out that provision Is made by the government and bythe by byj the state for care of the tho needy aged aKed of 65 M or o over rl Blood noted that there L Li is a lar large group of needy neroy and d deserving citizens below betow this age au who ho also silo must be bo given ihen assist assist- ance II He lie pointed out that the welfare wel wet I fare board has been handling this tI task in an admirable manner and I he urged that this work be con con- conI I tined He ire added that the 2 p per percent percent r II cent sales atea tax is the mainstay for forthe forthe the administration of public assistance assistance assist assist- ance anee In Utah Turning to reform of the states state's election laws laS the governor noted that a bill providing for a direct primary was U due to be presented at this session cession and he commended this subject to be carefully ned Bred As AI to reclamation be he noted that the state has tuu about acres of Irrigated land only third one of which has hu full fuU water aster right and he urged continuation of efforts to II develop irrigation and reclamation I Turning to the matter of propose propel I ed td diversion of gasoline tax the I governor called attention to the fact fait that the legislatures of the past put have bave adopted a wise policy 0 of using all aU such funds for rod road purposes and he be urged that this policy be continued He Ife urged ed a 01 revision of the liquor law to liberalize liberalize liberal liberal- ize t the handling of beer brer New leg leg- legislation on fair trade practices was asked by th the governor or for the benefit benefit bene bene- fit m of the producer consumer labor labor lab or and the general public |
