Show SHEEP AND L D TIlE TAXES TJ In various arIous portions of ot tho the state notably In Sanpete county meetings ot of sheep owners have c been called rolled to protest protest against tho the raise in valuation or of sheep which has been decided on onby onby by b by tho the state board of ot equalization YAt At t Mount Pleasant the sentiment of protest Is reported as especially strong Owners of ot sheep should not as- as however that the state board wishes to discriminate against them tor oi that members of or that bod body have an any special prejudice against the thc I sheep interest But It has seemed seemed pretty clear that thero there was variance between tho the actual number of sheep In fn i tho the state and the number returned for tor taxation It is impossible for the state slate board to to go behind the return of the count county assessor assessor The They have ha no means of Jf knowIng how many sheep are owned I by Iy different men Having become convinced as the they have that the number num num- her ber has been understated thc they can an approach to just assessment only by Increasing the tho valuation on the animals per head At that hey probably have hao not In Increased Increased Increased In- In creased the price to anything near the thC value of ot the sheep But b YO this Incidental differ ditter- ence f ro opinion h i wc Wo o ore are f c. c s sure suren re ren can n bo adjusted b by conferences beI be- be I tween the owners and members of the board lies board lies the fact that the tho C revenue rove reve J nue Ue system of ot the state needs reform reform- Ing Here is only on one Incident There are are others without number The count county assessor plan does not seem the the best Imaginable The Tho state slate at large Jarge is the tho sufferer And individual owners never can cnn secure the tho justice to which they are arc entitled until a general general gen gen- eral oral reform has been provided pro by the tho legislature |