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Show FARM BUREAU PROPOSES I REDUCTION OF 25 PERCENT I Box Elder Journal Advise Cooperation Cooper-ation With Assessors and County Commissioners In a statewldo survey which has Includod investigation along many different llnea it has boon found that farm 'nnd grazing land vnluos in Utah havo docroasod from 25 to CO porcont sinco tho years 1919 and 1920. Tho nvorago as disclosed by all of tho assembled Information shows a do-cronso do-cronso of 34.07 porcont. This Is tho Information just mado public by tho tax and lcgislntlvo commlttoo of tho Utah Stato Farm Ilurcau and is bolng used for a campaign throughout tho stato to bring about a reduction In assessments for 1022. Tho figures not only boar out tho stand tukpn by the farm bureau dolo-gatos dolo-gatos in tholr rocont resolutions asking ask-ing for a blanket reduction ot 25 porcont, por-cont, according to tho tax commlttoo, but nlso will sorvo an a basis for action ac-tion already takon by assessors and commissioners in somo countlos. In a report which has boon mado to farm bureau ofllcors la ovory county, tlio commlttoo urgos that wherever such reduction has not boon put Into offoct lmmodlato steps bo takon to coopor-ate coopor-ate with assossors and commissioners to this end. "Tho Farm DureaU commlttoo has boon busy making n study ot land valuations In tho various localities ot tho state; in personal intorvlows nnd from loiters which wo havo rocolvod from many ot tho lnrgost roal ostato companies, mortgage loan companlos and somo ot tho largost banks, Including In-cluding tlio Federal Farm Loan Uank. Wo llnd that farm and grazing land valuos havo decrasod from 2D to CO porcont. """iV making nnnvoraga e-Mhew replies re-plies It shows n reduction of 34.07 percent, all of which confirms tho Utah Stato Farm Bureau in Ha previous prev-ious action and recommondation and shows that tho farmors woro vory modest in asking for a reduction ot 2G porcont. "Wo havo recotvod roportB from jK many comities to tho effect that their B assessors backed by tho united ar ,'B provnl ot Uio county commissioners, jB aro assessing proporty making this -B reduction. It you have not already jB dono so, wo urgo you to follow und "4S adopt this action of tho stato farm IB bureau. Moot with tho county assess- IIB-. or and county commissioners and boo flB that this Is dono In your county." JB Tho roport also Bhows that tho ' Jmk stato commlttoo has engagod tho B' sorvlccs of Frank Evans, formor 'Bi stato sonntor, to assist along tax jB ntlon nnd loglslntlvo linos. In con , TB noction with a rocont mooting ot Uio 4B commlttoo in Salt Lako City, tho B members conforrod with Qovornor 'B Chnrlos It. Mnybo nnd It Is roportod B thnt thoy found him thoroughly in B sympathy with tho movomont to B cquallzo nnd plnco on an oaultablo B- banls tho assessed valuation ot agri- B rmltural proporty. B County farm bureau tax committees B aro advised in tho roport ot tho stato B. body that all information uscomblod B? relative to tho docroasod valuation ot B- farm property is available for uso In B tho countlos throughout tho stato. ' B- Mombors ot tho contra! commlttoo, It B la also annouucod, aro ready at any B ll inn to g(vo county farm buorau ot- B (leers porsonal assistance along taxa- B Hon and loglslatlvo linos. B |