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Show FARM BUREAU NEWS jHH In u statewide survoy which has in- tHR eluded Investigation along many dlf- H feront linos It has boon fouud that H larnt and grazing land values In Utah H have docreased from 25 to GO percent H Blnco the years 1919 nnd.1920. Tho HR aveago as disclosed by all of tho as- Hj sombled Information shows a decrease H of 34.07 percent. This Is tho Infor- H tnatlon Just raado public by tho tax H and legtslutlvo commlttoo of tho Utah H Stato Farm 13uro.au and la being used H In a campaign throughout tho state to H bring about a reduction In assessments j for H Tho flguros not only bear out tho IH stand taken by tho farm buroau dole- H gates In tholr recent resolution asking H for a blankot reduction of 25 percent. H nccordlng to tho tax commlttoo, but H also will servo na a basis for action H taken by assessors and commission- H era In noino counties. In a report H which has bocn in ado to farm bureau B olllcore In every county, tho commlttoo BVl urgos that whorovor such roductlon BVBV has not been put Into effect Immcdl- BVfl ate stops bo taken to coopornto with Bb assossors and commissioners to this BVJ As authorized at tho January moot- BVJI lng of the farm buroau In Salt Lake BBVj City, tho tax and legislative com- mlttco consists of live members, Thoy uru James At. Ktrkham, cnuiridun; K. 'i. Capenor, bpiinttm uergeon, Uaviu li. Heal and tlorshol Uullun. Con-corning Con-corning tho work oi this committee und the plans for tho f uturo, the recent itlpcrt to farm bureau tax comlnittooo throughout the state shows. "ruin commltteo has been bus making a study ot land valuations In tho various localities of tho stato; In personal Intervlows and from letters which we hnve received from many o, the largest real estuto compa'uios, mortgiigo loan companies and uumo 01 tho largest banks, including tiie Federal Fed-eral Farm Loan Hank. Wo tlnd that rami and grazing land values have decreased from 25 percent to CO percent. per-cent. ''In making an avorago of thoso replies re-plies It shows a reduction of 31.07. portent, por-tent, ull ot which coiitlrms tho Utah Stato Farm lipronu in Its previous action and recommendation nnd shows that tho armors woro vory modost in asking for a reduction of G percent. "Wo hnvo received roports from Homo counties to tho urtect that theli aHsossors backed by tho united approval ap-proval ot tho county commissioners, aro assessing property making this roductlon. ro-ductlon. It you have not already done ho, wo urge you to follow una adopt this action ot tho stato farm bureau. Meet with tho county .nssessor and county commissioners und soo that this is dono In your county." Tho report also shows that tho stato commlttoo has engaged tho services ser-vices ot Frank Evans, former Btato senator, to assist along taxation und legislative linos. In connction with a recont mooting of tho commlttoo In Salt Lake City, tho members conferred con-ferred with Governor Charles It. Maboy and It Is reported that thoy found him thoroughly In sympathy with tho movement to oquallzo and placo on an oaultablo basis tho assoss od valuation of agricultural property. County farm bureau tax committees aro ndvlsod In tho report of tho stato body that all Information assombled rolatlvo to tho docroasod valualon ot farm property Is avallablo for'uso In (ho counties throughout tho stato. Mombers of tho central commltteo, It is also announced aro ready at any tlmo to glvo county farm buroau officers of-ficers personal assistance along taxation tax-ation nnd loglslatlvo linos. Taxation and legislation forms one of tho principal projects ot tho stato farm bureau this year, nccordlng to Prosldont Uorgcson, and the results to dnto fully Justify tho efforts that havo boon oxpondod In bohalt ot tho farm owners. |