Show J-J-J J t wily WHY WAS IT DONE Free s We see aee by the pap paper r that Duchesne Ducheane county has haa been raised raised raised rais rais- ed from the to the class meaning that the classes run inversely Inverse- Inverse ly y the first class having the highest t assessed valuations Not very many people have a clear conception of ot the he effect of ot the change or why it was made It is intimated that It was wasn I ju In n response to instructions from the state tate board of equalization to our commissioners who it is claimed claimed could have Ignored It had I the they hey been Inclined as such sugg suggest suggest- st- st ions ons are not mandatory I So It appears that the assessed valuation was Increased for two reasone reas reas- one ons ns namely to raise our county to toa toa a higher and more expensive class because same carries higher salaries Such uch action would oe De heartily concurred concurred con- con In If it we were wore all office hold ers era rs But Dut as it is only a few tew of the best est of us are called to serve the I rest est of oC us I. I We just want to observe at this time line when tax payers are groaning and nd growling under the old load and ud with a short school fund and anderm term erm In sight to arrange for a more expensive county government seems seems I far ar from consistent Moreover It would be impossible to reach the class lass valuation without computing a largo large argo strip belonging to Uintah UIntah county M M. M. M SMI SMITH iI |