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Show SHEEPMAN ASK VALUE CHANGE A delegation of .about thirty sheepmen sheep-men and county commissioners from various parts of Utah, augmented by officers and members of the Utah State Wool Growers' association, asked the state board of equalization equaliza-tion and assessment Monday that range sheep be assessed on the basis ba-sis og $6 a head, instead of the $7 which had been suggested earlier in the year by the state board. Last year the figure was kept up aroun 1 SS a K'ad. The board this year suggested that conside.ation be given, in the making mak-ing of the valuation, to the number? of old ewes and lambs in the flocks. The delegation was told Monday by Chairman E. H. Snow of the board that at present the problem Is up to the county officials, the assessor, asses-sor, if he is still making the count, and the county board of equalization. The sheepmen were asked to report full counts to the assessing officials, and then present their arguments on the basis of valuation. The board said the law fixes the time for its equalization in July, and promised to give the pleas of the sheepmen consideration con-sideration at that time. ' Present were H. W. Harvey of He-ber He-ber City, president of the association, and J. A. Hooper vice president; Jacob Ja-cob Thompson, Ephraim; J. H. Vick-ers, Vick-ers, Nephi; James Randall, Nephi; W. G. Orme, Nephi; J. W. Thornley, Kaysville; H. C. Bailey, Escalante; T. A. King, Escalante; Frank Paxton, Kanosh; Junius Metcalf, Gunnison; Moroni Jensen, Riehfiekr; G. E. Cook, Fountain Green; C F. Harris, Beaver T. B. Levi, Beaver; E. J. Kearns, Salt Lake; John Gunderson, Sanpete county; coun-ty; F. Fisher, Carbon County; Joel Taylor, Juab; F. W. Peterson, Emery, and L. K. Jones, San Juan. o |