Show Weber County Taxpayers Organize to Obtain More Efficiency and Economy Speakers Show Gain to Tax Payers When Tax Spend Spend- Spenders ers Recognize Body of Scrutinize Their Ex- Ex Expenditures Ex Expenditures and Cooperate for Better Business In Government Howell Named Head of Committee count county v will do do its full lull share in a united effort I V V V throughout the the state to bring about tax reduction and will lend its support to the public officials in thc their L endeavor to 1 practice pi every cery consistent c economy This promise was given b by bythe bythe the Weber reber county committee of the Utah Taxpayers association tion during ng the lie final session Thursday of the first annual con con- convention convention I of the Weber committee inthe in the Ogden tabernacle I Speakers at the afternoon meet meet- meetIng Inc I log Ing asal again acain stressed the tho dire of tax reduction In 11 order that the citizens of Weber eber county may be bea bea bea a happy contented pro prosperous people approved the bU budget ays- ays system tem tent In all public offices and recommended mended ended lurther jo In this respect and urged that the people t take a deeper Interest In the tax movement rather than sit slL passively by and nd permit a few to fight tl hl their battle batlle VS oS TAXES fAXES Joseph Rinie former state aud aud- audItor aud- aud auditor auditor deplored the tho apparent lack of interest on the par part of the people when hen matters ot or extreme extremo Importance vital to everyone everone were to be discussed such as taxation and declared It if a pulling horse match was beIng belne stated staged thousands of would turn out In at- at attendance attendance at attendance But Dut ho he said when a paramount Issue such auch as reduction I tion Uon of taxation was at stake but buta buta buta a small handful of ot citizens and andI property owners attended I Officers Officer to lead the Weber county committee In a Vigorous campaign during the pl present nt year I for or tax taa reduction were named at atthe atthe athe the convention by acclamation They art aro to servo serve until successors are ro elected James A Howell of ot Ogden was IJames named chairman James L 1 I iob- iob son Hob Ion aon vice chairman and WIlliam WilliamJ J treasurer secretary I Committees representing the th va- va va various rlou rious les were name named as f Merchants Fred M I Nyc Nye man nan nan- man manufacturers J Orson Douglas Doug can can- can nera n Wv W Wa v a l- l E I b fi-f fi It t P to 1 F Whit locK I press ress J 1 U Eldredge Eld redee Jr home owners J 07 Frank g gGeorge George George J Kell Kelly public utilities W VV J Critchlow Jr railroads P H U Mulcahy grain 1 and milling E R rt 1101 dairy dalo C S S Potter A committee at large was named ni a follows J M lIr Wilbur Wllbur Eden John T Riverdale n R It T Rhes Pleasant View Amil Ander AnderSon on Taylor II 1 W Marriott MarrIott J 1 D 1 Hooper Hooper W N Barker Barke North f Ogden LouIs Huntsville Arthur ArthurW ArthurW W ham Bingham Warren arren n 1 A Bing- Bing Ogden den ham Wilson W J 5 Parker Og- Og den denV W V V 11 Ii Shearman O Ogden den HL C O SIE KS At the dost of ot the convention Oscar W Carlson Salt Lake at- at attorney at attorney torney und and an officer of o the Utah al association made a stirring appeal for tor Increased mem membership In the Weber county unit urging ursine every ever taxpayer to joIn oln and put lii Ills his shoulder to the wheel Instead of allowIng a few to few todo do 10 the th work while the big biff ma- ma maJority majority ma majority rides on a pass lIe III said SInce Sine ev every r taxpayer In the state Is 1 a n beneficiary of ot all the servIce and Increased efficiency which will come through the th et- et efforts ef effort forts torta fort of ot the Utah Taxpayers aa- aa as association II it I Is la only Just and fall fair that every taxpayer should make his contribution to the th cause This should bo be not only his bis will good-will but also his money It requires money to so go Into public records and get ret the facts acts fact Technical men must be employed loed capable men must be engaged to make moko proper presentation before the pUblic officials What Is Js everybody business Is nobody's business so ao that the Individual taxpayer can cannot not be called upon to do this technical service EXPERTS l EMPLOYED But what they can do Is ii to assist to ma make mak ke thIngs possible That is what hat the Utah Taxpayers association Is doing It ensures engages technical men mento mento mento to find out what Is la going colne on They must be able ale to audit books Continued Ou Oil Pace lall Tuo To TAXPAYERS ASK FOR SUPPORT Continued From Page rage One respecting different departments of at government go prepare the tho ma- ma material ma material tor for presentation to the tax tax- taxpayers tax taxpayer payers payer so eo o that the taxpayers themselves mo may have havo the facts bets publications J must be Issued as a means means of ot Informing the public Any t taxpayer who would bo ho un- un unwilling un unwilling willing to to assist In this program Is like Ilka a man who ho rides on a pass while hUe the others are obliged to pay No taxpayer ld sho try to ride on a pass pane Let him pay his way war The membership has been placed so ao low low per year that that there Is no taxpayer who Is le too poor to accept a membership It U Is expected that the larger taxpayers will wilt subscribe for tor a number of ot member memberships hips In order that this work may con continue time At At this convention today every everyman everyman everyman I man present should become a member JC if he Is not already one Then he should go so out and one In- In Interest Interest In Interest terest his hie neighbors to send In their There are taxpayers In Utah Think what It t would mean If It every taxpayer would pay 1 1 and thus make It II possible for tor machinery to be bo setup set setup setup up In every county in the state elate where er e every expenditure could be watched and where public of- of of officials tidal would have back baek of ot them these committees who are active active- actively active actively I ly engaged In ht protecting the t tax tax- taxpayers tax taxpayers i- i payers A membership In tn the taxpayers ere ers association Is lain 1 In reality a a big Investment It If we we fall tall to Invest ye e will pay Infinitely more In la In- In Increased increased In Increased creased taxes Th The Tho way JQ to de- de decrease de decrease I crease crene our burden Is Ie to make this movement possible Every ery tax tax- taxpayer taxpayer tax taxpayer payer should 8 feel teel tt It not an err obit obligation gation gatlon but an opportunity to pro pro- protect protect pro protect himself himself A membership In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Utah Taxpayers association will III help do to that JOSFA JOSEPH RiniE SPEAKS Mr Sir was was the the first speaker at the afternoon session and his subject ct was as Growth of the Coun- Coun ng Coun City and School He went lt back Into the history ot of Weber county read figures to show our rapidly mounting mounting- gat gat n ns na and debts year ear by year and suggested ted that a consolida consolida- consolidatiOn consolidation tion of at o the city and county count admin admin- administration administration should be brought about In the Interests rests of ot economy roll Poll tics roll tics should be forgotten ho u- u as asserted and the tha city and county departments combined He esti- esti estimated estimated esti estimated mated that a saving of ot from 30 to 40 per cent could be brought about by the combination During the afternoon the Hoop Hoop- Hooper Hooper er quartet sang san several selections A P Bigelow president of ot the tho Olden Ogden State bank spoke on Drafting Men Into Public Service lee ice In which he said MId that voters should exercise extreme care In Inthe inthe Inthe the selection ot of men to represent them In the administration ot of public affairs Men Hen of ot st Intelligence and capability should be chosen he asserted He lie point point- pointed pointed pointed ed out the national national- admin admin- adminIstration administration had Just brought about a great reduction of taxes and he said that this accomplishment should give us hope that some some- something something thing could be done locally some some-I Great organizations center center around great men Mr Ir Bigelow said aId No organization lon can rise above Its executive A A man will al- al aiwa's always al always was wa's ways represent tho Ideals of ot a farmer a school the Ideals of ot a principal a legislative enactment ent will represent nt the Ideals ot or a legislator It Is Important there there- therefore therefore therefore fore that the taxpayers In the tho respective counties shall see sea to It that In their respective political parties the best beat men are drafted to servo serve them In the legislature These men should be asked to perform to to servo the people people- people and then they should be support support- supported supported supported ed by the constituent taxpayers during the till legislative session This should not be permitted to togo togo go by default These men mm should be approached 1 sufficiently earlY and asked to announce themselves as candidates candidate tor for the legislature No matter malter which party succeeds the best beet men men within that thet party will be serving the public NON OX-I OX L Being political non-political In nature the Utah Ulah Taxpayers association favors no one group but urge urges that the mem members ers or of the ers arc committee committe go to their respective respective respective tive county chairmen of ot their po- po political political po political party and see seG that the field Is carefully scanned to 10 ascer ascer- uc ascertain ascertain r- r tain w which v citizens are the best besL fitted for or legislative service These men and women should not re- re fuse to tu fuse to to e-to- serve on account ft pf f busu- busu ICK busl-ICK le obligations They should ac- ac accept accept ac accept this as a call for publiC service It takes the best men and women to make the best laws It Ie the best men are not willing to serve we e shall have mediocre men and mediocre laws Tax problems require the services of our very best minds The count county tax committee therefore should consider It their obligation to work put out ut this problem and to draft their leading citizens into legislative service The taxpayers will Immediately be by good laws calculated to benefit the entire state NATION LAW LAW CRAZY ZY In speaking on the subject OUI Le Needs C It II worth worth Ogden attorney declare declared the country is law crazy cray and It would take a man third one of ot hit hl lifetime to read all the existing statutes In the United Slates States His was sprinkled with humor humor- humorous humorous ous ClUS recitations of facts acts which brought much laughter from the audience He said In part By By our legislative needs Is Is not more legislation but butiu e esa legislation I am firmly con con- con con raced that there Is altogether too ruoh legislation and that is I a Utah There Is one ono exception hick will be bo presently discussed It It has been said that the coun- coun counIs r coun-r- r Is pot not merely going law crazy ut ut that it Is law crazy Somebody has figured It out hat at in years ot of o our national ex- ex ex fence tence ence as ai the United States we et t paused passed more laws than were by all nil peoples tor for the entire years ears preceding We are arc a ridden law-ridden nation The lies only In weeding out conflicting statutes and decisions them and con condensing them so as merely to digest the principles It would take a a man one third one ot of his to read all the ex- ex exI ex existing I statutes Ih If the United States that are applicable strictly self It would take him three years yeara to read not read not to digest or an- an anI f an-f I r but just to read hurriedly hurriedly- nil sl the tho decisions handel handed down by byI bythe bythe bythe I the courts In la one years year's eara time Between the sixty second and seventh sixty a total of bills were Introduced It Isa isa Is a conservative estimate that the balls introduced during the same time limo In all the state would number close to halt half a mild mil million mil million lion Of Ot all the introduced In congress only 1000 passed for tor- fortunately for fortunately PLENTY BOOKS nOOKS NEEDED One hundred years ago said Marshall the lawyer with a library of ot volumes had about the thO most complete law library pos pos- possible pos pos- possible possible sible But today lie he would have to havE over volume volumes ample ample tho the New York Library as- as a has law books book upon the shelves shelve of ot It its library and andis Andl andI I is adding at the rate of ot between and a year Belief in statutory law as a cure cure cure all pJ I is belief bellet In patent medicine and the American people have Ute the h habit bit Their medicine chest Is full of bottles and they are Constantly themselves losing themselves They take ton tes t and painkillers and believe what hev read on the tho labels It It Is the means by which active unrepresentative of at any serious opinion In the state obtain fort tt for idea Ideas The Tennessee legislature of 1913 enacted that It shall be un- un un unlawful lawful w ul for tor the owner or keeper of horses mules cattle he sheep goats goat and n 1 hogs hoga to run at largo large The city of Los Lot An ees boasts still an ordinance street sr Lr conductors from shooting live lve livet notably mt mc notably jack rabbits from from t l t to platforms It also until u recent date forbade by law mor more more than on one p rol bathing In or occupying a at the same time LAW LAN oS O nEO SHEETS II Ia 1915 the tho legislature of In- In passed a sheet law pro pro pro- Hing Iding that hotel owners owner must fur fur- furnish fur nl nish h all Batt beds with sheets not Ie less than 99 39 Inches long and 81 91 Inch inches Inches ide and that they must muot mu t be bec c for tor each guest guest- It till the tuest guests guest's stay Is la prolonged there is II lino no legal compulsion to change chang the sheets Somebody said when the legis- legis of of Illinois was last In to that It would be a 1 good thing It if th I session devoted all Its Us time to re I pealing all the laws or of o Illinois Illinois and th the state wont went ont back to the ten com corn commandments During the 29 years since Utah became a a state tato wo we have had 16 sessions of ot the legislature and In Inne tie ne neighborhood of ot laws laWI en- en enacted en enacted acted We must keep In mind that laws lawn are arG In addition to the I territorial laws that were ere in ex- ex existence ex at statehood Whenever it has been decided to assume a new function a new law was passed and a new admin admin- admin l tJ agency was created inde Inde- independent independent pendent of ot other agencies These are arc exercised ty a 1 larg of ot Independent offices 1 beards arda and commissions with over o over over- lapping overlapping end and conflicting powers At statehood there thero were only a 0 few sate slIte boards and commissions and no non the number exceeds 30 The condition In Uta Utah Is no dif nt no than in fn any other state RF RESOLUTIONS A pres presented YD bya n COm COm- corn com committee composed of ot of J U 11 Eldredge Eldred Jr A P Bigelow H H W Marriott and P It II Mulcahy In which the Weber county committee con pledged its Ih support to 10 the thc state committee In Inthe Inthe Inthe the procedure In the In the Interest of the he taxpayers taxpayer of ot the state stale w was unanimously adopted by the con con- conventiOn convention con convention A P Merrill division manager of the 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