Show Do 00 INCREASING EVER TAX RATE IN UTAH The Th last Issue of ot the Utah Tax Tax- Taxpayer Taxpayer payer says taxes have bare Increased In Weber eber county from 1802 per thousand dollars valuation In 1916 to In 1925 or 72 per per cent and that Increases In other coun- coun counties coun counties ties In lit the state staf have hav been from 28 8 per cent In to 22 per percent percent percent cent in Rich and as hIgh as 1055 per cent In Millard an ana ana l the ques Ques- Question ques- ques question question tion Is asked asked as to what tb the next ten years will show Th The Tax Tu- Taxpayer Taxpayer payer says sal If It you owned a thousand dol dol- dollars dollars lars tars north 1 orth or of o property In 1916 the taxes on that property for Cor all ll purpose iq In In the state would have been 1660 1610 If It you owned the same me piece ot or property today the thet tax x would be 2860 2 BO In other words you are now asked to pay 12 more mor per pel thousand valuation than you were required to pay ten years ago tto If It that rat rate or of o in In- In Increase In crease Is l kept up how long lone ong be- be before before t tore fore the average taxpayer will Be- Be se- se seriously se question the advisability or of owning any property f If It only this Increase se had ceased we might have hue time for or a a 8 breathing spell But th the sad part ot or It Is 1 that It Is still going on on for Cor dur- dur duli dulIng nc dur-nc i lug Ing the th last ear ear the tb increase amounted to 1 O per thousand dollar valuation Are we getting snore more for our money now than In 1916 Is Js It just as a easy to sell property now as then Are Ara you ou just as willing to pay pay 28 60 now as you were ten years ago ao There Is need for or constant vir vigIlance Ilance In the spending ot or public money and unless ther there b be an aroused public Interest taxes tales may become a menace to the th property ot of the people nn |