Show CHANGE URGED I I TAXI IN UTAH UT AM TAX lAWS LA WS AT MASS MEETING HER HERE Resolution Adopted Fa- Fa Favoring Favoring Fa Favoring Classification of Property In State FORCES ARE UNITED E Educators and Farmers Join to Press for Legislation CLASSIFICATION CL PROPONENTS of ot the classi PROPONENTS A fled property property tax tor for Utah declare that adoption of oC such euch a aplan aplan plan plon In Utah would mean meRn that First All First All property In Utah would be bo taxed according to Its earning capacity That Second Second That this classification tion would bo be In general groups such as f farm rm lands hands homes business and office buildIngs Industrial properties real es- es estate es eli estate tate mines moneys and bank accounts s stocks bonds and mortgages Third That Third That a low how rate rato on moneys bank accounts stocks bonds mortgages es es and other in- in intangible Intangible in intangible tangible wealth would disclose much untaxed wealth and give o new source of o revenue for tor the tho state That That relief from taxation taxation over would be given farmers and home whilo others would be taxed only In just proportion to their earnings I Declaring that under the tha Utah constitution and present laws much property can not be taxed without confiscation and that therefore It Is la not Included In tax schedules scheduler by assessors assessor over oer the state H N S Winder Inder former state senator of Salt Lake coun coun- county coun- coun county county ty and now executive secretary of the tho Utah State Farm bureau urged Weber county farmers and other taxpayers to write tele- tele telegraph telegraph tele telegraph graph or II telephone their senators and representatives asking g port tup-port sup sup- support support port of tho the re resolution which wilt will submit a tax levy amendment of the tho constitution to the voters In November 1928 ST GS PRESIDES Secretary Winder Inder and D W f executive secretary Of o the Utah Educational association were the speakers at a mass meeting held In the Weber County High school George Georgo StallIngs of the Weber county farm bureau I presiding were present from nearly every district In Ye We- Weber We Weber I ber CO county Complete explanation of Utah's educational history particularly I from tho the standpoint of its finan financial man man- mandat cial dat support was given by Secre Secre- Secretary Secretary Secretary tary Through this ex- ex ex cx explanation pl the tho educational leader told how bow the tho state association had had- decided bad I decided to back a Q plan for tor Utah i ta a changes along along- with the state farm tarm bureau the first step being to secure passage of the constitutional constitutional constitutional amendment resolution That schools are only as good a as the finances supporting supporting- them was the contention of the peale speaker cr GE f En CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN- Secretary Winder toM told of ot the tho general campaign that has been made mado by tho the farmers farmer of ot Utah for forthe forthe forthe the classified property tax de- de declaring de declaring claring daring that It Is based upon the report of the tho Utah tax lax commission and I li is along lines which have been approved and lid adopted opted by more than half halt of the tho states That Thai Utah's tax lax laws are antiquated and have not progressed with the changed conditions was stated by bythe bythe bythe the speaker who ho said that this wa was tho the natural result of o hav hay hay- having ing log the tax so rigid In the constitution That the tho pro- pro Continued on Page Pago l 0 I CHANGE URGED P i IN TAX LAWS I i j I j I Continued Continued f tom l Inie age One Olle j posed classification of ot pro property pert S I tor or taxation would be such sueh that both both farms an w hWi-w would ld be waxed I In lessened proportion was stated by the farm tarm bureau oW- oW of lal fl- fl lal al who mho said laid that m much eh untaxed wealth would be disclosed It If the thc theto to for Cor taxation on such l- l 1 bli bh 10 property properly was lowered so o that 1 could be assessed That the range In taxation is absolutely a ft n for tor the prese preservation of I byS l t tab tan farm Carm life was ryas was stated b by S Winder r iI r on LEWIS LLwiS nIl HILL The also urged lip eup Port ot or a bill ln cd by Sen- Sen Sen for lor x would eliminate t and ind ownership and oWnershIP ownership- and ands long term g b by Oriental aliens allejos Jn In n th this Is tate tato The proposed sed law Is simi LT u cr to those which caused great In California and Wash Wash Wash- glen That the farm farm- must farm must take this step to protect himself against Oriental labor andr and r duds of ot living llvine was tI o S Secretary inder Following the numer numer- numerous one ous questions rei relative to taxa taxa- tion taxation were tho two speak speak- 8 ri and then ie a C resolution was adopted by those At the tho 1 President Stallings being requested to telegraph tho the mes mes- mes- mes message message sage sago to the tir Weber county legis legis- legislators Tho The resolution which was wa as Introduced by James R Deul fol- fol follows fol Col follows lows TEXT 01 or RESOLUTION Whereas the present general property tax law as now round found on our statutes has haj distributed unfairly as between the tho th holders ot of the tho th various arlous kinds kind of ot property the tax burden of or the state Be B It resolved cd that we mem mem- members mem- mem members member bers ber ot of o the Weber eber County Farm bureau and taxpayers ot of o Weber eber I county count indorse the resolution now pending In our legislature which would allow to the people of ot our ourI I state lilli-ie an opportunity to so no amend the constitution as to permit or of classification ot or property for tor tax tax- taxation tax taxation and Bo Do it further resolved that we we urge upon our representation In the th that they sup sup sup- support port tup-port port a measure that would sub sub- submit sub sub sub-mit mit to the people or of o the a proposal to amend the con con- con constitution so as a to classify property properly for tor taxation so o as S to effect creet a amore amore more just distribution ot of the tb tax burden 00 00 |