| Show Weber Named Jamed T To 0 Protest Tax Increase Ordered By Utah Board Beard Ogden's business interests will be represented tomorrow before the Utah state board of ot equalization In protests against the proposed r Increased assessment on merchandise In Weber I county President James H. H H DeVIne of ot the Ogden Oden chamber of ot commerce having selected a committee of ot nine to present Ogden's views vIew This num num- number number number ber will be augmented by delegation of livestock men and by the county count commissioners and nd Assessor Represented on the Ogden com com- committee com I committee arc are some of Ogden's greatest industries Including the sugar can can- canning canning ning meat packing flour lour milling can I and lumber interests as well as wholesalers ers and retailers Fred M. M 2 Nyc Nye as vice president of ot the Ogden cham charn- chamber chamber ber of ot commerce heads the commit commit- committee tee te with Secretary Jess S. S Richards The other members are Gus Ous Wright J. J J H H. Douglas W. W J. J J Parker Porker Joseph Scow croft croft J. J J W W. Abbott H II P P. Iverson Iver- Iver Iverson Iverson son E R. R Alton H. H H L L. HerrIngton Robert A A. Anderson and Joseph Jos ph Ec- Ec Eccles Eccles cles Chairman H II P. P Randall Commis Commis- Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner F r W. W Stratford and Commis Commis- Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner A A. M. M Hammon will represent the county board with Assessor Bur- Bur Burdett Burdett Burdett dett Smith C C. B. B B Walker will head the delegation of sheep shear and cattle cattlemen cattlemen cattlemen men Attorney Joseph E. E Evans rep rep- representing representing resenting them before the board SWORN STATEMENTS STATI Sworn statements of Weber county count retail and wholesale merchants man man- manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers arid other business establishments establishments as to the fair cash value alue of ot their merchandise stocks have been be n accepted by bythe the assessor at as the ex exact ex- ex exact act figure for assessments accord- accord accordIng accordIng according Ing to Assessor Burdett Smith who explained assessment methods to the business men at the Ogden chamber cham cham- chamber chamber ber of ot commerce meeting Wednes Wednes- Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday day afternoon In only a few lew Instances were these statements questioned and there we talked over matters with the business men and got the new sworn statement sta ment said the assessor I feel leel that there Is no one who knows s better than the business man n how much mu-h his stock is worth Be Be- Besides Besides Besides sides he must make similar state state- statements statements ments ment for the federal Income tax and for his own records these must check against each other The same meth meth- method method method od of course Is followed lollo In other counties LIVESTOCK LI BASIS That the Weber county livestock has been b en assessed upon exactly the same basis as that of other counties and upon a scale of ot values based upon pon age set by the th state slate board of equalization was declared by the as as- as sessor I feel leel that when this Is called to the attention at nUon of ot the state board the board can cnn do nothing else and will do nothing else than decide there Should be no advance in livestock as assessments as- as assessments assessments he said Business men attending the meeting included several representatives of companies having stores stares both In Og Og- Ogden Ogden Og- Og Ogden den and Salt Lake They declared that exactly the same s methods are employed In reaching assessment fig fig- figures figures figures ures in Salt Lake county that are arc used in Weber We r county Under such conditions they said they can not understand how the Weber county assessment can be raised rals d without corresponding raises in other counties including Salt Lake Explanation by the county officials that the assessment increase affects the retail stores and also all whole whole- wholesale wholesale wholesale sale houses manufacturers and others having stocks of merchandise brought general discussion of the effect upon the the- entire community That the in increase In- In increase crease would vitally affect the live lise- livestock stock dairy canning sugar meat packing flour milling can making and similar industries of ot the city and county was shown Upon the basis of ot this information Gus Wright manager of ot the W W. H H. Wright A Ss Sons company made the motion that President James H H. Devine De- De DeVine DeVIne Vine be asked to appoint a com com- committee committee committee representing business Interests affected aHe ted by the tax assessment the motion being seconded by Irving Leh Leh- Lehman Lehman Lehman man of the Leader Inc When the vote ote was taken Secretary S Jesse S 5 I Richards who was presiding declared the motion carried unanimously I |
