Show SALT LAKE AND N 1 1 A TE NE NEWS VS SHEEP OWN RS PROTEST Salt LaIe Aug state board of equalization lucid held a lively and in incidentally an Int interesting this morning The fhe trouble was the action of the board In raising sheep assess throughout the state 40 per percent percent cent which has hns aroused u a storm of oC In all de degrees or of violence The fite both Is The fhe government reports Indicate the num number I Iber ber of sheep In Utah at over oer A mem member her of oC the board sa says s it Is near neal I The state sheep inspectors I report n a trifle over whIle the an furnished lJ by the various boards or of count county report for taxation only sheep Grant I ing the state inspection Is nearer the mark titan the government I the members of the tho state board would like to know If hero thero are really sheep hidden up whore where the state can cannot cannot not get at thorn thom for taxation Mom Mem Members hers bers of the board Imagine there Is a 0 little game of hide and seek going on somewhere though just where they ar are unable to determine After a prolonged raking over Oer of the Jive ve coals of oC discussion the tho hoard has come to the conclusion that the Only solution Is to raise ralso the general rat rate on sheep 10 per por cent above the present assessment Jl It is agreed this will work a hardship on the small flock owner but burt it will tend to even things lip up on the largo large flock fiock owner The board does docs not see any other way out of it Assessors and other county officers from Salt Sail La Lake Ice Davis and tebor counties have been arguing to today day before he board against the raise though up to date without any success When the remainder of the state is heard from perhaps the ilie board will gain some Idea Ideo of where those out of sight sheep arc to be located |