Show I I I I Sh Are Opposed to 40 Per Cent in Assessment Salt Lake Lalta Aug pro protests protests tests against the proposed Ill 1 pet pel cent increase In the assessed valuation of sheep shoop per capita II by the state board or of equalizatIon were voiced at al n a meeting of members of the Utah Wool Growers Grovers association held nt at tho Commercial club last night Prom mont sheep men front from six or seven countIes of the state were present at tho meeting and the unanimous sen was that the proposed increase In rate of taxation would proe au an Injustice to the sheep anti and wool In Interests interests of the tha state Another meet hag at which the tho members of the tho state of equalization will be O will be held The sheep men wilt will put theIr arguments before the hoard board in an attempt to retain the pros pres present oat ent rate of At present the tho sheep men are as asse assessed se sed on the basis of about 50 per pOl capita value anti and the increase would bring this up to about 1 per POl capita which Is say the wool grow growers growers ers the maximum value of sheep They Thoy base ase their allegations of hums thee on the ground that all other property is 15 assessed at about GO 60 per percent percent cent or of the thc actual value The They quote real estate anti and business property as assessment as an example The say that the state or of Is considering the pro proposed proposed posed increase on the strength of the tho recent Increases in the market price of wool and mutton which it is 18 has Increased the per capita value of sheep The wool growers row rs mOet meet this with the assertion that no more prosperity is theirs titan than other Industries met with They assert further that the Increased as assessment ls would enl eat up twIce over oer Increases in wool and mut Ion prices tho theY are arc enjoying They also put forth higher range expense IlS n a further argument There Thore are about sheep In Utah The annu annual wool crop ruins doze to p with the price ranging between and per pound The Tho sheep are valued at about so that the proposed 40 per percent percent cent increase In would the state extra value on which to Ie levy taxes a considerable source of The wool ool growers claim that this be gross They Ther are aro confident that the increase wIlt will not hI made and fiRS assert crt that If necessary sar sary the state legislature wil be ap appealed pealed to of the state hoard of equalization had before them Monday the county assessors anti and other 1 1 eer In Salt Sail Lake Lale anit adjoining coun conn I tI tIns s in an effort to ascertain the reas reason on oil for the discrepancies between the figures In the state and county reports as to lo the tho number of sheep In the thie state the state reports showing about moro than the county reports The announcement that the board pro proposed proposed posed to raise the tho rate of taxation on sheep shoup 40 per por cent cont to oven oen up UI matters has hos man many protests to bo be sent In from sheep owners |