| Show can anyone tell Us why A paragraph in one of our exchanges under tile the heading tile the matter with taxation states that the la is largely the reduction in valuation of property tor for taxation lit in salt lake county the reduction has been about and this notwithstanding the improvements and building which have come about in the last ten tell or twelve years what the times would like to know la Is what or who Is responsible tor for such reductions there been any corresponding reduction in iron county or in any ot of the other so called cow counties we believe lit in tact fact iron countes Coun tys valuations have increased forty or per cent in fit that time ahne and we teel feel certain that hat it if the true conditions were reflected salt lake and davis da via county valuations have materially increased rather than decreased are officials ot of those counties purposely Rely keeping their valuations down to avoid their just share of 0 the cost of state govern government ent thais the question which the paragraph above suggests suggests to us ind and we think ia II 11 is a que question which should be brought to the attention of 0 the state board ot of equalization our fr from om this and 0 other t her outlying counties might profitably inquire into the matter and we respectfully call it to their attention lon |
