Show annual convention of state farm fam bureau sevier county farm bureau was very well represented at the annual convention of utah state farm bureau held at salt lake city january 12 13 and 14 the following delegates from the sevier organization were in attendance D P jensen J E heppler F L rigley erastus peterson A W magleby H C larson abe hansen 0 B olson olsen and county agent holmstead the attendance ten danco from the different counties of the state made up a large and representative meeting twenty three counties were represented some most interesting meetings were conducted where extremely vital problems pertaining to agriculture were considered among tho the chief questions considered was taxation the farm bureau organization went on record as determined to work tor for a more fair and just methot for determining valuation of agricultural ri property based upon earning power of the article to be assessed also a resolution was passe passed 4 and a committee selected to help draft an income tax law tor for consideration by the next legislative session the farmers think it no more than fair that the salaried people who own but little if any property should help pay a portion of the taxes to support the county and state governments and institutions cooperative marketing was also discussed by 0 E bradfute vice dent of the national farm bureau federation era tion from ohio mr bradfute referred to a number of cases where the ohio farm bureau was market marketing ng livestock grains and wool directly I 1 from producer to manufacturer thus ahns eliminating the many costly commission agencies P F R marshall secretary national Wool growers association discussed the present status of the he said that with the recently enacted tariff measures the consequent rise in price and an increase in demand for the product the outlook at this time is very encouraging he explained in detail the emergency tariff law on wool enacted during the last session of 0 congress and discussed prospects for the passage of 0 a permanent tariff bill at the reorganization of 0 the state farm ra rm bureau the following officers were elected ephraim ephraem bergeson Cor cornish hish cache county was chosen president to succeed D D mckay daid N beal ephraim Ep braim sanpete county ca anty vice president al K jacobs weber county secretary john F burton garland national representative and L K bunell provo director the newly elected together with the county presidents held several executive meetings during friday and saturday to try and work oil out I A program of work for or the c coming I 1 year |