Show DEMAND REDUCTION IN TAXES A campaign of 0 investigation has been on in the state of utah for sa some me months mainly conducted by the state stale farm bureau this organization is speaking for the farmers ot of the zate tate and started in to secure e a 25 cent reduction in the assessment met ot of tarm farm property A a part of their campaign they hav been active in bringing pressure res to bear upon public officials land especially upon school boards and officials to make every effort effort to reduce expenditures and thereby malc it possible to reduce taxation speaking for the farmers heir effon 3 along the line of eco economy I 1 omy have met with a hearty response and their educational campaign has been quite effective TI als constitution ot of the state pro vidos that all property shall be as equally closer analyses of tile the crual assessment on farm property which in the main represents only a fraction of the assessed valuation of 0 the state shows that it is no now assessed far below full value tia demand Is being made in bielan that farm property be assessed at only cent ot of its cash while all other property Is to be a hessed cent on the dollar as the laws in some states require As a matter of practical experiences full value tax laws are dead let tors in every state having them like other property such as live stoc steel orchards and umber fember lands their full value and cash kaiue value is very variable depending upon the mar et demand in utah as aa in some other s tates states an tort will be made to enact and secure the adoption in the legislature or by direct vote of the people of what Is known as a graduated income tax it Is doubtful it if any west rn state having large undeveloped resources and great natural wealth that depends upon outside capital and investment tor for development will seriously ugly consider enacting a state income tax on top ot of a federal income tax internal revenue taxes and state and local property rand and in fit many cities occupation taxes the federal baxes taxes falling upon all states alike do not dis crini nate against capital in any one state as a state income tax would do |