Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-22

The following communication wa
read from the banks,

read from tue uahhf'
To the board of Equalization;
gentloinen. The undersigned national
and her banks, In behalf OF themselves
AMI their shareholders respectively, re-
,necfnlly roprpscnt; The property o.
and shares In snid banks have been as
1es-oi higher than monied and other
eapltal In the hands 81 individual and
other corporations. such oNcesa OF
valuation upomies us discrlminn-
lion against your petitioners 20 the
oStont of from . 10 10 per cent. Monioi
canitnl IN all forms loaned out ON foal
esiue recently II entirely exempted rom
taxation. Tho value Of such monicd
oanitnl IA ssvnTal million dollars. Your
patitionefs are Informed aud believe that
certain private banks are assessed only
for a small percentage of the Nnlue OF
tlle capital employed In their banking
business. Real ostato and mnrchandi 80
IN tho hands of individuals and coiporn-
ilons arc also assessed, not ut their aNual
cash value, but u uniform rate much
lower; while the shares representing tho
capital employed by your petitioners are
assessed alta rate cqunl "a or exceeding
fholr actual murku. value. Tho osress-
mont notlccs, showing tho amount OF as
,essmcnt against your petitioners aud
NMtlf hlAFtUNANNNH wv aNAAA' hhhNAhA
and mado part Of this petition.
Your petitioners uro Informed and be-
love thai by reason Of tho discrimination
against them ns aforesaid such asseas-
monn are erroneous aud Illegal. Your
petitioners oiier 10 pay such proportion
Ufsuch assessment ~ may be equitable
aud Just as compared with the assess
inunis on moniud capital In the hands OF
individuals, n your honorable body VIII
abale The residue. II such abatement Is
denied Il may DO necessary for your petit
toners to resort TO other legal stops to
render abortivo the attempted discrimi-
nation against thuni.
Your petitioners AK that time may
le fixed whom your petitioners may
have an opportunity 10 furnish evidence
oi tho tuh of tho statements herein con-
tdnel aud 10 present other and additions
o. reasons why they should have relief.
Desoret National Hank,
state Bank OF Utah,
Deserol Savings hank,
Utah Commercial a Savings Bank,
Utah National Bank,
National Bank OF the Republic,
Union National Bank.
Bank Of Commerce,
American National Bank,
Commercial National Bank.
ny J. ;. Sutherland aud Ruwlins &
enehlow, their attorneys.
Horn moved that the attorneys be
heard on the 2ith Of the month.
Moran said the bankers should come
upindiyidually like other people--likt
he poor wldows-Rnu he didn't want
bheAr their attorneys.
folland conceded with Moran.
~ a.
v'nsera NIL at one doso, but eaid they
sn9alacome oneby one.
nom said the argument Of one banh
sas Tho argument Of nil, and could
10y zee the sense In asking eight or tor
.ansen TO come and waste their time
snl Tue time Of the Council.
Looibourow thought an attorney
.Oulu PRESENT the care In n more lucid
,h,hntr than the bankers could indi
Moh moved that the matter DO re.
.eifeu TO the assussOr and the city at
,elhey, TO report Monday night, anC
'ne motion was carried.
A Wall OF WOE.
me following was read by the TO
.yIuei and caused considerable laugh.
VT, aller which 1t was referred for in
Vestigaton.
40 'he Board of Equalization:
.,M ! am too old and blind TO run abou
in sn wy. VIII try to toll you my trou nlol
ma ,I u,ler' The assessor has not visited
uM year, although / have heard q
nnst ueihg twice on tho block, so / an
Suaue TO sny by what rulo have beer
y,seu' My lot is much DEPRECATED h
hsvny lh9 railroad passing by IL. Ais,
He uebt Oi $1,000 against il. which
i mn , ,nlns ! should pay taxes on. Ther
in 1n, faxed 600 ON improvements. NJ,
emtlus consists OF two
uvl adobe house built fortv.tw,
t 's ago, and has from one 10 thre,
si, waller IN tho cellar evory stinme
nrs. v N.Y. sMi Lake Il Jordan Canal wa
the agseai which has tailed 10 improy,
,no ounuh'i0n much. / nnposa an,
,,s,, uiyihs my place would consider n
n improvement 10 have the ininrove
nropo nus removed. Then there ia nersonn
Wbst,eiI'{ $3.50 lam ~ loss 10 Know
he e' ! nave been taxed Tor, M nv firm,
lnvo y Inns l'ns. ly ~ old as my house. and
pgo inning outside Of my honae exoep
M, =, tm yoang chickens which ~.
chicken thloi IL paticniiv reit
can WI ihanksgiying Day 10 come so h
to,s W. taeul A. ho has done tv,loo be-
w. ~ family consists of thron ,,ido ~