The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-19
BOARD DESIRES
HONEST TAXATION
Large and Small Stock Owners
Should Bear Their Equal
Burden.
OFFICERS SHOULD
EXERCISE MORE CARE
Real Estate Having Increased in
Value, Should Be Assessed
Accordingly.

The state board OF earslizs ton pur-
su2nt To custom. has submitted 10 the
county commissioners and county as
SCISSOR a communicat ton containing
number OF suggestions and recommen-
dutiohs relative TO the assessment for
general taxes for 1910. In part the com
munIcntion says.
The board desires to work in har-
mony and fo-opcratio top with the 2nic'oie
the end that a JUST and equitable assess
mcnt shall he made. and that once made
10 make changes that viii necesststa the
labor and expense OF readiustment Of
The TAX rolls Accordingly we have TO
ows Ranse @ sheep $50 % per head; range 1e
cattle, 81 per head. horses at their cash
value which We think should he higher
mich cows. not less than $40 per head.
Wc renew, our suggestions Of last year
Ga The effect that l,loodcd livestock be
assessed for what II is worth,
The board desires 10 especially en-
phasize the necessity OF assessing the full
number OF all livestock. According 10 The
u has been customary. 10 assess the
farmer or other small owner having
stock 81 home. with every animal he
owns. but 10 allow the stockman with
cattle and horses on the range To es-
rspe with an assessment Of from - l."
30 per cent of his actual number. and the
This Is msnifestly, an injustice to the
small owner. az well as 10 the owners Of
other classes Of property. sud inasnluch
as the only remedy In the hands of this
board is 10 Increase or decrease by
classes. thus enlarsinG and perpctuatipg
the injustice already done, we urge YOU
10 see 70 IL TINT justice is done by the
original assessment or by the county
hoard OF equalization. We affirm that il
Is comparatively easy matter for COUNTY
assessors to have accurate knowledge OF
assessment. If they will only get out Of
the habit Of allowing the owners Of live
call attention TO the fact that last year
The valuation placed upon bees varied IN
different counties from 81 10 S5.25 per
colony. aud recommend n uniform valua-
tion OF 81, Swine varied from $2.42 per
head In one county 10 s5 So In another
and We recommend a valuation of 81 and
Real estate has very materially in
creased in value throughout the state
curing the past three years, yet the
schedules for assessment remain prac-
iirally the same from year To year. and
the board calls attention 10 The fact that
M, burdens of city. county and state en-
ments. increased population. the demand
for Improved and enlarged educational
taclhteS; etc; can only be met by a
reasonable and legitims te increase of val
nations. Real estate should bear IL Just
snare OF this increase, both as farm and
fruit lands, and as city property. On
the ia"c OF the returns Of some OF the
county auditors 10 this board the columu
showing money assessed has been left
blank such auditors having. however
included money under the heading of per
sonal property not otherwise cnumerat-
ed For compariSon and Uniformity the
division should be made and all property
should be listed under the proper head
Ing. In conclusion. the board suggests
TO the boards of county oommi ss toner's
OF the state the adVlsahility OF fixing all
their dates as county boards of equali-
zation earlier than June 20. so the va
rious county auditors may have ample
nm" IN which to prepare their abstracts
OF assessment for this board and fur
nish same at this office not later than
the .trst Monday in July. as required by