The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-11
OPPOSED TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX
Says Proposed Law Would Be Invasion of States
Prerogatives and Rights; Reviews Various State
Institutions at Length; Recommends Four
Year Terms for Sheriff and Clerk;
Wants Public Utilities Board

nue. laws. and they can be largely righted
without the assistance OF such a commits
sion, l Invite your careful consideration
OF these matters. The correction OF these
faults In our present system, and the fix.
Ing of uniform valuation basis OF real
estate. personal property and improve.
ments for purposes of assessment VIII
result in reduction of the levy. II can
not result otherwise
/ believe that the reduction of county.
city and town levies is an imperative ne
cessity and that laws should be passed
further restricting such levies. The aver
age man of means who looks toward Utah
as a field for investment is shocked when
he learns the rate OF levy and is un
favorably impressed when he ascertains
the assessed valuation.
Semi-Annual Collection.
In connection with taxation matters. I
desire, at this time, 10 recommend to the
Legislature the adoption of an amend
ment providing for the semi-annual COL
have given this matter much thought and
am impressed with the fact that such a
provision viii he welcomed by the people
OF the state generally. as 1t will tend to
lessen the hardship ofttimes involved In
raising the entire tax at one time. In
addition TO this, the semi annual pay
mSnt of taxes VIII obvlate the necessity
OF tho state ard OF loan commissioners
borrowing money to meet the current eS-
penses OF state administration as Is usu-
ally the case from May 10 the time taxes
become available.
From the report Of the state auditor.
you will observe that the estimated reve-
nue. 10 he derived from all sources for
credit OF The general fund. for the calen-
der years 1911 and 1912, is placed at 81
5ll. 1872. The estimated amount TO be
expended therefrom as per the estimates
furnished by the heads OF state depart
ments. boards of control OF the respec-
tive state institutions, together with esti-
mates otherwise supplied by the state
~ Ity- SG CHI n
Of estimated requirements over estimated
revenues of stSGS7S.l3 In the estimates
OF requirements. no allowance has been
made for expenditures for improvements
of highways and bridges. except $4,000
carried by special act and provided to be
expended under the supervision Of the
state road commission.
Some Deficits Remain.
Included in the estimated expenditures
required for the coming biennial period
are the following deficits as authorized
by the state board of examiners in the
years 1903 and 1910 for the payment OF
which I recommend appropriations:
State Mental hospital-Purchasc
Of additional farming land .......S 6:OVU
State board OF land commission
crs-Lnnd board expense ..,...., 5000
State auditor-Coutingent expenses 500
Commissioner of insurance-Con-
tingcnt expenses ......s..s,ss... 9ou
State board OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ties ......... .,s... ......-,ss- 3uO
State engineer
irrigation contingent ,.-.-...... $500
Engineers contingent ...,.e...,. 400
Attorney generalIContinsent en- -oo
stale sGnSVs coal mine inspector.con-
tingent expenses .,.,,, .--.s...-. lou
Total ...... ...... .....-.-.,... S22,0oO
II is apparent. Therefore. that judg-
ment must be exercised in the appropria-
tions which are made for the coming
two years. / have endeavored 70 enumer-
ate the appropriations asked by the
various departments OF state with COM
mcnt as To the necessities therefor. The
legislature should understand that the
business of the state in all the DEPART
venture the assertion that, taken as
whole. the cost of administration Of state
government In Utah is as low, IL not
lower. than the cost of administration of
any other state In the union when the
legitimate and necessary demands upon
the treasury are considered and the eff
cheney Of administration is taken into
consideration,
| cannot too strongly urge the neces-
sity OF impartiality In making provision
for the various institutlons and depart
stitution should be singled out for favor
able or unfavorable treatment at your
hands You must consider the state
whole. and provide according to neces-
stiles and the funds at your disposal.
Education.
What Utah has done and is doing for
education is story in whose telling
every citizen OF the state takes Just
pride. The present efficiency and high
standard OF our educational system in
wolves the history OF individual and COM
munlty sacrifice. Our property owners.
and especially those OF the larger centers.
have carried n burden OF taxation that
the people OF very few sections OF the
United States have been called upon tn
meet In addition to the revenues from
special school levies. the general funds
OF the state have been expended in large
measure In the interests of education,
and today arc confronted with tho
astounding fact that the tlblic school
funds derived from all sources and eN
pended Tor elementary. special snd higher
education in Utah during 1909 and 1910.
reached the total tcnormous. in view OF
our population and limited public revc-
uue) of s6.S1S.77l.l9. In the interest of
The common schools. 81. Sol, 1922 was eX-
pended The higher institutions. the
state school for the deaf and blind and
the industrial school expended SS57 .03l.9I
From mn annual expenditure In 1896 of
5000 g55 50 for the support OF the common
schools with IL school population OF 1888.
the expenditures have steadily Increased
until in 1910. with school population OF
l0i. SIC. there was expended S3.iS2,S1429.
The valuation OF common school property
has grown durln. this same period from