New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

courses Of the State and upon these depends '"e
water supply for rivers and Ssnan upcn the
nreservaticn Of our forests. and our commerce de-
the competition ana and fnfn Vers It is
Vital Importance that forests shall be sS,nT OF
the nroyisons Of the State Constitution relating
thereto shall be enforced; ,,,o, ia Of the opinion
that Individual responsibility and indivduai ,h
countabity In all executive dePa ,hn H reaus
o.d'e hoN hat no reason exists why that prin-
ciple might not be applied with advantage u G,ata
aJm,nistratiye work of the forests OF me Sta,,e'
this Convention respectfully requests the Lesis
lature consider the prarreN Of nnw laws or by
amending existing laws 10 the attainment
end
TO ASSIST THE WATERWAYS
One Of the most necessary improvements TO the
rresen. canal system all the speakers al the co"-
yent,on have said is that terminals should De p'o-
vided The convention therefore passed by d "''""'
imous vote the following resolution
psso,ved That the people Of the State OF New
York having provided free waterway across 'aI i
State connecting rh the srsa1 here with the Atlantic
a, ia greatest ha rbor, the Bay OF New-lo,k ~
entitled to the provision Of the most a'''p'e
Further. That the Dock Department Of the vlry
VI Wav The most ample accommodation for Packaase
and other freight for transmission by cana r,,,c
works and the Canal Board he requested TO facii,
tate the creation OF canal terminals IN me Elis
Basin Buffalo in which location the state OWE
nroperty admirably adapted for the same ana
thereby encourage the expenditure OF pt,va'e
Ike a nont Of free contact. or Tree tTdliS-
fer storage between the vast lake marine on me
one hand and canal craft on the Sner az ooassntia
to restoration OF prosperity 10 the Canals % '"0
State
Speeches were made taxation at the STATE
Commerce Convention tonight by Lawson furuS
and G. Waldo Smith both Of New-fork
The convention passed resolutions In favor OF the
Pan-American Exhibition and of a permanent coi"
mercial exhibition in New-York
The following resolution proposed by the Com
mittee on Taxation also adopted
Resolved That the disparity IN the taxation
Of banks and trust companies shroud he equa N
That the driving Of thousands Of millions OF New.
York capital TO other States 70 lncorpp'a reyenme
is ar absurdty which cannot be TOO soon rened ct
by making our tax laws ana fsyoTabe as
those Of New-Jersey 100000, t.,
production and trade should be exempt from taxa IA
ZION 10 the end that manufacturers may ~ ue
veloped, labor kept fully employed ana nome
market created for our farm products: , a.o.o
That inequality In the assessment OF real estate
Is ssfG o resdv he evil his convention adopts
the recommendation made again and again oy tne
that in assessing real estate the value OF me ,al
and of the improvements thereon sno sny years in
the city Of Buffalo. and in several nelehpo'l"s
States; ,or n,,cb The
State provides so large part OF It's revenue d ,h
the taxation of corporations inheri'ances anu ti,
sale of liquor should be enlarged ny f9r si,cd
taxes until the whole amount required IS produreu
That nasmuch the attempt TO Directly aIse -
and tax personal property has never beeh dpis T..
each more than a very small proportion or H.
and has produced great inequality ana n]us hT n
the TAXATION Of that which has been reached. IL
is our opinion that II would he better TO entlrey
exempt such personal property from direct taNa,,
tion leaving real estate, without any HlcredSe'
burden 10 be taxed for local purposes only.
The convention then finally adjourned. Another
State Commerce Convention will probably he held
next year.