Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-02-08
ASSESSORS IN SESSION
SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE STATE ASSOCIATION
OF COUNTY ASSESSORS
C0EvEEEs HERE.
HELD SMOKER WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Governor Folk and State Officers win
Be Present at Thursdays sss-
sion-Address of Welcome
By Mayor Jones and
Response by Pros
ident .. D.
Brown.
HELD SMOKER WEDNESDAY, NIGHT.

State Association OF County Assessors
was called to order In this city We'd
nesday morning at IL O'Clock by Pres
ident G. d. Brown, OF Pettis county;
about thirty assessors being In atten-
dance. The State Board Of Equiliza-
tion was expected to arrive on the
morning train from Jefferson City,
but owing to some misunderstanding
did not get here; they will doubtless
come tonight or Thursday morning.
Governor Joseph Folk, who is in Han
nibal to-day will also be present
Thursday.
Attorney-G General Herbert S. Had
Hey, who had accepted the invitation
Of the assessors to be present and de-
liver al address, sent word to the
Convention that on account OF serious
illness in his family it would be i'm
possible for him to attend.
The meetings are being held In the
Eagle club rooms In the p~ostoflce
building, and after the invocation by
Rev. A. A. Wallace, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church Of this city,
Mayor e. e. Jones welcomed the as
SCISSORS to the city with the following
words:
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen in
Convention Assembled: ut affords
me pleasure Oh this occasion and at
this time and place, to meet with you.
In my Judgment this is one of the
most important meetings that has
ever been held In our city; the asses
sor's office is the foundation of justice
between the Taxpayers and our State.
Your duty, as / see 1t, is to see that
every piece Of property bears its equal
and just portion Of the taxes due the
State of Missouri, therefore / consider |
the assessors Office the most import
ant Of county offices, and l congratu-
late you upon forming yourselves into
an association for the purpose Of fur
theripg the interests Of the State,
which we all love SO dearly.
"While In Mexico, gentlemen, l in
yite you TO visit our churches and
schools. At the former you will be
met at the doors by able and Cody
pastors. Among the latter is Hardin
College, an Conservatory Of Music, an
institution, founded by our beloved
Governor Charles II. Hardin, devoted
to the education Of young women.
This is n Of the leading schools Of
the west, and is presided over by Prof.
John W. Million and Geo. A. Ross,
men, who as educators, have no su-
periors In the country.
1--WE also want you to visit our Mil
itary Academy, which we think Is
equal to any similar institution in the
State. This is presided owe by Col.
w. D. Fonville, a Cody gentleman
and a scholar.
'Our Public Schools are also first
class, their grades being accepted at
the State University, and pupil from
the Mexico Public Schools with credit
ed grades, may enter the University
without the formality Of an examina-
ton.
Gentlemen, we have three newspap-
ers published here. They give us all
the news, and to them is due thecredit
for the growth and the present thriving
condition Of our city. Mexico, as you
may know, is the "horse center Of the
EARTH. Its the home Of Rex Melon
aid, the highest priced saddle horse
In the world; and last, but not least,
we boast Of more handsome women
than any town in the United States.
Gentlemen, Iextend to you on be-
half Of our citizens a most hearty
welcome; and now commit you to the
care Of our clever and accommodating
assessor, Rufus Jackson. If at any
time / Gan be OF assistance to you
command me freely"
Hon. G. D. Brown, Of Pettis county,
president Of the association, responded
to the words Of welcome in a most
able and eloquent manner. President
Browns address will appear at length
in Thursdays LEDGER, lack Of space
preventing its reproduction in this
issue. The registration OF members
was postponed until later, some Of the
assessors having not yet arrived, and
the convention adjourned until 1:30|
O'Clock In the afternoon.
The following is a list Of those
present, and the counties they repre-
sent:
" Davis, Bowling Green, Pike Co.
Mark Dempsey, Shelby 20.
W A Underwood, Rockport, Co.
TT Noel, Madison, Monroe Co.
ia Jacobsmeyer, Clayton, st Louis
|Co.
TSSummers, Warrensburg, Mo.
W Pitt, Perry, Rails, Co.
FL Pfurr, Hamburg, st Charles, Co.
IA Miller, Marion Co.
| Alex d Petty, Boone Co
e II Chilwood, Carthage, Jasper Co.