The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-06-03
MEETING OF
TAX ASSESSORS
VERY SUCCESSFUL SESSION WAS
HELD AT mUsKooEE.
W. n. Roberts Of Ardmore Elected
Preaident-hli Railroads 10 Be
Assessed 100 Cents on the Dol.
Isr-NeNt Meeting at Tulsa.

held In the To'ms ~ the Commercial
club Thursday The meeting was call
I'd 10 order by J. s Knisely. assessor
of this city. al ten o'clock. He stated
the object Of the meeting. after which
he introduced the president of the Mus
kogce Commercial club. a. G. Trumbo.
who made an able address 10 he con.
vention.
Mr.. Trumbo then announced the
program Of entertainment for the az
tcrnOon. which wns trip to Hyde
Park and a boat ride of the Arkansas
river. Mr Trumbo's address was re.
Hponded TO by Mr. Ciinord Perry of
wiiburton. who entertained the meet
ing In an intelligent manner in place
of II w Dick d Ardmore. who was
down Tor this number on the pro.
gram. A. the conclusion Of Mr. Per.
rvs address. the convention got down
90 real business.
J. l. Knisely acted as temporary
president and w. = FearnsidSs as
Temporary secretary Besides the as.
sossorH there were noticeable many
Representatives of the railroads and
others. part OF whom are as follows:
8. NJ. English Of Dallas. general mana.
ger Of the Postal Telegraph and Cable
company: general attorney for the
Postal telegraph. A. o. Mcl.aurin; tax
commissioner for the VI. X. n T. road
with headquarters al Dallas. Mr. G
x shirwin. tax commissioner of the
Gould's roads with headquarters In
ST Louis. s l. Highlcyman, and G
T. Jackson. general attorney for the
NJ. X. A. T. road for the Indian Terri
tory and oklahoma
The assessors were an intelligent
bunch Of representative men, each
seeking for Information with the In
tention Of arriving nt q just and equal
basis Of taation TO all
The chairman appointed commit.
tee of ave on credentials as follows:
Chas. E. Murphy Of Duncan. chair
man: g. w. Castecl. Wagner; r. l.
Coleman. stglor; W r. Roberts Ard.
more. ana j. +. Wood OF Ada. Just
before the recess for the noon hour
the committee reported the following
In substance: That all Of the assess
ors or their duly elected representa-.
tiycs Of all the towns Of the Indian
Territory be allowed seat and n
vote In the convention The report of
the committee was accepted and the
committee discharged.
The convention then proceeded with
the election OF permanent officers as
follows; President, W. II Roberts.
Ardmorc vice president. Chase Com
stock. Fort Gibson. secretary, c. L.
Elkins. Sulphur, treasurer, J. l.
Knlscly. Muskogco: executive commit
tee. Geo W. Evans, Okmulrcc; T.. l..
Eslcy. Tulsa, II L. saddlcr, Coolrate;
c. A. Wells SlllisawT and II. /. cole
man. Stlglcr
Committee on bylaws, c. Il. Muir
ply. Duncan; Robert Elder Briftow;
e. W. Cnuc,l Wagner; II. l. sad
dlcr. Coalpatc, aud Z II Mobcrly, Hol'
dcnylllc Committee ON resolutions,
W. Y. DWcy, Uas-l, y +. Wood,
Ada, aud G. II. Perry. Wilburton The
committee ON resolutions reported In
substance that II was the sense of the
convention for immediate statehood
for Indian Territory ana oklahoma
aud the removal Of the restrictions
from the lands OF the Indians ot the
SO tribcs
At the afternoon session the meet.
ing was entertained by addresses by
the following persons G. L. Jackson
G. n. Haskell Clarence II. Douglas
w. u Booth =. Mosely Capt Ira T.
Reeves. G. c. Ayers, \ Richmond, +
G. Hubbard. Judgc McIaurcn Chas. G
watts,
Tulsa was then ,'lcctod as tho
nent meeting place
At the night session a final agree
ment was reached as 20 the valuation
that shall be placed on railroad prop
critics, For main line the maximum
Is $4,000 and the minimum $4,000
Side tracks. maximum $1,000, mini
mum $500. All other railroad prop
crty TO be assessed 100 cents on th'
dollar actual cash value.
All hrc insurance companies are {,
he taxed
Telegraph and telephone companies
are 10 be taxed at actual cash yalu
alton in towns.
The assessors decided that the mos
euuable manner Of taxation on al
property. corporate and private, is ac