The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-01

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WHtTE AND u y ION Y 4 4 u
hsn Hon N, Bs White was gogss
snor ob 4 the tats he NJ the wheels!
In motion whereof form became
a raaI and Vital tical entity Ia this
iats Heibelle yedsinl " 2aeart and soul.
fls called ~ specialSsession 81 The .e s.
lsiat.ire torE the purEose Of adoptlngza
l,issS taS system q was cons defed;a
rash stepsby{ some and d depltrable
one W. others as Il general election
was so near ID hand! But the near:
ness es lection was probably sstbessalE;;
i NATION 81 the movement, II made sthq
Legislators feel the esponsiDllity pf
4 thelr& acton Az any raj q new laws
were passed and the e Nice 3of State
q lax commits ionet was create There
9isSgas much speculate ton sasi 70 WHO would
s$beS Sentrpstea$ with; the difficult and
4 trying task Of tuatigtrtttfrg the new
syslsm. Later Cbas;s w. Dillon was
itsehosen;andloW afterltwp{y years of con:
spicfolis service che resigns and THE
sponsor of the system, the one who
all more Sthaasany one else 10 bring
Into being, has been appolnted'.as
The second tax commissioner. With
sthis Sintrodu ctioaS We desire 10 let the
iarleston News. Known, 70 be none
l 100 friendly to tax reform Or Its adj,
yocates, speak q the two men: whom
inc now haye3unler consideration. The
SfaewsE s5fS Saturday. said ( x I Il
Hon. e. Dillon the retiring Tay
Gommissioner, was appointed by for:
srnerI governor White during the close
of his term u.s. chief executive, of the
State md ~ is3 now's.a coincidence
that he assumes the duties Of tne. Of
S3ficeS to which he appointed Mr. Dillon:
During more than two years OF Mr..
4 Dillon services as the head Of the
taxs departnient at the State house,ihe
done more to firmly establish the
new tax laws INVEST ,yirginia than
4 any other man.
Y His ability as a lawyer hrs served
Hin VII ia5 directing $thei course Of
the Sreform movement III this
>t.,s6a tie devotion he has rem
defsd ShlsS office has not been reward,
fhs salary II $1,000 which the
isoalce pays; The service $heshas rem;
sderedf the STATE, hadtit been d \ Iiy5
\ sslaseaals ege, would lAye made .htm;Ea
man sbut he shas gone about
his WORK fin{ The pursuit Of Ills duties,
dsseldom has ne lost that for which
The eoRtenaed The changing OF ID
States system Of taxation from ono
form 10 another: isF3a task that no
ssi N With less experience than5Alr
Dillon could 5iestiiy$to. He has labor.
constantly day and night 10 per;
sfect the new system Of taxation, and
ISShes retlress from office with the pres.
Y ent tax laws firmly: established with
the people, AFTER q contest that has
tappeared before the courts Of The
4 State several times. u U
sG5i lAsj;i q lawyer Mr., Dillon stands It
he5head Of his profession, and is. con,
sfceded to be one Of the ablest In the
State: That governor White was
very fortunate toSsecure for this new
Office the services Of such an able
lawyer thoroughly In accord with
Sthe2new! tax laws was one Of the best
istrokes lof fortune that has ever come
sSstas the former, or the, present admin:
istration in This State. A less ener.
.getic man would have; been caught
In tha5swirll otithe elements that have
I: opposed tax reform and likely have
4 gone down 10 defeat. Not so with
Mr.. Dillon. He stood up and battled
to keep the old !haphazard, misshapen
u tax laws. buried until the new laws
had q t:ial, and his success points out
+ the wisdom Sof; his move. Mn Dillon
will continue@t to make his home 1t
III Fayetteville, and will enjoy one of
the most lucrative Inv practices Of
Y any attorney in the State. Besides
an immense private practice he Is
the attorney for the New River Com.
sgpany, the second largest coal com.
s5pany;in the State.
Former governor A. B. White, who
4 succeeds MIR. Dillon, as State tax com.
\, 1 4 missioner, is one Of The biggest men
in the State to-day. Since he was sue.
( ceeded BY Governor Dawson in the
suhernatortaf chair, he has made his
a home at Parkersbnrg. and until
y about q week ago was the manager
S{;of the agents Of the Southern States
Mutual Life Insurance company, in
q coaiaaction with his other duties as