Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-10
BOOSTER CLUB
ENTHUSIASM
Mills and Allardyce Tell
How to Boom the
Home Trade

Home industries and street paving
was the keynote at the big booster
meeting last night held at the Binnard
theater
The theater building was filled with
enthusiastic boosters of Lewiston ana
Charleston and all phases Of the work
outlined by the club were discussed or
represented by committee reports In
which were many bneflcial sugges-
tions
The meeting was preceded by band
concert by Lewiston's popular musical
organization and one of the pleasing
features of the musical program was
the rendition OF the Greater Lewis
ton" march, composed by Prof. Karl
Baumgaertel
Report on Taxation.
One of the Investigations of the
club which will result in more
good to the Lewiston inter-
ests was presented in the report
of the committee on taxation. The.
policy suggested in this report, If fol-
lowed out, will result in a material re-
duction of taxes which is the one COIL
dition first investigated by prospec-
tive investor.
The following is that portion of the
report which outlines the purposes OF
the committee:
| Under the head Of state, county
| and city warrants and municipal
4,
mttee that an investigation be male
by the assessor of the records of the
county and the city treasurer for the
purpose of ascertaining the names OF
persons holding county and city war
! rants, state, county and municipaI
bonds and that all such warrants end
/ ronds assessabe under the law, 6e
ulaced upon the assessment roll.
| Under the head of judgment for
money 1t Is suggested by the commit
tee that the assessor make application
~ t',a clerk of the district court for
list of all judgments for money in
force and for list of all actions pend
ing based upon assessable property
and all property shown to be assessa-
ble under the law be Immediately
placed upon the assessors roll
continuing: Investigation of the
records of the probate court, judg-
ments rendered therein. and actions
pending, and estates of deceased per-
sons be made, and all property found
10 be assessable unon such investiga-
tion be Immediately placed upon the
J assessment roll.
"Under the head Of insecure credits
, and solvent debts due from others IN
cluding deposits with anv bank or any
banking association: The COMMITTEES
, recommends that application he made
Ito all business houses, wholesale ana
retail banks and firms. including trust
companies bv the assessor, for an in-
\ spection Of their books. especially de-
oosit Iedpers. for the Durnose OF ascer-
tair'ng the amount OF their book ac-
. counts. and promissorv notes held by
such house. firm. trust. hank or corr
noratian. and for the PURPOSE OF obs"
tanning the names OF depositors ana
+he amount OF such denosits. and FOR
the purpose Of discovering any and an
g pronertv subject ~ assaS~rnent bv law.
: .rt Sc further recommended that ths
d assessor forthwith rennrt TO this CONS
Il rntttee. anv version 'rn hank. or cor
e nora tion refusing to comply with tftf
IS above.
a eve further recommend that the az
SCISSOR ascerta,u the nares ~ the uer-
sons tn whom anv taxpaver he's claim
ed an Indebtedness &c on offse+ a"e'nS1
the- assessnent and that such IN
Jehteaness he assessed m the pers ~
or cornnration to whom the taxpaye'
cl9Irns some ~ he due II is fnrthe'
accommodated that No arrn or business
however Ia~oA or srnall he omitted"
noos4 Cor ue--A I-Iustrv.
The addresses of M. D. Mills ana A
Allardyce on home industries and tn
- patronage of home bushes house
q. struck the keynote to the solution o
81 protecting home institutions.
I'd "Cut down your margins and g
lR after a greater volume of business
r. said Mr.. Mills "There is no reascl
why Lewiston cannot sell as cheap,
r. as any other place in the country am
a. whenever people find out that the,
1t can do better in buying here the vol
ye ume of busines VIII come which WI
1T more than offset the cut In prices."
n Mr.. Mills said we should have NOR
-four mills. that the fact thrt there
one mill here should not keep otne
H. millers out.
a. 1--WE should ship the wheat out Q
a. this coustry in the form nf four" rai'
liz Mr Mills. "and as sua. ~ We ~ -