The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-14
NATIONAL
TAXATION
Being Considered In Conference
Of Officials From All Parts
Of the Country
Special to Daily Panhandle.

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. l2,-With
the governors of several states and
hundreds OF tax commissioners, tax
alton investigators and administra-
tors, university professors, senator's
congressman, legislators and econom-
ic authorities In attendance, the ma
tional conference on state and local
taxation opened here today under
the auspices of the National Tax asso-
citation. Delegates have been appoint
ed by the governors OF nearly all
states and territories IN response to
the invitation of Governor Andrew
l.. Harris, OF Ohio, and all parts Of
the country are well represented at
the conference. The sessions will
extend through four days,
The object OF the conference ia to
attract national attention to the sub
ject OF taxation. The tax laws Of the
states are widely at variance and II
is hoped to devise remedies for this
lack of uniformity and for the APP
parent evils OF the present systems
Of taxation.
In addition to papers and addresses
by government and state officials and
representatives of various tax reform
and single tax associations, the tax
alton problem will be discussed by
leading economic authorities from all
the important universities and col
leges OF this country and Canada.
Among the educational institutions
represented are the universities OF
Chicago, Wisconsin, California, Yale,
Harvard, Columbia, North Dakota,
North Carolina. Nebraska, Texas
Colorado, John Hopkins, Pennsylva-
mia, Iowa, New York, Montana, Min
nesota, Kansas, Maine and Georgia.
Among the commercial and other or.
CARNATIONS which have sent delegates
are New York State Tax Reform as
ISOLATION, Ohio Tax league, Massa-
chusetts Single Tax league, League
of Municipalities, American Bar as
ISOLATION, National Grange and Amer
lean Society of Equity.
The purpose which It is hoped to
accomplish by means OF the present
convention are: To secure an au-
thoritative and exhaustive discussion
of the subject of state and local tax
alton in all its details; to produce a
volume of proceedings containing the
best thought of those who, by rea.
son of theri special educational train
ing and practical experience, are
qualified to speak with authority up
on the specific branch of the sub
iect they may elect TO discuss; to
furnish to the members of the leg
islatures of the various states con-
crete, up-to-date statement Of the
economic and business principles
that should be applied in state and
local taxation, to be used as a guide
for their action when considering
proposals to improve the tax laws Of
their respective states and in the
administration of the same; to Sc
cure the application of correct econ
omic and business principles in all
tax legislation, and thus develop a
high degree of uniformity in the tax
laws of the various states; by Sc
curing uniformity in state tax laws,
to eliminate the evils of change in
legal residence and in the location
OF business undertakings induced by
difference in state tax laws, and to
create conditions Of high value in aid
OF the affective and economical man
agement OF the financial affairs Of
all state and local governments.