The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-04

with the state Officials,
he reported they would be with us at
eleven o'clock. The Governor was
promptly on time and made us a
rousng good talk He charged tho
railroads with conspiracy to try 10
overthrow our state government. he
showed by facts and figures that
they were not paying no more than
their porportionatc share ot taxes
to support the government That the
history Of most all the states that
the middle classes carried the bur
dens Of taxation. He said Il was the
duty Of every citizen and county Of
ficcr to get busy and see that Justice
was done. He also recommended
that whatever assistance the attor-
ney general needed, as far as It was
in our power. TO grant 1t.
The next was an address from the
attorney general. He stated that the
railroads did not claim IN their com
plant filed. that their valuations was
too high. hut the valuations OF '1nd
and personal property was lower IN
proportion than their valuation Hc
says. they are not. and with the as
sistancc of the people he will be- abln
10 prove his assertions lie slys.
President Ripley Of the Santa Fc.
testified ON the stand that their main
line roads i'm the state of Kansas
was worth 100000 per mile That
only by the sigu-board that you
could tel when YOU passed out Of
Kansas into the State of Oklahoma.
That the Oklahoma assessment was
$4,000 per milo and assessed upon
their own statement He asked for
the cooperation of the county attor-
noys and asked that the County Com
missioncrs furnish him an expert ac-
comtant and thought that the next
Legislature would make appropriation
10 reimburse the counties for what
WI bH'N HllSHN w Jul NlN'l - Nh'lb
talk from Deputy state Inspector
Mr.. Garner, meeting adjourned tin
two o'clock p. m.
Meeting was called TO order
promptly a. two o'clock p. m. by
the president.
A resolution was presented by
Robt. F. Scivally and was as follows:
BE it Resolved. by this convention
that n committee of three be ap.
pointed by the president 10 confer
with the Governor and Attorney Gen.
oral relative to the employment OF
an expert accountant and such other
assistance as may be determined IN
by them 10 assist the Attorney Gen.
cral I'm the preparation and trial u!
injunction cases now pending in the
Federal Court against counties to de
feat and delay the collection Cf JUS
taxes for the year 1908. That such
expense be borne by the respective
counties in proportion to tha amount
of taxes involved i'm each county
10 the end that the questions in
volved in said Injunction suits be
determined as soon as possible. anc
that the committee he hereby cmpow
cred to recommend such assistance
as may be determined on.
Before the adoption of said reso
luton motion was made and sec
ondcd, owing TO there being ser 'ra
county attorneys present, It would
he we'll to get their opinion whether
this association had the power {,
pass a resolution and make il bindius
upon counties that are not represent
ed for their pro rata part of the *
pcnsos in test case 70 be deter
mined before the two Federal Judges
to be heard on the 20th Of July 1909
II was their opinion that said reso
luton would not be binding, hu
would be much cheaper 70 each coun
ty. That no county would refuse Il
pay ther pro rata part, and that tn,
resolution of Scivally's should b'
adopted. Upon the question beins
put. said resolution was unanimous
ly dopted.
The chair appointed the following
10 confer with the Governor and \,
torncy General, as follows:
Robt F. Scivally. chairman Carte
county; \. l.. Housner, Wagone
county; c. +. Clark. Lincoln county
The chair instructed the commit
tee 10 get in conference with tn
Governor and the Attorney Genera
and 10 take immediate action alon.
/ the lines Of the resolution, and I,
make report at the next regula
meeting.
The following members paid thci
/ quarterly dues:
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