The Springdale news., 1909-09-03
1. M. BURGE
 APPOINTED. NAMED As MEMBER OF STATE TAX COMMISSION
APPOINTMENT A SURPRISE.
Appeintee Prominent Member of Farmers Union and Resides
 Near Sprinsdale

M. Burge of SpringdaIe was appointed member of the State Tax Commission on Wednesday of last week by Governor Donaghey, the following mention Of which is from the Little Rock Gazette:
 L. NJ. Burge of Benton county. member of the Executive Committee Of the Farmers Union was yester- day appointed member ot the State Tax Commission by Governor Donaghey. Mr Barge will succeed Dr. Avery E. Moore, who recently resigned from the commission. The appointment took effect immediate lv and Mr. Burge spent yesterday with the Tax Commission, familiari- zing himself with his duties With the appointment of Mir. Burge the commission is now planning to leave next week for a thorough canvass of the entire state, the state be- ing divided into three sections for convenience, each commissioner to aever one entire section. gathering data 10 be'used in coming confer ences with county equalization boards.
 The appointment of MT. Burge was a complete surprise to many It was anticipated that the governor would appoint man from north west Arkansas, but MT. Burge's name had not been mentioned pub liely in connection with the place.
 NIT. Burge was born January 24. 1869. in Prentiss county. Miss. He was educated there and also studied for three years at the University of Mississippi. He taught school in Mississippi until 1891 He taught school in Monroe county from Feb ruary Of that year until December. He then returned to Mississippi In 1893 he taught school in Jack son and Graighead counties this state lie again returned to Miss issippi From there he went to west Texas. where he bought and sold land He moved back to Ark ansas several years ago and has re sided in this state since then. He bought a fruit farm in Benton county, three miles from Springdale in Washington county. and has lived on that farm for the past several years.
 Mir. Burge is now serving his second year as member of the Executive Committee of the Ark ansas Farmers Union He has nev- CT before held any public office in Arkansas. Whether he can continue to be member of the Executive Committee of the union has not been decided yet Mr Burge ex plained yesterday that the laws of the union forbid and officer from entering into politics, Whether the office of commissioner would be considered a matter of politics is to be decided
 While living in Mississippi MT Burge served as a member q the legislature Of that state fer eight years
 His experience n the req! estate business in Texas Is expected to prove of great value to him as a tax commissioner when t comes to the assessment of lands
 Nr Burge stated yesterday that he had not decided whether or not he will move his family to Little Rock
 Chairman Hampton of the rom mission will leave today for trip on which he will gather data to he used by the commission in coming conferences with county equaliza- tion boards All three members of the commission will leaee next week in different directions. gath ering similar data Commencing tn second week in September they will start out to cover the entire state and will confer with the county equalization boards Of every county They will strive to equalize taxes locally in the various counties pre- paratory to bringing about state equalization The commission will meet as a state beard Of eqaaliza- tion the second Monday in Noyem- her
 
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