The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-09
TAX CONFERENCE
ELECTS OFFICERS
Allen Ripley Foote Again Chosen
to Head Important
Association.
CANADA is ELIMINATED
Name Changed to National
Meeting OF Special Value
to Virginia.

With the election of officers and the
Incorporation into the constitution OF
several important changes. the fifth
annual conference of the international
Tax Association came to close yes
terday at noon. Ohiccrs of the assoc
citation declare that the Richmond
meeting was among the best attended
and successful ever held by the tax
men. the attendance from the South
ern States being especially gratifying.
Coming to Virginia at time when
the State is graphing with momen-
tous tax problem of her own. the con-
ference just closed is regarded as
meaning much TO the local Tax Com
mission ana to the satisfactory solu-
tion of the state tax difficulties. y
number OF the addresses dealt with
problelns of local and county taxa
ation-the phase of the question with
which Virginia is at present chiefly
concerned.
New Officers.
y nominating committee appointed
by President Foote returned the fol-
lowing slate which was unanimously
ratified President. Allen II. Footc.
Columbus. o.. Vice President, Lawson
Purdy. president of the Department OF
Taxes and Assessments Of New York
City: Treasurer. Holster Copeland,
president City National Bank. Colum-
bus, o.. Secretary. y. c. Pleydell. New
York
The committee also named the fol-
lowing to compose the executive COM
mittee; l.. +. Noel. Governor of Mis-
sissippi: Mills p. Haugcn. of the Wis
consin Tax Commission; Samuel Lord.
Minnesota Tax Commission; Charles ".
Gaiioway; Oregon Tan Commission;
mission: William II. Corbn, Connect
cut Tax Commission; Alfred i. Hol-
comb. assistant secretary American
Telephone and Telegraph Company.
~ "a fr-
ginia Tax Commission. and Professor
James z; Boyle. of North Dakota.
constitutional Changes.
The most important constitutional
change adopted at yesterdays meeting
was that eliminating the Dominion Of
Canada from active membership in the
action the name of the association was
ordered changed from the Interna-
uonal to the National Tax Association
The move was taken because of the
Canadian methods Of tax adminiStra-
ton. which renders concerted action
by the two countries extremely Diff
officially represented AT future con-
fercnces By honorary delegates. The
association elected yesterday as hon
orary members from the Dominion
Colonel y. j. Matheson. Provincial
Treasurer of Ontaria. and ]. w. Har-
ris. Tax Commissioner of Winnipeg.
Minor changes were Incorporated IN
,'e SoiiStltutlpl proNlulng Tor an eN-
larged executive committee of twelve
members to include the three chief
executive officers, and for changing
the end of the fiscal year of the as
ISOLATION from August 81 to June 30
Cosmopolitan Attendance.
Lhe registration book at headquar-
ters shows that 100 accredited dele
gates were IN attendance at the con-
ference, representing thirty-hve States
In addition to State representa- ives.
there were present delegates from n
number of large universities and col
l.geS and two Canadian provinces ).
While the conference can lay no claim
to cminence in point OF numbers. il
can rightly do so in respect of distin-
Euishcd personnel. with practically
every delegate an expert and scholar