The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-05
TAX CONFERENCE
WILL MEET TO-DAY
Delegates From Many States
Already Are on
Ground.


which meets here to-day in opening
session. and will not personally de-
liver the address on State Comfy
and Taxation" scheduled for this af-
| ternoop. telegram yesterday to
Secretary a. c. Pleydell. OF the as
ISOLATION. states that the Governors
presence will be required at the re-
converting of the New York State Leg
islature Wednesday--a circumstance
| which Will make IT Impossible for him
to come to Richmond as he had hoped.
His address will be read by Lawson
Purdy. president of the New York Tax
Department
Regret is expressed on all sides
mat Governor Dix cannot be here. IN
asmuch as the whole body of dele
yates had looked forward with in :
terest to his coming While his ad-
dress Will not suffer at the hands of
Mt Purdy, an element of disappoint-
inent that the Governor was not here
10 deliver 1t in person viii hardly be
wanting
Governors Coming.
Leaving out the unfortunate In
stance OF Governor Dix. the confer
ence Will not lack representation b.
state Executives. Invitations hav.
neen isuued to every Governor in the
country. and a number of these have
written that they will be here First
oil these TO arrive is Governor Lee
Sruce' of Oklahoma who reached tn,
city yesterday. Others who are cx-
Pected this morning are Governors e.
r. Noel, of Mississippi. j. X Tenner Of
pennsylvania: Cole L. Blease OF Soutt
carolina, and ". L. Glascock, of West
Virginia
Among the Governors who have
written that they Will make every
effort to attend the conference and
hkely Will be here are 4. w. Gtlchrist
OF FLORIDA: Austin l.. Crothers OF
Maryland; James II Hawley. of Idaho.
Chester Fl. Aldrich. OF Nebraska: Tas.
ker l. oddie. of Nevada; r. p. Bass.
OF New Hampshire. and Judson Har-
mon. of Ohio
Forty States Represented
The scope Of the conference may be
inferred from the fact that averages
for the previous four meetings of the
association show that forty States had
delegates present The registration at
tax headquarters last night indicates
that the representation will be quite
as cosmopolitan this year, delegates
having already arrived from such far
of States as Orego. and Idaho and
from Manitoba. in Canada In addi-
ton TO the States, on an average of
twenty five colleges and universities.
and five Canadian provinces. are repre-
sented at the annual conferences
From a liberal registration at the
association headquarters at the Jener-
son Hotel last night. are taken these
names OF few Of the more promi-
ment men who have already arrived:
Allen Ripley Foote, president Of the
International Tax Association. j. c
Pleydeil, corresponding secretary Of;
the association; *. X. Kennon. super
visor Of the new State income tax Of
Wisconsin,: Professor Charles * Bull
lock, Harvard University. Mayor Ross
lyn Cox. OF Middletown, Conn; Judge
Norman s. ellison. Fond du Lac Wis.
who was for ten years chairman Of
that States tax commission; Lawson
Purdey, chairman of the New York
City Tax Department: Col. c. c. Mat
son, chairman of the Indiana State
Tax Commission. Charles D. Galloway.
the Oregon Tax Commission; o. NJ.
Hall. of the Minnesota Tax Commits
sion: Judge John B. Morrill,. OF New
Hampshire. Samuel T. Howe. chairman
Of the Kansas Tax Commission. and j.
w Harris. of the assessment commits
sion of Winnipeg. Canada. Professors
Edwin r. \ Seligman and Jacob Hol-
lander, heads, respectively. OF the de-
partments of political economy of Col
umbia and Johns Hopkins are ex-
pected TO arrive this morning Among
the late arrivals last night was Lieu
tenant-Governor L. w Bliss, or khode
Island.
First Meeting Last Night.
First of the meetings of the con-
ference took place last night. when
the executive committee OF the Tax
Association convened in annual ees-
sion for the consideration Of plans
/ bearing on the work OF the body for
the coming year. The conference will
be formally opened this afternoon at
2 80 by President Foote, after which
Mayor Richardson and Governor Mann
will welcome the delegates TO the city
and State. Responses on behalf OF
the visitors will follow. The first ses
sion will close with the reading Of
Governor DiX's paper and with an adj
dress by y. C. Pleydell. on Tax Leg
islation for the year
Exhibits From Thirty-EIEht states.
In the headquarters of the Tax AS
sociation are displayed exhibits from
thirty-eight States and several Cana
dian provinces. These are chiefly ta-
bles and diagrams Illustrating the tax
rolls of the different States and tn.
kinds of reports required by them
from corporations and individuals. The
States, indeed. have made It point -
be we'll represented at the confer
variably sent to II their highest tax
experts.
In this connection 1t is worth noting
that the delegates to the annual con-
ferences of the association not
necessarily members Of that body.
Delegates are designated by the sew
eral States and universities. who may
or may not be members OF the asso-
citation. Membership is offered these
delegates. but they are permitted the
choice of affiliating themselves with
the organizations or remaining out of
it. The conference is called and ergi-
neered by the International Tax Asso-
| citation, but is attended by delegates
| outside of the body in large num-
| bers as by those within.
! The Social Side.
| Governor and Mrs. Mann will re-
f, ceive the delegates. their wives. and
/ specially invited guests. at the Execu-
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