The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-07
CONSIDER TAXES
ON CORPORATIONS
INTERNATIONAL TAX CONFERENCE
HOLDS INTERESTING SESSIONS
At JEFFERSON.
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THREE MEETINGS HELD
DD. FREEMAN TELLS OF VIRGINIA,
PROFESSOR RnrNnLsy. OF rows,
ANB ~. kENNAN, or
WISCONSIN.
THREE MEETINGS HE'LL

Taxation OF public service corpora
tons was the feature Of the second +
days session of the International Tax
Conference. which. is being held In
the jefferson Hotel. Three sessions Of
the convention were held, AM many
Interesting and instructive papers
we're read There were also & num-
bel OF speeches on the Tari3I "a SaA
3ects-
The following Ia a fun list Of names
Of delegates as registered IN the head
quarters Of the association
Those Present.
Allen Ripley Fcote, Ceiume e. ~.
e. PleydetI. North PlainHeli. \ !.
William RYAN, New YORK, A. - RIP
les. Garner. Ia, Edward l.. Hey
decker, New York, Mrs Mary e.
snyder Columbus, O; Il. r. Wilson,
Emmett, Idaho. y. Cunning. Wicka-
houy. Idaho, J. w, Harris. Winnipeg;
kossuth Kent KEENAN,, Madison, Wis;
Ernest & konitz. Atlanta, Ga, Claude
Bullock. ambridge, Mass Zenas
W Bliss, Providence r.. l.. Edward
r. Tobic. Providence, II. l.; r. NJ. cox,
Mlddletown. y. y. Charles V Gallo
Way. Salem, oregon; Frank F. Gran
don, Evanston, III y. $. ellison. Fond
du Lac. Wis: Robert n. Blakemore.
Fargo. n H.. Alfred Il. Patten. Chi
cago, III, Lawson Purdy. New York
Frank A. Bell, Weganler. Mich; G. c.
Nstson. Greencastle, Ind. Earle u.
Faiuur, sandsaint Idaho, George
Lord Detroit. stephen Collins, Port
land. Oregon; q M. Hail. st. Paul
MINI ]. \. Wtthers, Lady Lake, Fla .
Joseph & Mathews Concord. n H
Dan NJ Link, Auburn. Ind, Charles
A. Andrews Wobsrn. Mass John r.
Morrill,. clifford, y H. Samuel T.
Howe Topeka, Kan; J. A. Burnett.
Topeka, Kan, b. f. Milton. Topeka
Charles Housed. New York. II sey-
mour Lincoln Neb; Leighton r
Slack. 81. Johnshurg, VI. J. e. Cush-
man, Burlington, Vt: Edward W.
Wheeler Brunswick, Ma. X. T..
stonehraker, Rockwell city, la. ].
Russell Peek. Scranton. Pa; f T,
Neil Jackson, Miss r.. r. Rogers,
@. .. e Bogardus Keyport \. j.
George r. Rembert. sFohm bia. S, C..
George r. PomeroS, Toledo. O. Tho
mas A. Powell. Seattle. Wash r.. g.
Ham, Syracuse, N Y, Charles T.
Powell. Stamford, CT. J NJ Ferry.
New York. w. W. Kichl, Pittsburg,
q. n. Hill, Chicago. Ill. Alfred +.
s7ttE's4fi new 1 Or IA, EnUIhtE ~. itbD~
inscn, Orlando. Fla. John - herman.
Utica, n Y, II r. Ellsworth I.ans-
burg CT. James r. Patterson. Lex
ington, KY. Edward s. Todd, oxford,
q, Louie Foeht, Trenton. n. j., Tho
mas W. Hulene, Philadelphia. Thomas
J. Newkirk, Evanston. Ill. J. +. Wall,
Des Moines. la. A. s. Dudley. Mill
~askee, Wis. Lee Cruce. Oklahoma.
{. S Brown. St Paul, MINI, L., G.
Powers. Washington; Fred A Sims.
Frankfort, Ind, William II. Corhin.
Hartford, CT Benz. +. Harrison Ok
lahoma, N. r. House. harrisburg,
Pa. ". +. White Utica. n. " f. s
Burgess, Portsmouth. Va: John 6
Brindley, Ames, Iowa: Martin Sehaet-
Richmond. Va: James ii Dinara,
A-@-e.ri-effs, La, j. ii, htct'outager.
Mason City, Ia. Charles u. Baldwin.
Baltimore, T. S. Adams. Madison,
Wis Robert A. Franklin Newport,
r. l.. Fl. ". Miller, Atlanta, Ga. Os-
car A. Bennett. Woonsocket II. /:
William i, Bowen. Providence, Il. J..
Douglas Sutherland, Chicago. H., G.
r. Heiserman. Pntsburg. Pa: George
W. Bland. West Union. w Va, Leon
Lewis. Louisville, ky; Park Nj Mar
tin Indianapolis, A. n Howe. Chi
cago. Sam II. Kelley Lansing. Mich;
Roger j. Wykes. Grand Rapids Mich.
David Friday. Ann Arbor, Mich. G.
f. Kelley, III Paso. Tex; W. A. Coma
way. St Louis, Joseph " Coke. Roa-
noke, Va, Lee Bidgood. University Of
Virginia, Frank n. Jess. New Jersey:
r. F. Keys. Oklahoma, Edwin X. Sc
ligman, New York a. A. Evans.
Montgor cry Ala ", R.sIIoyd. Mont
gomery. Oscar kiser, Baltimore; Wal
ter NJ. Adrianoe. Princeton, n. j..
John ]. Lincoln, Eikstowr. w. Va;
Edward ". Voss, Davenport. la; III
Edward f. Grosscup. Wenonah. y. j.
Charles w NoSs. Davenport. la; o.
Gardner. Rock!and, Me. Miss Caro-
line l.. sarrow, Sweet Briar College;
w s Copeland, Newport News
Franklin MeNeil. Raleigh. \, G.
John l. Carroll. Newark Y. J.; Moses
Reichman, Newark, y. J.; John Howe.
Newark. \. J.. A. W. Swain, Newark,
\. j.; George A Kinsley. Minneapolis,
MINI 4 II seneff. Chicago. III;
Niles r. Hanger, Madison. wla
George " Brady, baltimore
The Morning Session.
The morning session Of the confer
erce yesterday WIS devoted to a de-
tailed discussion ~ tax conditions In
those States which. during tha last
year. have been most active In tax
reform. The States on whose tax
work papers were read were Virginia,
by Or. n 8. Freeman: Iowa. by Pro-
fessor John r. Brindley; New York.
ny r. l. Heydecker. Wisconsin, by
X X. KEENAN,, and California. The
last named report was prepared by
Professor e. c. Plehn. but was read IN
his absence by the secretary OF the
conference
Or. Freeman's report on Virginia
was a detailed statement or tax con-
dittonr in the State. The uniform
classification Of all property and the
decentraIized administration of the
tax laws were. IN Or. Freemans 1udg-
ment, the cardinal principles and
the browning defects" Of the tax ays-
tern.
In the course Of his remarks. while
pointing out fhe splendid work pos
able, even under bad laws, by eff
hcient commissioners OF the revenue.
DIR. Freeman took occasion 10 deplore
the resignation Of O. A. Hawkins
Richmond commissioner. Or. Free
man was loud In his praise Of Mr..