The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-06
TAX CONFEREEs
ARE IN SESSION
GOVERNOR AND MRS. sIANN HOLD
RECEPTION IN HONOR OF
THE VISITORS.
GOV. DIX NOT PRESENT
HIS Address READ AND MANY
DISTINGUISHED DELEGATES
AR1 E1PECTED TODAY.
HIaIN LESS SESSIONS.

The real work OF the fifth annual
International lax ConscI enca VIII be-
gin this morning ia the Jefferson llo-
tel, when tases Will pe discussed from
every angle OF the situation. AAperts
from -aIL over the country Will take
part ia the disc ussiou. The subject
Wi! 10 Takes. How to Assess Them
EQG4SaDly and - Enforce Gae Collec-
ton Thereof
Many delegates have already ar
rived, and they come from every sec
lQH OF the United suites @Ild Cana da.
A great disappointment u the CON-
terence Ii the 1Act that aoveenor
John "A. Din, OF New York, viii not
be able to get here. The meeting Of
tae New York Legislature tomorrow
axes 1t impossible Ior him to leave
that state, and he has dc Is gated Nh
La"son Purdie, president 81 the New
orh Tax Comnlissi0 on to read ais aG-
dress tor BIN. People generally want
81 - see and hear Governor Dix An4
they are disappointed.
Governors 10 lsc Present.
Among tbs Governors " ao are ok
pscted to lie present are: Governors
Lee Cruee, OF Ok!anognai L. +. Noel
q ALIaslSsipp.. J. X Teaner. OF Penn
syIFariai Cole L. blease, o. South
Carolina; w. L. GIass1ock, OF West
Virginia A. w. Qilchrist, or Florida,
Austin I. CrotaeYa, u Maryland,
James II HawleS II I44A1. Chester
IL. A4dEich, OF Nebraska. Tasher L.
odcie, OF Nevada, X. l.. EAA4, vt New
ham pshAre, and JaIacu IIArulya, of
Ohio.
Among the prominent arrlgals wno
are registered At the association he4u-
quarters at the Jefferson Hotel are
Alien Ripley Vote. president of tie
INTERNATIONAL Tax Assoc tIon: ~ &.
il19 Dell pending secretary OF
tbs association, l.. h.. Aennou. s,l-
psTviNor OK the new State income tax
q " iscoTs-ai Professor Charles K.
Bullock. Harvard University Mayor
Ecasiya Cox OF AIiddIalowL. Conn,
Judge Norman {. ellison, Pond da
Lac, Wis, who was for teu years
Chairman Qc that state tax commas
SION Lawson PQEdey, Chairman u the
New York City Tax department.
colonel &. G, 2atson. Chairman u the
indiana State Tax CouliI4s Sion C'EAs.
ID, Galloway, Ito Oregon Tax Commas
sieai o, ii. Ilal1. u tho A.aaaaoe Ia
Tax Com ia lss1on, Judge John h. 3Lor-
ris. OF New HA~ pshlTa. Samuel r.
Rowe, chairman vi tha Kansas Tax
Commission, ana J. ". Harris. q lus
Assessment Commission * Nfln4p~g.
Canada. Professors Edwin r. a. Se1tg-
man and jacob EoIenaag haada. re
sp.ct!Sely. OF the departments % po-
luiosl economy OF ca 1a4 rus and @onus
Hopkins, are expected - arrive this
morning Among Cha late arrivals
tGst n!&ht VEG Lieutenant Governor Z.
II. Hiss, OF Rhode Island.
\ short cessation OF the association
WAS held yesterday afternoon. when
the meeting was formally called TO or
Gsz< ~ President Foote. Governor
@a1n and Mayor Richardson deltv-
Grad addresses OF welcome " hiaa were
responded 10 by the prssieeslt.
After Tie reading Of tha paper from
Governor DIX. the meeting adjourned
70 this morning
Reception by Governor
In honor - the visiting delegate ;
az informal reception was given at the
executive mansion ~ Governor and
4gs, Mann, aaou, leo delegates were
present and fully rs many residents
II Richmond
Tie younger guests present en- tayed
abo4t au hours dancing at tie close
O. TIE reception.