The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-28
GOV. DIX COMING
TO TAX MEETING
New York Executive to Speal;
in Richmond Next Week at
Big Convention.
MANY EXPERTS EXPECTED
Equal Taxation Will Be Dis
cussed by Distinguished Mem
bcrs of Association.

! Speaking on the subject OF state
Comfy in Taxation" Governor John A
Dix. OF New York. will be one of the
principal speakers at the annual meet
Ing of the international Tax Associa.
uon' to be held in Richmond next week
Governor Dix has addressed himself
since assuming Office especially to the
/ complex problems OF taxation present
co by the multiplex interests in the
Empire State.
another speaker of national impor-
tance will be Herbert Knox Smith,
United States Commissioner of Corpo-
h taoiohs. whose subject has not as yet
peen announced.
The members OF the associa ton nre
commissioned to attend the meetings
oF the Governors of the respective
states and of the provinces OF Canada.
total attendance of about 200 is OK
pected. composed of men DISTINGUISHED!
IN their homes for their study of and
familiarity with tax questions II is n
meeting OF experts.
Received by Governor
IL is expected that practically tho
Iull membership Will be in the city on
tuesday. September s. when the vis-
ttors VIII be received by Governor and
.trS' william Hodges Mann NJ tho
Executive Mansion. Wednesday and
thursday will be given to discussions
OF tax matters and the reading of pa
pers. while Friday will be consumed
IN the routine business of the associa
ton The meeting will be held In the
! auditorium of the Jefferson Hotel
Ihe Virginia Tax Commission ipvit cd
the international Tax Association to
Richmond because of the impending
! reform in methods in this State and
the discussions which have been had
! concerning future action. 1t is be-
HeVed that the views of the men who
| VIII attend, and who have themselves
made studies of similar problems. will
he of the greatest value to the Vir
Einia commission and to others who
may he present, in addition to the pub
Iicity which Will be given to the opin-
Ions expressed and the remedies pro
posed. through the press The asso-
.ciatton's officers. including President
Allen RIPLEY Foote, took the same view
OF the situation.
I.nbors of Commission.
rms meeting will find the work of
the Virginia Tax Commission we'll
along towards completion Portions of
the task have been accomplished some
tlme since, but IL was thought best to
deier the final hearings and the maxi
Ing up of report to the General AS
sembly until Information had been Sc
cured ana deductions made on all
branches OF the subject. The topics
OF taxation Of personal property. banks
and Insurance companies have been
completed, and the commission has dis
eussed them and decided upon n gem
eral form OF report and OF recommends
lon' The material is now in the Office
OF DIT. d. 5. Freeman. secretary OF the
commission. on the subject OF public
service corporations, me of the biggest
problems before the body There vet
remain 10 be considered the branches
OF lands and franchises. for which
most OF the necessary information has
been secured.
Discussions by correspondence and
personal Interview are now being had
rs to public service corporations with
the result that an agreement as "a tha
treatment of this topic is near at hand