Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-21
DATES FOR CONFERENCE FIXED
FOR MARCH 20 AND q At DEs
MONIES.
CHANGES IN LAWS
WILL Dc DISCUSSED
Taxpayers Of iowa Urged to Take
Active Part in ssssions-stats and
County OFFICIALS to 6s Heard-Te
Supplement- Work Of Temporary Tax
Commission.

Of the state tax conference, to be held
at the Slavery hotel in Des Moines,
March 20 and q, was issued yesterday
by the state tax commission.
4 State and county officials and
prominent residents of the state, who
are actively interested in taxation
I questions, have places on the program
The aim of the conference, which
was called by a proclamation issued by
Governor B. F. Carroll, is to supple
ment the work of the temporary tax
commission, to get the views Of large
number of people in every county of
the state concerning proposed tax re-
forms.
| Following is the program:
Wednesday, 2 p. M.
Meeting will be called to order by
the president.
Address of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT B. F.
Carroll.
| Opening address-M. H. Cohen, pres
ident state tax commission.
Organization of the conference.
| Address, State and County Super
vision of Local Assessment" j. E.
Rrindley, secretary state tax commits
sion.
| Address-"The State Board of As
sessment and Review" A. H. Dawson,
| secretary executive council.
| Discussion Of addresses by local as
SCISSORS, county auditors, supervisors.
other taxing officials and members Of
the executive council. Arguments for
or against the present system of local
and state review, may be presented.
| Wednesday, 1850 p. M.
Address-"The Kansas Tax Com
mission and What 1t Has Accom-
plished," Hon. Samuel T. Howe, chair
man state tax commission, Topeka
Kan.
Discussion opened by Prof ]. w
Gannaway, Grinnell; Senator A. C
Savage, Adair: Senator John D. Brown
Leon; Senator Sherman W. DeWolf
Reinbeck; Senator H. W. Spaulding
Grinnell; Representative w. L. Hard
ing, Sioux City; Representative Ma
thaniel w. Beebe, Hampton and Rep
resentative w. P. George, Ames.
Thursday, 9 A. M.
ADMINISTRATION of Real Estate
Prof B. H. Hubbard, Iowa State Col
lege, Ames.
| Discussion-"E>arm Lands" Thomas
McManus, Daugherty; E. T. Meredith
Of Successful Farming and Jane:
Pierce of the Iowa Homestead; "Cit,
Lots" James F. Parker. Des Moines
Geographical Assessment" ]. F. Ford
Fort Dodge and Prof. G. P. Wyckoff o
| Grinnell
| Address-'"The Taxation of Corpora
ton Stock" Frank G. Pierce. secre-
| tary Iowa League of municipalities
| Marshalltown.
! Discussion-"Banks,' c. Fl. McNider
Mason City; Corporation Stock" Ma
thaniel French. Davenport: Railroad
Terminals" Frank True, Council
Bluffs: James C.. Davis. attorney for
C. & N. w. Railway Company: j. L
Parrish, attorney for c., r. /. &; F
Railroad Company, and Frany Canny
Burlington: Separation Of Revenue
Sources" Henry Wallace of Wallace's
Farmer: Urof Isaac A. Loose. State
University of Iowa. Iowa City, and
eral discussion.
Thursday, 1880 p. NJ.
Rouud table discussion, subject. De
sirable Tax Reforms"
Discussion opened by members of
special state tax commission.
Report of committee.
| TT is to be hoped that the taxpayers
of Iowa will take an active interest
| in the deliberations Of this conference
said John E. Brindley, secretary of the
state tax commission. THE program
has been arranged so as to give a large
amount of time to general discussion.
| We are especially anxious to hear from
local tax officials regarding the de-
STABILITY of the following changes IN
our revenue law: A permanent non
partisan state tax commission: a coun-
ty assessor or county supervisor Of 10
cal assessment; listing of real estate
separate from. the improvements there
on; the taxation Of railroad terminals,
and the separation of revenue sources.
The purpose of the conference is to
give the people of Iowa an opportunity
to be heard. The county auditors.
boards of supervisors and presidents
of colleges and universities svill kindly
send the secretary of the state tax
commission, at an early late. the
names of the voting delegates ap-
pointed, 50 that literature can be dis
tributed and the aims and purposes Of
the conference be given the widest
| publicity
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