Weekly journal-miner., 1914-09-02
GLOWING TRIBUTE IS
 PAID TOM CAMPBELL
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

I
 Campbell, Yavapai County's able
 assessor who this year seeks a
 place on the State Tax Commis-
 sion. While returning home from
 Berkeley, where he had spent a
 three weeks vacation, Mir. Camp bell was surrounded and captured by battalion of good old Hassay- ampers who were elsewhere than in Arizona, not because they want ed to be there but rather through force of circumstance.
 Somehow the Times desk man got "wise" to the presence of Mir. Campbell and assigned a reporter upon the job. Later, the scribe re- cruited into service a first class camera man.
 "'Sall right" said the camera man, keep your lid on while l take this flash. It won't spoil your looks any"
 Not by long shot," responded Yavapai Tom, "my folks won't recognize me in this dingy imita- ton of a head gear" He was at tired in new and nifty derby. Somehow general objection was al ways raised when he went visiting | upon the coast with his good old wild-western Stetson. Possessed | of broad shoulders and a well-filled, smiling face and towering over SIX feet above terra frma, Yavapai Tom usually offered the appearance of movie man on parade when he strode through the Los Angeles thoroughfares. In spirit of com promise, Yavapai Tom consented to have his picture taken without any hat at all.
 The interview as it occupies, to- gether with the cut, column in the Times" follows: l.
 Twenty years ago Thomas E. Campbell, young mining engineet of Prescott. took up the study of taxation as a diversion. His inter est in the subject finally induced him to give up his profession for which he had prepared himself in the University of California. His mastery of the troublesome study has led to political honors. and wide reputation as a professional tax expert.
 "Mr Campbell as Assessor of Yavapai county, president of the Arizona Assessors Association and member of the National Tax As sociation is taking the lead in solv- ing the intricate tax problems of the new State. He is the author of the Arizona tax law now in force.
 "A high tribute was paid to Mir. Campbelrs scholarship and practi- i cal ability when he was elected , Assessor of Yavapai county on the | Republican ticket and received the highest number of votes of any can . didate in a county that is strongly .. Democratic. He was appointed As :, sessor in 1907 and reappointed in , 1911.
 tRealizing the inequality of the |, burden of taxation and the general ! lack of system in the territory, Mir. . Campbell, in 1909. took the lead in organizing the Arizona Assessors {, Association. This was the first step ', toward solving number of trou- , blcsome questions of taxation MT. Campbell was elected president of the organization and has since held / the office.
 "The Assessors Association, which has served as a valuable clearing house for ideas, is an advisory board to the State Tax Commission and f meets with that body twice year. a
 Upon the approach of Statehood S in Arizona, Mir. Campbell prepared t practical and scholarly communi- f cation on the subject of taxation l which was sent to the Assessors I Association. Among other meas ures, Mir Campbell recommended 1 that all local and State taxes be ( placed under the authority of one [ centralized body.
 "The first Arizona State Legis- I latnre appointed a committee of I three county assessors, of which i the present law which created the i State Tax Commission. C
 "We believe that we have the f best tax laws Of any State in the ( Union" Mir. Campbell said yester- day at the Hollenbeck. "The re f suits of the law lead us to this be- i lief We assess property at its full [ 100 per cent cash value and are ind [ ing this method mutually beneficial : to the State and to the property i owners. If
 "We took long step toward solv- , ing the problems of taxation when we adopted a law which centralized , authority in tax commission. This body has absolute authority over all individual assessments.
 At our annual tax conference we have a general discussion of the questions of taxation. The conven- ton is composed of the members of the Tax Commission. County Asses sors. County Supervisors and repre- sentative Of the State Taxpayers League.
 "We feel that the right admins tration of the law is highly impor- tant I take the view that it is bet ter to have d poor law wei admin istered than good law poorly ad- ministered.
 There is a general tendency now to give more study to the all-im- portant subject of taxation. A num- Der Of State universities. including