The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-21
State Convention of Business
Mems Associations Scores
Taxation System, Speaking
Minds Freely
Will Memorable
Board of Revision
Cooperation Among Retail
Merchants Shown to Have
Developed Organization that
Is Awake to States Needs.
Convention Continues

That organized retail mere hants in
Virginia are fully alive to the prob
lens that now face them, that they
are prepared to act as q unit In Sc
curing fair and just Laws. and have
awakened to advancing the interests
of themselves and Of their patrons in
whatever lines their businesses affect
were shown during the sessions of
the tenth annual convention Of the
Retail, Merchants Association of Viz
ginia. which began yesterday morning
in Jefferson auditorium. and which
will close late today after a commit
tee has been appointed 10 draft a me
mortal To the State tax revision com
mission.
The State tax commission now In
session In an ante room OF the senate
chamber, working on a survey from
which q report VIII he made To an
extra session OF the Legislature next
January for the revision Of the State
tax laws. yesterday afternoon had a
committee In attendance upon the
session Of the merchants. That such
a committee was present those who
spoke. charging that present laws are
inconsistent. unbnsinesslike and dis
criminatory. were not aware, and they
spoke their minds fully
Aids Development of State.
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those who had made a study of the
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innlecs' =, saul. IT. % aa'eia' mns
pointeo OUT tne abuses oi the use .,
tne national bankruptcy laws ana
appealed to the members OF the asso-
citation to work 10 produce pub'ic
sentiment that would stigmatize those
who take the bankruptcy course TO
evade paying Just debts. samuel
Cohen. Of Richmond. who told OF the
visit Of the committee from the tax
commission. and who declared the
commission had upon it's hands
task that means years OF study and
work before a lust and an equitable
system OF taxation is evolved; M. NJ.
Ramsey Of Roanoke, whose theme
Vas remuneration; George Med.
RIake If richmond who urged that
The AMY ~ The retail merchants is
70 wnrk FIR n simpler form of gov
.rrw.nt ana ~ cause to he elected
- M ,.r,sIatnre business men that
: loss camnlicated governing machine