Arizona republican., 1914-09-03
DRAWS
TAX OFFICIALS
Economists from All Over
the Country to Gather at
Colorado Capital Next
Week - Arizona Repre-
scented on Program

With final plans for the eighth an
nual conference of the National Tax as
sociation practically completed, tax Of
ficials and economists from all over
the country are preparing to assemble
at Denver next week. A special train
will be run over the Burlington road
from Chicago, arriving in time for the
opening of the session September s.
Owing to the primary election in this
state, the Arizona delegation, consist
ing of Tax Commissioners c. NJ. Fan
der and Charles R. Howe and Prof. II.
A. E. Chandler of the state university
will not leave until the evening of Sep
TENDER s arriving in time for the later
sessions of the conference.
The program this year contains
number of important matters among
which are the taxation of Express COM
panies; a discussion of the matter of
license fees on foreign corporations;
and suggestions for uniformity among
the states in the taxation of securities
and movable tangible property.
Three notable sessions will be held on
subjects which are occupying public at
tenton at the present time. One of
these will be devoted to the discus
sion of the federal income tax. This
will be an important occasion not only
on account of the subject matter but
because of the personnel of the partici-
pants. These will include Congressman
Hull, the author CT the law; Deputy
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Luther F. Speer; Mr.. Frank Trumbull,
chairman OF the board of directors of
the C. & o. Ry., who has devoted
large amount of thought to the matter
from the standpoint of the railways and
A. C. Rearick, Esq, of New York City,
who acted as chairman of a sub-co
nittee of the conference of railroad
counsel throughout their consideration
of the law. Professor E. r. A. Selig-
man of Columbia University the lead
ing authority on the subject, as well
as many ether students and profess
sional men especially interested will be
present and participate in the discus
sion.
Another important session will be
devoted 10 the consideration of Eff
cheney and economy in governmental
affairs. participated in by such well
known authorities as DR.. VIM. H. Al
en- Of the bureau of municipal research.
John L. Coulter of the federal census
bureau and E. Dana Durand, former
director of the census The practical
questions will center about the facts
| as to increase in expenditures; the pro-
triety Of checking them and the means
| and methods of doing this.
| A third session of interest will be
| devoted to a consideration of the
| movements in recent years towards in
! crease in land taxation involving a cri-
| teal review of experiments along This
| line both in Canada and in the United
| States. Professor Clark of the Uni
| versity of Manitoba, F. ]. Dixon OF
| Winnipeg, F. c. Wade, X. C. of Van
couver and G. j. Knapp of Colorado
Springs will participate among Others
in this discussion.
| Arizona will be represented at this
! session by Chairman c. NJ. lander OF
the Arizona state tax commission who
will read a paper on the subject, Tax
alton of Metalliferous Mines"
| Professor E. r. A. Seligman of Co
iumbia University is president of the
association and T. S. Adams, tax COM
missioner of Wisconsin is secretary
The directors and members comprise
| practically all of the leading econo-
mists and tax officials of this country
representatives of the leading taxpay-
ers, railroads, etc, and a large mum
Der of lawyers, bankers and LEADING
citizens in this country, Canada an(
abroad.