The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-14
TO HEAD
TAX commission
Stauntom Senator Elected Chair
man at Organization
Meeting.
MONTAGUE MADE SECRETARY
DR.. Page to Prepare Tentative
Working Plan for Use OF
Commission.

The State Tax Commission ors2nizcd
yesterday with the election of state
Senator Edward r.chols. of Stanton
as chairman and Delegate Hill Mon;a-
cue. Of Richmond. as secretary. The
( preliminary work was discussed i'll
som" detail n two long sessions, and
the commission adjourned to meet on
TUESDAY, April q, when it will begin
active work. In the interim Dr Them
as Walter Page, Of the University Of
virginia, one Of the Governors APP
pointccs on tho commission. will pre-
pare Il tentative outline for Il Subdi-
vision Of the work-a sort Of working
basis on which 10 start out
For tho present the clerical ana Of
! nee lotc" OF the commission will con-
slst OF "a clerk, Il stcnosrapher and "A
pa%c. IL NJ. Nelson. of Richmond, one
OF the most alert and attentive pages
during the recent session Of the House
OF delegates. was named as page. The
elections OF clerk and st"uorrapher
were deferred until next week Scv-
cFal names arc under considerations
Perhaps the most general comment
that mas been made in connection with
the appointment OF the Tax Commits
SION mas been the omission of any APP
poiniincnt from the Tidewater sec
ton While this is a matter for which
me members themselves cannot he
held Responsible the view was ex
pressed that. al other things bcinl,
equal, IN" commission might to some
extent ~ least, show that there had
been 40 Intentional slight OF the rid.
water section by naming its clerk or
one OF its other employees from that
part of tn. state
VIII Need Stnti>tIcinn.
Later in its work 1t is believed ,h,,
III" commission viii need the services
OF an expert statistician. This work, It
= ocieEed, viii come later. ana for
SHch calculations as are needed il, tho
early starcs OF the inquiry, the com
mission VII! depend on State Account
ant FRANK SmE;h and state Auditor
= i."" Moore, both of whom will Civ.
|" NC commission all OF the assistance
possible without seriously interfering
Win tilc conduct of their own Offices
Or rage, vino served as :; lncnh.r
on the Federal Tariff Commission I'M
der appointment of President TAFT. ,ud
VINO mas given the question of Strata
."Nltioi careful study. was requested
10 prepare Il tentative schedule for
INC subdivision Of tho work In hand
outlining method OF procedure which
report he VIII lave ready in time for
the meeting on Tuesday Scvcral -,
INC lawyer members have court c,s.s
.!i3 week ana hurried away last nIpht
me bc!icf was expressed that from mo
meeting next week practically all OF
'nc t!inc OF tho commission womb Lao
absorbed until the reports are sont 10
IN" Governor ANA members of Tho
commission arc attempting to arranI,
their personal affairs with that end T.,
Wow. 80
Every member Of tho commission
was present Yesterday whcn Chairman
Aubrey q. Weaver, of the House FL
nance Committee, called the BODY 10
order. senator Echols was at once
cicctcn chairman and Delegate Monta-
que secretary.
big Tnsl. snys Page
Dr. Page. vino is probably the best
prepared man in the state for the
study in hand. havim. made 4 lifelong
study Of economies ana the problems
which the commission will have to
race. said that he approached the task
win n good deal OF trepidution. There
was, he said, = mammoth Undertaking
ahead OF the commission, and ONLY six
months in which 10 do il, if the re-
port is to 40 TO the Governor by No.
N"mbcr as the act provides In other
states there had been from u year to
TWO years given 10 the study of the
problems which the Virginia commits
sion was expected 10 solve in six
months. And further the act calls for
three distinct plans OF taxation from
which the General Assembly may
choose
senator's Echols and Hartman were
hume" as Il committee to secure quar-
iefS 'or the commission. II has been
practically agreed that IL viii utilize
the Senate chamber, turning the cloak
rooms INTO Offices for the clerks and
stcHoGraphcrs At the midday recess
, inc entire commission called on Gov
cEncr stuart TO pay it's respects and
INFORM MN that IL was ready to begin
the work assigned to IL DR. Page ana
secretary Montague were authorized
70 purchase such books ana documents
. as "iil be necessary for The work of
Inc commission. including tax laws OF
other states and the textbooks of roc
/ oshiZed authorities on the subject.