The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-26
TAX LEAGUE ID BE
 ORGANIZED HERE;
 NAME COMMITTEE
To Perfect Permanent Or ganization-Meeting Yes terday With Delegation
 From Mobile County

Foilowing meeting yesterday after noon with delegation from the Mobile County Tax league it was decided by local civic bodies to form similar league in Jefferson county and adjacent loeali- ties, and committee was appointed to perfect the organization. Robert W. Ew- Ing, president of the Board of Trade, presided over yesterdays meeting, and the Chamber of Commerce had a large representation. as did the Board of Trade.
 The meeting was for the purpose of discussing the present system of taxation and to discover, if possible, the best means of altering it for the better. E. O.. Fowlkes, who headed the Mobile delega- ton, was called upon by Mir. Ewing and In turn called upon William H. Arm britch, president of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce, who explained the pur- poses of the Mobile County Tax league.
 He pointed out the inequalities Tn the present system of taxation. laying espe- cial stress on solvent credits, as being a part of the system which most affected his home county. He likened the system unto a series of boils, which affected various parts of the state in different ways. The solvent credit part of the sys- tenn, he said, affected Mobile
 The league was organized, he said. for the purpose of studying the problem of taxation, in order to devise plans for altering it for the better. The idea of the visit to Birmingham of the Mobile dele sation was to interest local business men in like organization and to request that they take the matter up with adjoining counties and organize county tax leagues. made and passed by the people could be had-a bill which all business men ap- proved.
 The method outlined by MT. Armbritch was to organize in every county in the state a league composed entirely of busi- ness men. Each league is to be a sepa- rate and distinct organization, with sec retary, and all affiliated in a common pur- pose of better taxation, more equitable taxation and better revenue bills.
 When such an organization is perfected, he said, the general secretary of the state league, or officials of the league, could prepare a bill, sending copies of it to
 
 members. The leagues total member ship in the state, he argued, would be about 1900 business men. When a pro- posed revenue bill was approved by the leagues, then each member of the league would, under the plan, write a personal letter to his representative in the Iegisla- ture, urging the passage of the measure. And, added the speaker, there are very few legislators who would disregard such a letter coming from practically every business man in his district
 Mir. Armbritch stressed the importance of quick action. as the legislature will meet in January and 1t is planned to pre- sent a bill, approved by the people, for passage It will be the first time he said that the people have not only urged the passage of a bill, but have actually written 1t along the lines they approve.
 There were other speakers, both from Mobile and local Chairman Ewing of the meeting was authorized to appoint a committee to perfect the organization of such a league here. The following were named
 K. A. Porter chairman; J. D. Moore. vice chairman; George A. Blinn, Jr., M. V. Joseph, w. A. Spencer, B. A. Thomp- son, J. F. Rushton, R. N. Wheeler and w. D. Nesbitt.
 Among the members of the Mobile party were E. F. Norton, c. A. Cunningham, William H. Armbrftch, F. O. Fowlkes, H. A. Furcheme and others.