The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-08
Appointed az Meeting % Directors q
soar5 % Trace Yesterday %
Represent This District
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
oIREcroRs PREssNr.
MEMBERS PRESENT.


Trade. meeting % the board d.
Tectors was held yesterday afternoon
IN Secretary Roy a. NayIor's Office.
The above men were named on "a com
mittoe To- 40 To Charleston to- confer
with tho Senators and delegates from
this county ON the question OF State
taxation.
Members of the committee are re-
Quested 10 leave for the capital city
al noon today. and not later than the
night train leaving here at SOS
clock this evening This request is
embodied in letter written by Mr.
Naylor following the meeting yester-
day. and which was Immediately sent
out
The following Is copy.
Wheeling. W Va. Mar. e. 1915.
Dear Sir
At a meeting OF the board OF d.
rectors OF the Board Of Trade.
held to-day. In conformity with a
resolution adopted al citizens
meeting held last evening. you
were appointed on a committee TO
advise and confer with our Sena-
tors and Delegates on the subject
Of State taxation
The board believes YOU should
arrange to leave. II possible. at
1920 Monday afternoon. or on the
night train. as important business
vitality affecting our business inter
Vsts Is pending IN both houses.
Trusting this important matter
may have your attention. / am.
sir Yours respectfully
tSignedJ r. y. NAYLOR.
Secretary.
Ask Cooperation.
y night letter vas sent To every
board Of trade In the State by Mr.
Naylor, asking them "a arrange to
send representative TO Charleston to
cooperate with the Wheeling commit
tee.
This committee goes entirely uLin-
structed. According 10 Mr. Nay Tor
ye-terda-. they will ~ governed by
circumstances as they find them when
they arrive In the capitol u seems
~ be the sentiment OF the Boa.d Of
Trade 10 fight against the corporation
tax.
At the meeting Saturday night. pre-
sided over by Mr. J. NJ Saunders. OF
Moundsville. president OF the United
states Stamping company. Mr.. j. d.
Merriman filled the position Of sec
rotary.
II was the sense OF tho meeting tAat
a direct tax is inequitable and should
BE- earnestly opposed. also that the
business men and manufacturers
should oppose any effort Of the leCis-
lature 10 pass q measure requiring
corporations or individuals To- pay an
income tax
The privilege taxes and license tax
proposition met with unanimous favor.
particularly on coal companies. which
have been rendered services by the
state at a cost Of from sI50.OO0 10
100000" annually without ore cent OF
compensation In return
Tax Questions.
Mr.. J. O. Brady. Mr.. n. & ogden.
Mr. $. g.. Smith. Hon ". j. Hub
bard and Ng Albert G. Whitaker de
livcred addresses on the various tax
problems Of the state Mr. Brady ,S-
planned the matter Of taxation in the
state. Ir favored tHa action ~ sen
ator Roseublpom. but OF Senator Mar.
shall b." said. che certainly does no.
represent the Panhandle. the district
or the county"
MIR o. e. OGdeu followed Mr. Brady
and referred Go the direct tax Increase
and the probable enactment Of n
measure imposing an income tax on
corporations watch would bring
needless "NperH' OF Sl.5 600 on ONO
county. % was Lis opinion that nos
ono cent OF direct tax ought Ia be-
levied except gs an emergency meas
TIRE. and that the legislature can raise
funds without such action.
Nr =. g.. smith asserted that be- be-
heyod here was something under
meath this tax on corporations. and
that the voters of this county were
highly responsible for thp conditions
az Charleston
Hon. ~ -. Hubbard made a mag.
E'1cent ED"och goine th0rouahly g.. %
ihr situation. liD praised Senator
Ro-onbloom. saying u" believed him
Co. have more sens" than ANY tho
bunch down there"
Nlr a. O.. Whitaker delivered tar,.
cau-tic address in whi,h hi, criticised
Governor Hatfield for bic actions dur
inc the present session and durine his
time Dol oHCf IID was answered
briefly by Mr. &c. 4" OGDEN
Those Present.
Those present 600 che saturday u.aht
meeting were.
Edward surr w. g. Ebsrfs r.
NJ. henderson. o. ID Norr.man. r. o.
Carney. Charles Harhmanu. j. 81 San.
dors 49, o. Manning George Uigrs.
deputy omD" assessor DO r. B,hfars.
Jr. Arthur Schmidt Ritz. GEORGE
F'krard. John Hoffman. Frank hon
r|n. o. . Holloway Nsy0r Harvey "a.
N'fE. I0r o. smith Edward
IIueH'a Hnurf sI.fr. ToH. -fa. rrlUn.
Robert Hal.0If senate. Julian O.
I.nHrn". 'u"'. IiurEHsmr. rrhr car.
n'n. VIII stone. IS a. whitaker. Huv
E NHr'0r fHml. II9vIlr senator !
r. S0mrr..IIr IIrH janice SIS EvIn.
Joseph g. HradE Iiur 49, % Hubbard
County Assessor William II8nkr. U,p.
n.f Stat. TAX Commissioner Jake
OTTO. Prosecutor o. 81 Nddlemau. "a. .