South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-17
TAX ASSOCIATION
MEETS THIS WEEK
Every Interest and Every Sec
ton of the State to Be Rep
reSente d at indianapolis
Meeting Starting Tuesday.
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call today for the first meeting OF the
new statewide committee 1t is set
for next Tuesday. The opening ses-
sion will be held in the Claypool ho-
tel (palm room at II o'clock or
ganization will be taken UP and the
committee will get down TO business
at the second session. which will be
held Tuesday afternoon Meetings
VIII continue as long as necessary
Heavy farmer representation is Civ
I en- on the state committee of all class
/ eS of property and tax interests i'm
/ the state, appointed today to evolve
and draft a system Of taxation for
Indiana that will be just and equit-
\ able
The statewide committee plan was
/ decided on by the recent Indiana
state tax conference, which drew TO
indianapolis from all parts of the
/ state what was thought by many to
/ be the most representative body OF
men and women that had met on a
public question in years. The an
/ nouncement today was made through
/ the executive committee of the Indi-
ana State Tax association a month
/ of careful work was necessary in MAX
! ing a survey of the tax interests of the
/ state, and in making selections which
represent every interest and every sec
] ton of the state. Men have been Sc
/ lected who have wide interests and
also public interest instead of their
| own business affairs.
Here Is COMMITTEES.
The committee is announced alpha
/ betically follows:
Frank &. Ball, Ball Bros, glass
manufacturers, Muncie.
Warren Bigler, former auditor of
state, Wabash
L. 5. Bowman. auditor Wayne
county, Richmond.
Thomas d. Brookshire, farmer,
! Roachdale.
! L. =. Clore. farmer Johnson coun-
ty. and county agent. Laporte county.
]. S. Cruise, ]. S. Cruise Realty Co,
/ Indianapolis
Thomas z. Davidson. president In
diana Bar association, Greensburg.
/ o. p. DOney, real estate, Indianap-
oils
Harrison, investment securities, Indi-
annapolis.
Samuel NJ. Foster, Wayne knitting
| mills, Fort Wayne.
! Charles Fox, president Indiana Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, Terre Haute.
]. p. Frerzel jr., president Indiana
bankers, Indianapolis.
James A. Houck. Indiana state tax
board, Indianapolis.
Judge Timothy Howard. author
presen. Indiana tax system, South
/ Bend.
Hiram L. Irwin, farmer Clinton
county.
Aaron Jones, former master of Ma
tiOnal and Indiana Grange South
Bend.
John A. Lapp, Indiana legislative
librarian and tax student, Indianapo-
Ell Lewis, newspaper man. Indian
c. n. Lindley, president Indiana
Horticultural society, and farmer,
Salem.
Dan NJ. Link, former member state
tax board and tax student Auburn.
| T. c. McReynolds, president Koko-
mo, Marion & Western and public
w. II. McCurdy manufacturer,
] Evansville
NJ w. Mix. former president Indi-
ana Manufacturers association, Mish-
awake,
Will J. Mooney, Mooney Mueller
Drug Co. wholesalers, Indianapolis.
Jacob Gimbel, retail merchant Vim
ceDnes
Prof Thos. f. Moran. economist.
/ Purdue university. Lafayette.
Robert w. Morris, mayor, New AL
| bany.
Miss Vida Newsom, president Indi-
ana Federation of Clubs, Columbus.
Thomas b. orr. Anderson Building
| & Loan association. Anderson.
Edgar 4. Perkins. past president IN
diana Federation of Labor, Indian
apOlis
Alfred Potts, lawyer and tax stu
dent Indianapolis.
Mrs. Samuel Nj. RalstOn, household
! interests, Lebanon
Prof. w. A. Rawles, State univer-
sity economist, Bloomington.
Charles +. Remy, former reporter
supreme court. Indianapolis.
Judge John l. Rupe. attorney and
counsel for Pennsylvania Railroad
Co. Richmond.
James w. Sale telephone owner
and operator and business man, Bluff
ton.
Fred A. Sims, former secretary of
state and former state tax commits
sioner, Frankfort.
Milton Smith. farmer, Advance.
w. C. Smith, farmer and Gamer,
Delphi
Marcus Sonntag. former president
Indiana bankers, Evansville.
John b. Stoll. editor. South Bend.
Ralph Talley, Indiana Coal Oper- |
ators' association, Terre Haute.
Irving Williams. editor Rough 7
apOlis
Evans Woollen. tax student and
banker, Indianapolis.
Eben II. WOlcOtt, member state tax
board Indianapolis.
Governors Honorary Members.
Gov. s. NJ RalstOn and former Cows I
w T. Durbin. ]. Frank Hanly and
Thomas r. Marshall are made hon 4
orary members of the committee W \
7. Durbin has already indicated that 4
he Will participate actively.
Though the combined agricultural /
and horticultural interests Of the
state are given seven representatives /
on the committee. no one interest in /
the state has anything like a majority
control. The largest taxable interests /
in the state-urban and county. have a I
combined direct representation of 10 /
members. Practically all other mem /
bers. however, are home or property
owners.
In making survey of what consti- 4
tutes the taxable interests of the
state Is groups We're listed. Chief
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