Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-14

With one delegate to the assessors
convention already here, more expecte
I'd this evening and fully $50 sched
Ted to arrive tomorrow morning, tn,
big meeting will be in full swing a
Zen o'clock Wednesday.
County Assessor Wiley M. Weaver
and Secretary Don Bitter of the E
Centre Chamber of Commerce ar,
working overtime to arrange for tn,
reception and entertainment of the Wis
itors.
1t is not alone a convention com
posed of county and city assessors, fol-
many tax students and land experts
will be in attendance. Many perth
ent subjects will be discussed and it is
expected that the three day stay here
will be just as instructive as it is
designed to be entertaining.
At ten o'clock Wednesday John Gin.
ty, president of the Assessors Asso-
cation of California, will call the con-
Ncntion to order. President A. l.
Richmond Of the Ell Centre Chambe,
Ct Commerce will make the chief ad-
dress of welcome and be responded
20 by John Mitchell, member of the
State Board of Equalization.
Prominent speakers on the program
are R. E. Collins, chairman of the
State Board Of Equalization; c. l.
Seavey, widely known as an authority
or land taxation; state controller Johr
S. Chambers and E. w. Hopkins, as.
SCISSOR of Los Angeles county.
There will be big banquet on Fri,
Gay evening, at which time the menu
will be made up exclusively of Imper-
ial Valley products. Many little sur
prises will await the diners, these be.
ing a secret until the banquet hour al
the Barbara Worth.
Arrangements have been made to
have the visitors tour the valley ir
taking in the chief points
CT interest. All of the cities nave been
aiding in the endeavor to provide a
good time for the delegates.
The following have signified their in.
tention of attending:
B. C. Carroll, general agent for the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany; w. V. Hill, tax agent, Pacific
Electric Railway company; J. Fred
Traggardh, manager land department
cf the Spreckles company; A. S. Coop,
er, treasurer Southern Sierras Power
company; d. V. Cowden, tax .attor-
ney, Southern Pacific company; L. E.
W. Picda, San Francisco; A. O. Adams
tax agent, Pacific Light and Power
company; E. B. Davis, land and tax
agent, Standard Oil company; w. H
Kline, general agent Pacific Gas and
Electric Comany; A. Carlisle, manufac-
turing stationers, San Francisco; ]. G
Stafford, consulting tax valuation ex-
pert; E. A. Decamp, tax expert; c. s.
Seavey, chairman, state tax commits
sion; T. M. Eby, secretary, John Nit
cfell member second district, R. E.
Collins, third district, Jeff McElvaine,
fcurt district, and John S. Chambers,
of the state board Of equal
ization; G. O. Meese, assessor Contra
Costa county; Ed w. Hopkins, asses
sor, Los Angeles county, H. J. Squires,
city assessor, Berkeley; E. E. Long.
Solano county; Vivian L. Jones, 1nyo
county; G. P. Cummings, Fresno coun-
ty; George A. Threlfall, Modesto coun-
tv; George S. Gould Jr., Salinas coun-
ty; A. E. Morton, Butte county; Edith
F Coons, Kern county; Clio L Lloyd,
Santa Barbara county; w. S. Van
Eyke, Mendocino county; C. B. Bayley,
Riverside county; Ed j. Kay, Sacra'
rento county; John Ginty, city and
county of San Francisco; E. ]. Gilbert,
San Bernardino county; James Sleeper
Orange county; Montgomery M. Moul-
ton, San Diego county.
Almost every assessor who has ac-
copied Mr.. Weaver's invitation to at
tend the convention, has announced
that he will be accompanied by his
wife. ''F s"7'' e.. '' 4 T'Ni
The following program will govern:
Wednesday, November Is, 10 a, m,
r,eeting called to order, John Ginty
president, Assessors Association OF
California. es.. st...
Address of welcome, A. l.. Rich
mond, president Chamber Of Com
merce. t.+
Response, John Mitchell, membe'
State Board of Equalization. a
Opening address, John Ginty, pres