The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-29
TAX ASSOCIATION
FORMULATES PLAN
AT BOISE MEETING STATE WAS
DIVIDED INTO DISTRICTS EACH
IN CHARGE OF A DIRECTOR
Plans for Dissemination of Data On
Tax Problems Were Laid Out
Standr0d is Secretary


StandrOd is Secretary
The work of the Idaho state tax as.
sociation has been fairly launched
through the executive committee
which has just concluded a session in
Boise. Howard T. Lewis, of the. uni
versity, a member of the executive
committee, has returned from Boise
where he attended the meeting.
Keep People Informed
The association has organized the
state into districts, each district being
placed in charge of one of the mem
bers of the executive committee. At
the meeting resolutions were passed
providing for county representation,
for adopting the tabulation in the for
mer state tax commission as a basis
for further action and for placing a
representative in Boise during the ses-
sion of the Legislature to keep the
people informed through the press re-
garding the progress of revenue and
taxation measures. The association
elected D. w. Standrod of Pocatello as
permanent secretary. During the ses-
sion, A. p Ramstedt, chairman of the
public utilities commission, was pres
ent to aid in outlining the work of the
organization. N. Jenness of Nampa
was elected a member of the execu-
tive committee.
Order Proceedings Printed
There were present at the meeting
President Jerome ]. Day of Moscow,
J. C. White, of Couer d,Alene, Prof.
Howard T. Lewis of the university of
Idaho, Senator E. X. Hayes, of En-
NETT and P. H. Smith, of Twin Falls.
The executive committee ordered the
publication of 1000. copies of the pro-
ceedings of the first meeting which
will be available for members and the
press. The book will contain upward |
of $50 pages
State is DiStricted
On the districting of the state the
following classification was given by
counties for each member of the COM
nittee:
]. c. White-Bonner, Boundary,
Zoo+o,,; o,d popomab ooup+ioc
]. j. Day-Shoshone, Clearwater,
Lewis, and Idaho counties.
Howard t. Lewis-Latah and Nez
oerce counties.
E. X Hayes-Adams, Washingtonl /
lem, and Owyhee counties. j
Ned Jenness-Canyon, Elmore, and {
aooding counties.
Max Mayfield - Ada, Boise, and t
Elaine counties.
P. H. Smith-Twin Falls, Minidoka, t
lincoln, and Cassia counties
D. w. tandrod-Franklin, Bannock S
media, Bear Lake, Custer, Bingham, t
nd Power counties.
Nathan Ricks-Fremont, Teton, Mad G
ION, Jefferson, Bonneville, and Lem i
counties. t.
Resolutions Adopted v
The following resolutions were C
lopted: fl
"Resolved, That the executive board fl
1thorize an official representative of il
10 Idaho State Tax association in V
lch county of the state
"Resolved, That inasmuch as the in
rmation contained in the special re- {
,rt of the Idaho state tax commits
IN is of inestimable value to the
ople of the state, that it be the sense
the board that the information tabu- %
ted in that special report serve as
basis for further action and that it
brought up to date.
Resolved, That inasmuch as pro- =
am is impossible without compre-
nsible data that steps be taken t. Je
velop a system of uniform accou9r- so
{ for the state and local units. be
That it be the sense of tic
board that the association should ma
10 a representative in Boise during frC
legislative session to keep mem F'l'
s informed through the press on all
enue measures proposed and as to
action thereof; that this informa-
1 should be disseminated without i
,icism favorable or unfavorable by '
associations representative" Of
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