Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-26
TAX ASSOCIATION
DIVIDES STATE
into DISTRICTS
Resolutions Passed Outlin-
ing Work of New Organi-
acknowledging Held by
Executive Committee.

The Idaho State Tax association,
through the executive committee. has
organized the state into districts,
passed resolutions providing for county
representation, for adopting the tabu-
lation in the former state tax commits
sion as a basis for further action and
for placing a representative in Boise
during the session of the legislature
to keep the people informed through
the press regarding the progress of
revenue and taxation measures. This
work was done during the conference
of the executive committee here this
week. The committee finished its
labors last night. There were present
at the meeting President jerome j.
Day of Moscow, j. Clarence White of
Occur d'Alene Professor Howard T..
Lewis of the University of Idaho, Sem
ator f. X. Hayes of Emmett and p. H.
smith of Twin Falls. Alex p. Ram
stedt, president of the public utilities
commission and former president of
the state tax commission, consulted
With and advised the committee. D..
w Standrod of PoCatello was elected
secretary of the association. He was
letter to the president which was
read to those present. Taxation mat
tiers were generally discussed. n. Jen-
ness of Nampa was on the rccommen-
dation of Senator Hays elected a mem
Der of the executive committee.
Resolutions Adopted
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved That the executive board
authorize an official representative OF
the Idaho state Tax association in
each county of the state.
Resolved. That inasmuch as the in
formation contained in the special re-
port of the Idaho state tax commits
sion is of inestimablc value to the
people of the state, that ii be the sense
of the board that the information tabu-
lated in that special report serve as
basis for further action and that il
be brought up to date.
Resolved, that inasmuch as a pro-
gram is impossible without compre-
hensible data that steps be taken tc
develop a system of uniform account.
ing for the state and local units.
Resolved, That it he the sense OF
the board that the association should
keep a representative in Boise during
the legislative session to keep mem
bers informed through the press on al
revenue measures proposed and as t.
the action thereof; that this informal
ton should be disseminated Withou
criticism favorable or unfavorable b!
the associations representative"
In connection with the second reso
luton the committee asked AXel 7
Ramstedt of the public utilities com
mission to furnish a preliminary plal
for the establishment Of bureau o
accounting and inspection and nfor
nation on an accounting system.
Carrying out the terms Of the frs
resolution the committee passed a mo
ton to the effect each member of tn
executive board nominate the mem
Der from each county in his distric
to be official representative of tn
county, the final selection, however. t
be placed in the hands OF the execu
tive board
State Is Distracted.
on the districting of the state tn
following classification was given b
counties for each member of the com
mttee:
J. G. Whte-Bonncr Boundary. Koo
tenai and Benewah counties.
]. J. Day Shoshone, Clearwate
lewis and Idaho counties.
Howard r. Lews--Latah and Nc
Perez counties.
L. X Hayes-Adams. Washington
Gem and Owyhee counties.
Ned Jenness-Canyon Gilmore an
Gooding counties.
Max Mayfield-Ada Boise an
Blaine counties.
r. II. Smith-TWin Falls. Minidok
Lincoln and Cassia counties.
d w. tandrod-Franklin, Bannoc
Oneida. Bear Lake, Custer, Bingham
and Power counties.
Nathan Ricks-Fremont Teton. Mac
ison, jefferson, Bonneville and Lem
counties.
The report of the first meeting
the association is now iE the hands
the printer. There will be 1000 copi
printed and they will be distribute
to members and probably the pres
This report will contain $50 pag
covering the history Of the organic;