The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
Equality of Taxation" h. terests the Dealers
 in Dirt
OTHER CANDIDATES
 FOR GOVERNOR TO BE
 HEARD FROM LATER
Realtors to Attend National Conven. ton at St. Louis With an Idea of Bringing the Next
 Convention Here

Equality of Taxation, the Budget system and Business Administration of the States Affairs" was the subject of an address made by William D. Nes- bitt, manager of Lieutenant Governor Thomas E. Kilby's campaign for the democratic nomination for governor lat the weekly luncheon of the Bir- |mingham Real Estate exchange at the Southern club yesterday
 As one of the glaring inequalities in the present taxing methods Mir Nesbitt stated that within an area of four blocks in certain section of Bir- mingham he had made an investigation and found that real estate values. as assessed. varied from 10 to fl per cent of the 60 per cent at which property lis supposed to be assessed
 He stated that MT. kilby stood for equalities of taxation. the budget sys- tenn, and strict adherence to the budget when adopted He said that Mir Kilby had pledged himself to veto any ap- lpropriation bill where the funds for meeting it had not been provided for in the budget.
 1 MT. Nesbitt advocated a change from the present. system of assessing prop lerty to one based upon more business 1 like methods. with the rate of taxa 1 tion fixed by business principles and not arrived at by haphazard manipu- lation.
 STATES DEBT RECALLED He said the funded debt of the state is s9ooo000 and the floating debt be- tween s3,000,0 900 and $5,o00,000, the ex- act amount impossible of ascertain ment, apparently, and that g big task confronts the next administration when it undertakes to raise the money 1 to pay the interest on these vast sums and provide for the eventual payment of the principal
 The man who has been successful in his own business affairs, is clean. honest and able" MT. Nesbitt said. lis the type of man wanted for the office of governor of Alabama and given such a man with a budget sys-
 tenn, safeguarded by proper legisla- tion, and an equitable taxing system, the states financial problem can be solved and the burden lessened."
 HEAR OTHERS LATER
 At subsequent meetings the cam paign managers of John II. Wallace. Jr, Gen. w. w. Brandon, Judge CharleS IeaSley and John Purifoy, the other candidates for governor, will be invited to address the members of the exchange. The speakers will be asked ito discuss taxation, that being the question of state legislation in which the real estate men are most directly interested at present
 President A. c. Montgomery stated that the annual convention of the Ma tional Real Estate association would be held in St. Louis on June IT, IS and 19, and urged all the members who could possibly do so to attend it. He said attendance at the national meet ing, where they would come in con tact with the real estate dealers from all parts of the United States. would benefit the members and give them a broader view of their own business
 The Birmingham exchange will try to bring the national convention to this city next year. and MT. Montgom- cry insisted that every local agent should be on hand to boost Birming- ham so that those from other parts of the country might know what a great lefty we have here.