The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-23
MONTANA 10 ASK FOR
,AID IN SEED CRISIS
County Officials Take Up
Matter at Meeting.


suggestion by showing the system OF
management Of n big corporation. No
county has an assessed valuation of
less than e5.000.O0o. and a corporation
OF that size would not think of placing
the responsibility Of management In
the hands OF three or five persons who
devoted only part of their time to the
business. A better and more efficient
county administration would result, ne
asserted. II the county commissioners
served regularly and received a stated
salary.
Morning Session.
President A. IL. bowman of Big Horn
county. presided at the morning SEES
sion. which convened at 10 o'clock, in
Producing Mayor Wilkinson. who spoke
words Of greeting and welcome 10 the
visiting county officers.
President Bowman in responding,
called attention to the fact that this
is the tenth gathering OF county Off
GERS and declared that the time and
effort expended in making the meeting
successful. were well worth while. II
Is no time fo1 slackers. he asserted.
I'VE are not only called upon to do our
bit. but to do out best" He dwelt
upon the problem OF building and
maintaining the highways OF the state
and for legislation providing a better
way OF assessing and collecting per-
sonal property taxes.
Secretary w. T.. Kester then called
the roll of the counties and Commits
sioner Peterson OF Mlssoula county
was appointed assistant secretary for
the duration OF the convention.
In commenting upon the first days
session. President w. II. Bowman said,
I'VE listened to several fine addresses
and received many valuable sngges-
lions. Altogether the day has been an
extremely busy one.l hut our big days
are Wednesday and Thursday. To-
morrow the topic OF discussion will be
roads,"
James L. Martin Of Lewistown, clerk
OF the court in Fergus county, was
elected chairman. by the clerks of the
state yesterday afternoon. at a branch
meeting held at the close OF the main
session. Harry NJ. Rawn OF Missoula
Nine court clerks are at the conven-
ton. The seven others are. w. II.
Pettybridge of Park county; Perry ].
Day. Toole county; ]. r. Coughenour,
Ravalli county; George II. He'll,
Meagher county: Art f. letters, Wi
baux county: II N. Eaton. Flathead
county; Blanche NJ. Hyde. Mineral
County Treasursrs.
The county Treasurers' association
met yesterday morning in the exami-
nation room Of the county superintend-
ent Of schools. In the courthouse, and
conducted a two hour session. In the
absence OF President John Harrington
of Butte. Lee Dennis OF Cascade county,
a resident of Great Falls. presided.
Mrs. Laura Carter of Musselshell
county. served as secretary. There
are 20 county treasurers present at the
convention. This is a greater num-
Der OF treasurers than usually attend
the annual meetings.
The treasurers are working on leg
islation to be presented to the next
session OF the legislature. which will
make change In tipe present manner
OF dealing with personal taxes. A
committee has this in charge and will
report at a session today.
: II. L. Hart. state treasurer, addressed
the county money keepers. r.
G.. Poland. state auditor. an hon.
orary member Of the treasurers' or
ganization. was present at the session.
Following are the committees ap-
pointed:
Legislative-Patsy Finnegnn, Deer
Lodge; Mike Gosch, Fergus: +. r.
Rixon. Yellowstone.
CONFERENCE.-THE Dennis, Cascade; ].
Wilson. Chouteau; J. W. Buford, Mis-
soula. -.
/ Press--J. w. Buford, Missoula; Lee
Dennis. Cascade.
The treasurers will meet this morn
Ing at $50.