The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-06
ROTARY CLUB FOR.
DIRECT TAXATION
70 PAY VA. DEBT
Il Also Recommends State
Board to Make Taxation
Uniform.
SOLDIERS TO HEAR TAFT
Fair7nont to Remain Out of
Controversy Regarding
Train Service.
SOLDIERS TO HEAR TAFT

At this weeks meeting OF the Fair
mont Rotary club, which was held at
noon ut The FairmOHt, the club adopt.
cd as it's own the report OF the com.
mittoe appointed to study the question
Of the best method Of paying the YIr.
giniR debt. and It agreed also to pay
the admission OF all the soldiers and
sailors In the city TO the Taft lecture
tomorrow evening,
The meeting was one OF the largest
In recent weeks aud there was quite
3 discussion Of q proposition which
came from the CisFkSburg Chamber
Of Commerce to have q joint meeting
Of representatives Of the two cities
to take some action regarding the
train service to Charleston over the
Coal and Coke road which the Balti-
more and Ohio has promised,
II finally was determined with re-
gard to this that inasmuch as there Is
a controversy regarding the routing Of
this train service which involves sew
eFal cities OF the state that FatFmont
ought 70 tBke this letiOn on tho ClarkS.
bpfg suggestion. This city Is not In.
terested in the way the trains run but
Ills interested In when they will start,
Fa4Fmept has q definite promise fTOm-
the railroad to start this service and
means to hold out for early fulfill
ment The secretary OF the club was
instructed to lay these facts before
the Clarksburg Chamber Of Commerce
In letter.
One OF the interesting incidents Of
the meeting was brief address by DIR
o. L Woodlsy, former president OF the
Fairmont State s0rmal school, who Is
in the city today In connection with
government Te-educatlon work.
It was suggested that the soldiers
who are to go to the Taft lecture as
the guests Of the club attend in uni.
form the dinner for returned soldiers
which tn eYoung Mems Christian Rs.
ISOLATION will give tomorrow evening.
Seats will be provided for the soldiers
on the stage,
The report of the committee on vir.
gtnla debt payment is as follows;
Falrmont, w. Va. March G. 1919.
Fairmont Rotary Club.
Falrmont. w. Va.
Your Committee on Taxation for
Virginia Debt submits as Its report
the following resolutions:
Resolved: First, That the Fair
mont Rotary Club favors and recon-
2 menda that the State raise the funds
to liquidate the Virginia Debt by a
direct tax on all the property of the
state, both personally and realty,
and by an annual capitation or poll
tax Of not less than one nor more
than two dollars upon each legal
voter in the State and like amount
upon each other male inhabitant Of
the State woh has attained the age
Of tweny-one years.
Second. That we favor and
strongly recommend that the State
Tax Commissioner or q State Board
Of Equalization to be created, shall
be given power to supervise and
equalize the valuation placed upon
property for purposes of taxation by
, the assessors Of the various counties
OF the State, so that the direct State
tax will in fact be as nearly uniform
as possible throughout the State.
Third. That copy of these reso-
Iions be sent to the Governor. to the
Special Committee OF the Senate and
House Of Delegates now considering
ways and means of paying the vir-
ginia Debt, and to each of the Sena-
tors from this Senatorial district and
to each OF the Delegates from this
county.
TREvEY NUTTER. Chairman,
CHAS. w. EVANS.
r. T. CUNNINGHAM
NJ. L. BROWN.