, 1921-10-27

Lyle +. Jay. temporary chairman and
Mrs. Roxa S. Kirby Of Campbell
county as temporary secretary.
Attorney E. H. Foster, of the Mid
west staff made the opening address
to the visitors concentrating his ad-
dress on tai laws.
Following the talk a general dis
cussion Of the objects OF the meeting
and Of the results that we're expected
were INDUCED in.
The first business Of the afternoon
session was the naming of perman-
ent officers. Mr.. Jay and Mrs. Kirby
were unanimously chosen to be per-
manently president and secretary at
the posts which they held in the
temporary organization.
w. w. Jones, formerly connected
with the Northwestern Land APP
praisers OF Billings, Mont. was the
speaker OF the afternoon choosing as
dwelt on such a bill which Is now on
liar legislation was urged for Wyo-
ming to perfect an equalization of
values in all parts OF the tate. Dis
cussion of land valuation Snd in
eqnalities in the state was the sub
ject Of discussion during the re-
mainder OF the afternoon.
The assessors who are in attend
ance at the convention are: Willett
A. Comfy. Albany: A. s. Atherly,
Big Horn; Mrs. Roxa S. Kirby.
Campbell: Will F.. Daley, Carbon;
Thomas S. Cook. Converse, B. F.
Bowman. Fremont; A. B.. Robertson,
Goshen: Ira N. Gibson. johnson; y.
B. McDonough. Laramie; James P.
Rosenberg. Lincoln: Lyle E. Jay,
Natrona; Charles Gard, Niobrara; R.
F. Paxton, Platte; N. ]. DeLoney,
Uinta; John U. Reesy. Washakie, and
Carl Hays. Weston.
Two or three other members of the
assessors association are expected to
arrive here today OF tomorrow morn
Ing. The sessions will be continued
throughout tomorrow and a perman-
ent organization will be named to
insure the closest possible co-opera-
tion among the assessors and to per-
feet the arrangements for carrying
the views Of the people of the state
directly to the state equalization
board at the December meeting.
saturday, Oct. 22.)
The appointment Of committees to
handle the VARIOUS organizations and
business details that are the out
growth Of the meeting of county
assessors which is under way in
Casper is the most important bust
ness that is to come before the Or
ganization which will conclude a two
day session this evening.
A committee headed by J.. E.
Atherly of Big Horn county and
composed Of w. F. Daley OF Carbon:
A. B. Robertson of Goshen. T. B..
McDonough of Laramie and James
P. Rosenberg of Lincoln county was
named by Chairman Lyle E. Jay to
work out the details on equalization
of land values for the. state.
This is one of the most important
undertakings that the assessors have
considered. Similar committees to
work out equalization plans for live
stock. oil and mining industries and
other major businesses in the state
will be named this afternoon.
The feature talks of the program
today will be made by Barney Nc
Cam, a commissioner for the Mid
west Refining company and by Bill
Nye Hamilton, deputy ex-officio tax
commissioner Of the city OF Denver.
Mr.. Hamilton who is a tax sched-
ule and tax form expert will dwell
on the improvement OF county forms.
assessment charts and office effici-
ency. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Hamilton worked out the detail
of assessors office efficiency for
Natrona county. and that part Of his
suggestions were incorporated as the
standard methods Of running
assessors offices in this state.
The visitors and a representative
Of the Tribune we're the guests of
Mr.. Jay at an elaborate banquet
which was served at the Henning