The log cabin Democrat., 1921-09-12
.Sl300 PER MONTH ON SCHOOL TAXES
DIR. CONCERTS ESTIMATE
Partial Report Gives S1,123.23 Col lected to Date-79 Firms Now
 Signers of Pledge.

Revenue to the Conway public school from the system of sales and luxury taxes will be approximately S1 300 per month, it is estimated by Dr. J. w. Conger, director, who to- day completed the duties assigned him by the committee and made his final report. Collections to date are $1,12323, and the tax from the large number of current statements made after the first of the month, will in- crease this figure, Dr. Conger thinks. Under an agreement with the school tax committee, the banks of the city will hereafter take turn about in handling funds derived from the tax and will take up collections as made by business firms here.
 Whatever opposition the tax plan had, is disappearing, Dr. Conger states in his final report, and a little more care upon the part of sales force will secure almost uniform collection on all sales as outlined by the com- mittee. As July and August, parts of which are covered in the report, are the poorest business months of the year, the total collected is good, and is ground for the hope that the fall months will produce larger revenue. All factors considered, the showing this far is satisfactory and indicates that the plan is workable and has the support of virtually the entire citi- zenship of the city.
 Dr. Conger, who has asked to be relieved as director, completed his work with submission of his report. It is stated that ohly a nominal ex- pense was attached to getting the plan into operation, and the cooper ation of the banks in taking up the amounts collected will hereafter re- lieve the committee of practically all expense so that every penny paid in will go directly to the public school Dr. Conger's report of the work to this date is as follows:
 Editr Log Cabin Democrat:
 1 have completed the work request ed of me by the public school board and turned in my report. This will show that 79 business houses signed the agreement to cooperate in collect ing the tax; 15 of these were added by me the latter part of July.
 There is now very little opposition to the plan. Some of the salesmen have forgotten to charge the tax and | others have been asking customers if they desired to pay the tax, leaving to the option of the buyer the refusal to pay, even though the buyer hac | signed the agreement. l am confident these difficulties well be largely avoid ed in the future.
 We were late in July in beginning to operate the plan and the collections the first few days in September die not give time for collection of August bills by the merchants, hence I think the returns represent about one months collections and this is for August, perhaps the worst month 1T the year. The total collected and de. posted in the banks is s1,123.23. Ii all who have signed the agreement will live up to it, the collection, in my judgment, will reach $500 pel month.
 have filed with the committee ar itemized report. The banks now car easily follow up the work the first ot each month.
 appreciate the courtesy and the spirit of good will shown me by the committee, composed of Messrs. Bah ner, James and Cole, and by the splen- did body of merchants who are always ready to cooperate in every good movement in the interest of our city and its institutions.
 Cordially,
 J. w. Conger.
 Conway. Ark. Sent. 12