Bisbee daily review., 1922-07-25
1OO DELEGATES ATTEND FIRST
 MEET|NG HERE
Mayor Ball and Dr. Bledsoe Welcome Visitors; Howe
 Pleads For Economy
AGAINST LUXURY LAWS
Arizona Should Not Attempt to Emulate Wealthier and
 Older States, He Says

The tenth annual state tax confer ence opened here yesterday morning with more than 100 state and county officials and representatives of tax payers in attendance. The meetings will continue today, tomorrow and, possibly, Thursday morning. The ses sion this morning will start at 9;3O.
 Mayor James Ball opened the con- ference in the high school auditorium yesterday morning with a brief ad- dress of welcome. in which he pointed out that, while Bisbee might be differ ent from any other city in the state in the way it was laid out, it was not different in extending a welcome and hospitality to those who visited it.
 Dr. N. c. Bledsoe, acting chairman of the chamber of commerce recep- tion committee, also welcomed the delegates and outlined to them the various entertainment features ar ranged for them.
 J. E. Saint, chairman of the New, Mexico tax commission, who is attend ing the Arizona conference with al view to urging a similar annual meet ing in his home state, was called up on for few remarks. He referred briefly to his early days in the south west, and spoke in highly commenda- tory terms of the progress made by Arizona.
 Howe Urges Economy
 He explained that he came over, not to make a speech, 'but to watch the wheels go round" MT. Saint re- counted several tax problems that were bothering New Mexico and ex- pressed the hope that he and J. R. Aguilar, another member of the New Mexico commission who is attending the meeting, might learn much from the conference that would prove help full to them in adjusting tax issues at home.
 Chairman Charles R.. Howe, of the Arizona state tax commission, in of ficially opening the business sessions of the conference, said:
 we are assembled together for the tenth time to confer on the subject of taxation and other kindred subjects as they affect the citizens of our state. Last year at Nogales, you vot- ed to hold the next conference at Grand Canyon. However, when the time came to make necessary arrange ments it was found that hotel accom- modations could not be had sufficient to take care of the delegates and wis itors and that it would be necessary to look for another location.
 After considerable correspondence with different localities, the City of Bisbee, through it's Chamber of Com merce, as we'll as the board of super visors of Cochise county, together with many firms and individuals, kind ly promised to solve the problem for us. It is at their requst that We are assembled here today, in city that has no replica, situated in one of the greatest producing mining districts the world has ever known.
 "As a former resident of Cochise county and one of it's officials for many years. I can assure the confer ence that the we'll known hospitality of Bisbee citizens will be shown you during all of the time you are in at- tendance and that only pleasant mem- ories will come to you in the future of the Tenth tax Conference, now in ses sion.
 Sees Conditions Improving
 "One year ago at the Nogales meet ing found business conditions in Ari- Zona at their lowest ebb, the same as in practically every other state of the Union. These conditions were largely due to reconstruction after our great world war Today am pleased to note a decided improve ment and a better feeling in all class
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