The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-25
ARE NOW TOURING
SOUTH GEORGIA
WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARING
AT THE COURT HOUSE ON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
WILL DISCUSS TAX PROBLEM
Business Men and Citizens Generally
Invited to Be Present and Give
Their Views. Prominent Men Will
Be in the Party.

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Their Views. Prominent Men Will
Be in the Party.
Governor Walker and the members
of the special tax commission who
spent last week in north Georgia
making investigation of local condi-
tons, hearing the \opinions of private
citizens and gathering information
relative to the tax question, are in
south Georgia this week on a similar
mission, and will visit Dawson We'd
nesday afternoon.
AT four o'clock i'll the afternoon, at
the Terrell county court house, the
governor and the members of the
commission, composed Of number OF
the most successful business and pro-
fessional men of the state and prom
inent members of the legislature, will
hold public hearing, listen to sug-
gestions by private citizens, and ques-
tons relative to the matters presented
and obtain all possible information on
the subject of taxation. The governor
viii make short talk. Farmers, mer-
chants, bankers and business men gen
orally are urged to attend the meet
ing.
This information will be presented
to the legislature at the special SEES
sion in November, which has been
called for the purpose of raising the
tax legislation and bringing about bet
ter methods of financing the state
In every instance where meetings
have been held representative bust
ness men in large numbers have met
the committee and have demonstrate
ed a real interest i'll the solution OF
the tax problem, indicating that real
progress will be made Emphasis is
placed on the invitation extended byl
the committee to any citizen interest
ed to attend the meetings and express
views on taxation personally or file
briefs or suggestions in writing.
Governor Makes Statement.
In a statement giving a summary
of the developments of the meetings
held during the first week of the
itinerary Governor Walker says:
"The committee has made no defin-
lite determinations, but two or three
observations from the meetings al
ready held are quite significant.
First. The people are unanimously
of the opinion that the present ad
valorem system has broken down. Not
one dissenting voice was heard to
question the fact that owners of lands
and other tangible property are bear
ing more than their share of the tax
burden and that from one-half to two
thirds of the people and of the prop
erty, largely tangible, are escaping
taxation.
Second. That the future progress
of the state demands that this in
equality be corrected at the earliest
possible moment.
Third. While, of course, there has
not been unanimity as to the plan of
taxation, a very large majority of the
people have expressed confidence in
the integrity and patriotism OF the
committee and declared that the peo
pie should get back of any recon-
mendation which the committee may
make to the legislature. 1t is not an
ticipated that any plan of taxation will
be perfect, but plans suggested can
be- amended from time to time, and
in this way will approximate a just
and fair system.
Fourth. The committees sugges
ton that provision be made for bus
iness-like budget system to control
wisely and economically the expendi-
ture Of months to be raised in the flu
ture has met with universal favor"