The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-02-07
GOVERNOR DIXON.
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the appointment Of the commission
that Mr.. Walker probably would be
made the chairman, but Mr.. Walker
stated that who would be the chair
mar would not be known until after
the commission had gone into office.
The last so days, Mr.. Burgeson has
been private secretary to the COVER
nor, and who will succeed him in that
position will not be announced, nei-
Their was it announced who will sue
coed Mr.. Vioiette as a member of the
ltate board of education. Governor
Dixon said he had not decided on ap-
pointees for either of the places. He
said he would take his time in select
ing a private secretary, a selection
which he intimated might not be
made for several days.
Under the provisions of the state
tax commission measure, each of the
members are to receive a salary of
$4,000 a year, and are not permitted
to be engaged in any other occupa-
tions.
Concerning the personnel of the
new commission, Governor Dixon
said:
81 especially wanted to have ap-
pointed Judge Nils P. Haugen as
chairman Of the new tax commission,
due to his 90 years membership of
the Wisconsin tax commission. In
my message to the legislature, /
asked the members to temporarily
waive the statutory requirements as
to citizenship in the state, so as to
make him eligible for the appoint
ment. The original bill as drafted
carried this waiver, SO as to permit
the naming of Judge Haugen on the
commission, but the legislature in its
wisdom did not see fit to waive the
requirements of the statute. Bellev-
ing that the new commission SHOULD
be made up of men of known integrity
of character, with a knowledge of the
affairs Of state and county govern
ments, and with this n end In view
| finally selected j. w. Walker, the
present state treasurer; o. A. Berge-
iSon, who for several years was a
member of the legislature from Chou
teau county, and A. j. Violette, an
attorney in Missoula.
MIR. Walker as a young man, grad
uated from the Oshkosh State Normal
College, and later took a course In
pharmacy at Northwestern University
in Chicago. In 1881 he went to Kali
izpell, this state, and for years was
actively engaged in the mercantile
business there. Afterward he served
with the county government as clerk
and recorder and county treasurer,
Two years ago he was elected state
treasurer. For the last two years MI
Walker has been a member Of the
old board of equalization, and has hac
l an intimate knowledge of the work
ings of that board in relation to tax
alton in this state.
Mr.. Bergeson came to Montana
: from Wisconsin in 1905. Although
' still a young man, he has had a long
and successful experience IN banking
farming and mercantile enterprises
: For four years he represented Chou
teau county in the state legislature
!, where he was chairman Of the com
= mittee on ways and means, and als'
I q member of the committee on feve
nue. and taxation. During his legls
lative career he was n OF the active
acknowledged leders of the House
, and probably has as intimate a known
edge of the tax and revenue Tvs o
Montna as nv man who has been con
nected with the legislative branch o
the government.
Thirty days ago l drafted Nh
Bergeson, rather against his WILL a
secretary to the governor, to a~sls
me during the legislative session, du
to his intimate knowledge Of leglslat
i've procedure. l regret losing hln
from this most responsible position.
"Mr. Violette, the third member Q
the commission, has been engaged i
the active practice Of law IN Mlssoul
for the past % years. He was reare.
on farm in Missoula county, a grad
nate of the Missoula high school, an
also from the University of Michigan
and also Ann Arbor. In 1906 MI
Violette was the Democratic candl
date for the office of railroad com
missioner. At the present time n
is a member of the state board OF ed
i ucation. -,
"Taken as a whole, / believe tn
state can be congratulated upon nav
\ inc secured the services of three me-
of this type, who have had pecnila
opportunities for knowing actual, ec0
nomic and social ccsditions IN Mon
tana. Each one Of them Is IN Tn
prime of life, and each will enter upo
L his duties without owing any aileg'
& $1,000 In Mnntana. pY