Evening star., 1924-12-14
TAX CUT GATHERING
URGED ON COOLIDGE.
National Chamber of Com
merce Wants State Repre-
Sentatives Summoned.

American business as represented
In the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States urged President Cool
idge yesterday to consider the ad-
visibility of calling a conference OF
representatives of the several States
with view to promoting economy In
expenditures and reduction in taxa
tion.
The suggestion was made as par.
OF program submitted by the cham
Der to aid in. the recovery OF agrt-
culture. 1t was presented by a spe-
cial committee, consisting of Richard
r. Grant, president of the chamber:
Julius ii. Barnes, former president.
and Lewis E. Pierson, chairman Of
the executive committee.
Tne administration has PLAYED q
great part in tax relief" the com
mlttee said In a statement sissued
after the conference with the P-csi-
dent. THE chamber homes that tba
administration will particularly con-
sider the advisability OK some form
OF contact with the governors of eacn
State that they may facilitate Ieglsla-
ton and administrative action-State
county and municipal-toward the ut
most economy, particularly of taxes
which rest on farm lands"
Matter Previously Studied.
Some such conference has baen :,
Mr.. Coolidge's mind for some time.
ana the recommendation made yes
terday served to renew the thought
being given to it in Official quarters
The Executive, in a statement is
sued last June when he signed the
revenue bill. declared he thought it
might be advisable to call confer
ence OF the taxing author ties of the
States and the Treasury TO consider
some comprehensive plan of division
or the field of taxation between The
States and the Federal Government,
with elimination Of overlapping taxes
Congressional leaders generally
have approved the suggestion made
by Mr. Coolidge in his annual and
budget messages for postponement OF
tax legislation until the next session
of Congress. Such postponement
would permit the convening during
the Summer of a conference along
the lines originally suggested by Mr.
Coolidge and advocated yesterday by
the Chamber of Commerce.
The chambers special committee
made no direct reference in its state
ment to the appeal which Mr.. Cool
tdge made in his Chicago CONNER
cfal Club address to business to in
terest itself more in the problems of
the farmer, but declared that bust
ness men the country over are keenly
aware OF the economic necessity for
prosperous agricultural conditions.
New Spirit of Confidence.
THE chamber believes that forces
which influenced the Improvement in
agricultural conditions will continue
to have their effect until a full re-
covery is assured."A the committee
said, and after pointing to the new
spirit of confidence in industry" the
widening circle of full employment,
and "the restoration of financial and
commercial stability in Europe
through the Dawes plan," as having
tended to aid greatly in eliminating
agricultural depression, said:
There are other things which will
have their influence in this movement
to better farm conditions
The plans of the administration
towards furthering the St. Lawrence
project will help
The Agricultural Credit Corpora
tion already has discharged a great
service in the areas of distress. Fur
ther progress in diversification can be
made under suitable service by the
Department of Agriculture, and the
various agricultural colleges and To-
cal agencies.
Reimbursement of relative freight
rates, another important move, ap-
pears to have place in the admin
istration's program
we believe that every possible aid
should be extended to farm cooper
attve organizations, except that Gov
eminent financial assistance should
not be used to displace the tried and
proven. facilities of established in
dustry.
Not shrinkage of output, but in
teiligently planned production and
expanded markets should be the ag-
rlculturai aims that would enlist the
aid of organized business