The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-12-18
PUSHING INTERESTS
OF NORTH IDAHO
Chamber of Commerce In Session At
Moscow Tackles Tax and Other
Problems Elects Officers.

merce convened for its semi.annpa
session this afternoon, in Elks, fem
pie, with about one hundred persons
delegates and Moscow business men
and the University of Idaho faculty
members, present. The principal adj
dress of the opening session was made
by Q. e. Arney, Jr., executive secre
tary Of the Washington State Fedora
tion of. Taxpayers associations. who
discussed tax matters.
The meeting was called to order by
F.. Elliott Smith of Orofino, president
of the north Idaho organization, and
the address of welcome was made by
Mayor H. Melgard.
The report of the legislative com
mittee was given late in the after
noon by Hon. Perry Mitchell of Nez-
perce, and was discussed at consider
able length.
Every county in north Idaho, with
the exception of Boundary, is. repre-
sented at the meeting, which promises
to be one of the most important in the
history of the North Idaho chamber.
Among the prominent men present are
G.. E. Arney, western immigration
agent for the Northern Pacific; Perry
W. Mitchell, Nezperce, w. d. Humis-
ton, assistant general manager of the
Potlatch Lumber company; Guy Flen-
ner, Boise, secretary of the Idaho Au-
tomobile association; VIM. J. Hall, 1
commissioner of public works; G. E.
Arney, Jr., Spokane and Judge M. F.
Gose, Pomeroy, president of the WISH a
ington Federation of Taxpayers as T
sociations. h
Saturday Business Session. )
proposal that a state cooperative y
foresty board, together with state 4
forester, be given suvervision over d
Idaho forest lands in place of admin
stration under the direct control of az
he state land board, was the principal al
feature of bill which it is proposed sc
Will be presented to the Idaho legis- &C
@SuiC tillo WAntCl " luONAly
'orest laws SO that the state may re-
eive benefits under the new McNary co
lark forest protection bill passed Sc
Turing the recent congressional ses-
ion.
While Idaho is now receiving ap
roximately $4,000 yearly from the
ederal government for timber protec ye
ion, the McNary-Clark law would OF
lore than double that, and eventually ma
rovide approximately five times this a
UNI, particularly for fire protection IN
n cut-over lands, Dean Miller stated. til
he provision, however, is that the wa
tate must give reasonable assurance ha
a permanent forest policy with au- lte
to carry out that policy. an
uch is the reason for the establish wh
ent of a non-political forest board pei
nd appointment of forester, entail glN
e absolutely no additional expense go
nresent forest administration. his
Slash disposal would also be regu- rig
ted by the new law to prohibjt
.oadcast burning, unless with written w
,rmit from the state forester Broad
st burning has been shown to kill
! young growth below merchantable din
re-, and because of subsequent wind siol
Ii to increase future fire hazards, he mig
inted out. Ih'
President A. H. Upham of the Uni por
rsity Of Idaho spoke during the lar'
orning session, pointing out possible con
yelonment of the state through edr yea
ted leaders, and pointing to accom- 1
along that line in North ness
rolina during the past 30 years tree
Guy Flenner of Boise, speaking as frol
representative of the Idaho 4. A. con
contended that any increase III Kin
enses for autos would be an unfair
dition to the taxes of large group Ne2
citizens at a time when political I
,mises emphatically suggested a eas,
vering of taxation wherever posi- Tea
!. sTo lower general taxation I nigl
d Mr.. Flenner, "and then add tax itor
ON in groups Would ulVert poii''o'i anu
dges of all sincerity and present pro-
lracter of discrimination that would the.
We bad reaction. f"
Mr.. Flenner gave figures showing
t if autos were all placed on Tue T
sonal property tax rolls no more earl
uld be collected than from licenses cele
present if the same relationship OF and
ues to assessment were observed as in
,Iies to other forms of property. sue,
it would cost more to ad' you.
lister the law under such a charge
the inevitable cutting Of assess A
ats by counties to avoid presumed Seat
te tax payments would bring auto chile
ues for tax purposes to still lower with
IL He opposed, therefore, the plan
make a small reduction in licenses Fl
couple it with the placing OF an for
os on the personal property tax Univ
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