Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-28

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lther suggested that plans be worked
out for the accommodation of winter
Tourists here by the construction of
from dozen to 20 furnished houses.
This problem he offered as COM
munity one and not a, business one
lexcluisevly, as he believes that many
persons who would like to live in
Douglas are moving along to other
cities. due to the housing shortage
here. 81
Albert Stacy, speaking on this mat
fer, stated that there are plans for
building some new places here this
summer, but that in general people
have felt that the profit in such
enterprises was not sufficient TO, war
rant such contrusction. &
Carrying on the housing discussion
Rex Rice president of the Douglas
Chamber of Commerce and Mines
urged, that rents be raised here to
make property holding q good in-z
| vesfrnent, before building of new
places should be considered He e&-
pressed the hope that the occupation
tax might be abolished soon as a
relief measure for the merchants
and then went on to discuss the work
of the local chamber in boosting
many projects, mentioning especially
it's campaign for many years to OBJ
tain Pinery canyon road. He men
toned also the motorcade which is
to go to that section next month
and urged all present to participate
IN it, that thcir appreciation and
interest in the project would be evi-
denced to those in charge of the
road construction in the canyon.
Rice further contended that the
elimination of the occupation tax
would allow the merchants some
funds to devote to other enterprises
for the advancement Of the city. He.
| spoke of advces that a big western
moving picture may be filmed here
soon and then mentioned the cam.
paign being conducted to defeat the
Mexican quota plan which is now
being considered by congressional
committees. Rice further asserted
that in his belief the appropriation
| by the city for the work of the local
chamber of commerce is being we'll
spent and that it should be continued
In explaining the occupation tax
the city must have funds to operate
upon and that if the money from that
tax is cut off, it would mean raising
the property tax. In other words
Mayor Hinton stated it is just a
question OF from which source the
money would come as it has to be
procured, one way or another. He
declared further that he believes the
chamber OF commerce appropriation
is wei worth while and that it should
be continued if Douglas is to be ad-
vertised and boosted.
Commenting on tax matters, Fred
D. Hubbell urged that many parcels
of land in the outlying sections OF
this city which nine or ten years ago
We're assessed at about $500 each
and upon which taxes have been
delinquent ever since, should be cut
from the tax roll. He declared that
it is costing more to er-enter and to
carry these plots on the books each
yeear than they are worth and that
Douglas is wasting about $1,000
year in which loss each taxpayer is
sharing, by permitting these plots
on which taxes cannot be collected
to be carried on the delinquent list.
Unless this order of things is stop
iped at once, Hubbell predicted that
in eight or nine years the loss would
be tremendous.
H. A. Wimberley, speaking for the
water commission and as president
of the Kiwanis club, invited all pres
ent to hear Mr.. McGovern of Tucson
speak at the Kiwanis club, on the
means of boosting this section He
reported the water department in
good shape and expressed confidence
in the future of the city.
AS president of the Cochise county
fair association, w. H. Meischer,