Nogales international., 1926-08-01

ana stated In MS opening remarks
that after going through the pre-
lim:nary work the assessors would
take charge of the convention,
then the supervisors would meet.
GOVERNOR SPEAKS
Gov. George w. P. Hunt was
one of the speakers.
prosperity of the state de-
pends on equal assessment" he
said. Discussing roads he said
that roads is one of the chief as
sets of the state and that Arizona
now has 70 maintenance crews on
her highways. "Last year," he
declared, "more than 100000 cars
from other states came to Arizona
sna their occupants left vast
sum of money. He referred to
the splendid highways from Utah
to Sonora and from the Colorado
river to the New Mexico line.
With cooperation from the next
state legislature, he said, fine
bridge will be erected across the
Colorado river near Lees Ferry.
The governor told about COM
pletion of the new Sonoita-Tuc-
son road via Empire Ranch, and
stated that several bad curves on
the Nogales- Tucson road will have
to be eliminated between Nogales
and Continental. He said that the
tax commission of Arizona since
statehood has been composed of a
splendid body of men, that they
have done their duty, and have re-
ceived splendid cooperation from
the assessors and supervisors of
the state. He commended the tax
commissioners, assessors, and su-
pervisors, for the efficient man7
ner in which they have carried on
their work.
After the governors talk, Tax
Commissioner Howe told Of the
propose of the tax conference.
'In former years." he said, "the
tax commission held this meeting,
but the last legislature did not
see fit to appropriate funds for
the session so the tax commission
this year is here as invited guests
of the Assessors and Supervisors
Associations. He said that the
counties of Arizona, since state
hood, have issued approximately
SAT, 100000 in bonds, the state
has practically no bonded indebt-
edness, the states credit is gilt
edge on all bond markets, and that
! the counties are the ones suffer
ing from bond issues, particular
l. ly Maricopa county which had is
lsued $21, 100000 Of the $47,00O,-
900 in bonds, and that as result,
taxpayers of Maricopa county are
now paying $4,000 a day for bond
Interest and redemption.
/ LEFEBRE TALKS
| State Engineer w. C.. Lefebre
lin a speech, declared that there is
! l$3, 100000 available today in fed
Eeral aid on roads but that Ari
lzona's present highway legisla
tion does not provide enough funds
to take care Of the federal aid
"Arizona will lose $35O,0OO b!
next July unless something is don,
! to remedy the matter" he said
He urges passage Of the highwa!
, bill recently drafted by the Ari
zona Good Roads Association.
Judge Frank J. Duffy, candidate
for the Democratic nomination 70
Congress, was the next speaker
e and extended a welcome on be
t half of the citizens Of Nogales an
r the citizens of Santa Cruz Coun
nity. He said he was without au
t thority to speak before the cor
= ference for his son, Francis +
= Duffy, state auditor, who arrive
+ just as the noon recess was take
a Monday.
al A. B. Ming of Yuma, presiden
d Of the Assessors Association, urge
n the defeat at the polls Of all legi'
d tors who refuse to appropriat
enough money to run the stat
t. After declaring that each assessC
J. has a copy of the 1925-26 abstrac
IN he turned the conference over
la the Tax Commission, and the Sc
y, sion was adjourned long enoug
= L. IL. Aha +A~ commission TIN