Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1932-12-10
TEN ARIZONA BUSINESS MEN
To REORCANIZE STATE UPON
STRICT BUSINESS PRINCIPLES
Nogales Man One Of One Hundred From Over State
Called In Conference At Phoenix By Gov.
Elect. B. b. Moeur

Governor Elect got the views of the
approximate 100 persons present
from over the state upon problems
facing the new administration when
it takes office on the first of the
year.
Ten Arizona business men, as a
result of the meeting, have set
about the task of formulating the
retrenchment program.
These ten were chosen at the con-
ference of the business and in
dustrial. leaders of the state. The
committee of ten plans to call in
business, agricultural and industrial
leaders from every section of the
state to take part in drafting the
recommendation which will be made
to DR.. Moeur.
Frank Brophy, of Phoenix, presi-
dent of the Maricopa county tax
payers league, was named chairman
of the committee of ten. Other
members and the interest they rep
resent are John G. Hughes, live
stock; John Dobson, agriculture;
Joseph Melczer, manufacturing; j.
H. Mcclure, transportation: F. w.
Lowery, legal; DR.. John E. Bacon,
of Miami, mining; H. J. Coerver,
banking; L. w. Phillips, labor and
employment; DR.. w. P. Sims, legis-
lative; and Brophy, general bust
ness. All members of the commit
tee, except DR.. Bacon, are residents
of Phoenix.
Brophy said the committee will
begin it's work at once. The COM
mittee was named by John M
Sparks, vice-president of the Tow
rea Packing Company who presided
at the meeting. He was authorized
by the conference to name the
group when DR.. Moeur said he die
not wish to do it.
The conference was called by DR.
Moeur in an effort to devise means
! of balancing the state budget and
torestalling threatened $780, 04
/ deficit at the end of the current
fiscal year. Statements read to the
conference by DR.. Moeur and by
Brophy Indicated that figured -
the basis of tax collections for tE=
installment due Nov. !, total col
lection for the current year wou.c
be. only about so per cent OF the
levy.
Many of the speakers urged tina,
when DR.. Moeur takes office he be
gwen the fullest possible co-opera-
ton in cutting expenditures and re-
ducing taxes.
Far reaching results and a mark
ed betterment in the financial anc
industrial conditions of the state
were presaged at the economic con.
ference.
"If those in attendance carry tt
their various communities but q
small degree of the interest and en-.
thusiasm which were evinced at the
meeting, the state will have bene-
fitted inestimably," MIR. Bird sale
yesterday.
Detailed information relative K
the current state expenses was sub.
mitted by Frank G. Brophy, presi'
dent of the Maricopa County Tax
payers League, it being clearly evi
4 dent that taxes probably would no
be much in excess of SO per cen
of the fixed state expenditures, MI
McCauley explained.
1.-THE economic conference" TIN
Nogales attorney explained, "wai
non-political. Those addressing tn
group included every line of en-
deavor represented in the state. tn
cattle, lumber, merchandising, min
ing, agricultural, citrus fruit ant
banking were represented by speak
ers who detailed the problems con
fronting each.
1.-THE general consensus was tina
the governor elect was, in callin
this far-reaching meeting, makin
! a pronounced forward step towar
solving the economic problems Q
the state.