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Show Tax Convention to Be Concluded Today SALT LAKE. Sept. 10. Taxes on state Income problems of county assessors and laws regulating taxation of transient live-stock formed the main topics of the National Tax association conference held yesterday at the Hotel Utah nnd the state capltol While the Income tax found many ardent supporters, and only one voice, that of Senator J I. Robertson, sta'..-tax sta'..-tax agent, of Welser, Idaho, was raised In mild opposition to Its adoption In Idaho and possibly other states of the west at present, the delegates to the 'convention were by no means such a j unit as to cither the efficacy of the income tax. or as to the most deslr-I deslr-I able terms for such a law. I The lime has not come," said C. I P. Link, of the Colorado tax commission. commis-sion. In a warning Issued at the eve-nine eve-nine session, "when we can do away with all other forms of taxes and rely entirely on the Income tax I say this though I um an ardent supporter of the income tax, after learning of the experience of other states on this matter " The business before that meeting today to-day will bo the discussion and adoption adop-tion of the report of the committee on resolution, and tho election of officers. of-ficers. It is a foregone conclusion that the association will follow Its custom and elect Zenas W, Bliss, of Ohio, now vice president, to succeed the present president, Nils P. Haugen, of Wlscnsln The convention will close today. I This leavex the big contest of the Convention, that for the post of vice president William Balbv secretary of the I'tah board of equalization, has been mentioned for that position, but Inasmuch as he was nrnde a member of the nominating committee by appointment ap-pointment by Mr Haugen earlier In the session. It Is quite possible, or even probable, that the honor of being placed In line for the presidency of t he association will go to some other man.l No information on the subject was given out by those in the best position, to know, however and the friends of Mr Ralley have by no means given up hope of winning the honor for hlin There nre also three members of tho executive committee to be named, that body being composed of nine men. three elected each year for three-year three-year terms, all past presidents of the association, and the president, vice president and SOI n-;:iry and treasurer The naming of tho next meeting place of the association Is left to tho executive committee Buffalo, Ashe-vllle. Ashe-vllle. N. C. and St Iuls have been prominently in the fight no |