Show ADVOCATES TAXI G MINES HILL FULL VALUE ANNUAL convention OF NATIONAL TAX association FAVORS CASH VALUE PLAN resolution favoring substitute for present federal excess profits profit tax adopted favor taxing ol of sal arles aries of public officials salt lake chy the national tax arso clation convention closed on sep 10 after a short business meeting lit in which zenas IV alfs former governor of rhode island and now chairman of the board of tax tar corn com of that state slate was elevated to the presidency lie ile had formerly been vice president and that position was llred filled by the election elect lon of samuel lord of the minnesota tax commission as vice president I 1 lefore before adjourning the national tax conference held in conjunction with the convention of the association held a spirited debate on the subject of taxation of mines the general opinion be ing they should be taxed at full cash value and also adopted a set of resolutions lut ions expressing disapproval of certain features of present tax systems and urging that steps be ta ken alien to i olve pressing tax bd been ence now closed the conference was of the opinion that hint serious consideration should be given til td devising some bome substitute for the present federal excess profits tax and securing the greatest practicable simplicity in matters of administration of federal taxes the conference was of the opinion that exemptions of private property or income from taxation should be confined within the narrowest possible limits the dele delegates ates to the convention went on nn record as being unalterably opposed to the exemption of interest from mort gi anges from income taxation under either I 1 federal or state laws and that tills this conference Is of the opinion that salaries of all public officials aud and the interest li terest on future issues of federal state state or municipal obligations should bo be income taxation Serre secretary tary holcomb reported that an analysis of the attendance at the con showed public officials ninety one representatives representative of taxpayers and eighteen economists in addition to women tills analyst analysis had bad been made before the arizona delegation arrived and the total attendance 1 was I as about lie bel believed cleved public officials had been CO 00 per cent of the male delegates and taxpayers 31 34 3 1 per cent it was the largest larger convention tho the association ever held |