Show SEEK cooperation economic conference will W i I 1 I 1 possibilities of plan COLORADO SPRINGS august 24 the coordination of business activities of the seven mountain states from production of raw materials to distribution of manufactured products as a means of building ever increasing prosperity in the intermountain intel mountain area is announced as the object sought through the intermountain intel mountain economic conference which will meet in colorado springs september 13 inclusive the conference will be composed of leaders of business industry agriculture and mining interests in the intermountain states principal speakers for the conference include such men of national prominence as henry L I 1 harriman of boston president of the chamber of commerce of the united states harry A wheeler vice chairman of the board of the first national bank of chicago and an authority on banking and credit senator reed smoot of utah who will discuss tariff matters governor 0 max gardner of north carolina an expert on taxation samuel 0 dunn of chicago editor of railway age who will discuss transportation problems and william montague ferry of salt lake city president of the american silver producers association who will discuss the silver question the possibilities of cooperative action in the development of the intermountain area into a stron stronger gei and more prosperous economic unit is a subject left to a western man robert E tally of jerome arizona vice president of the united verde copper co mr air tally is a foremost figure in the mining industry a former president of the american mining congress and the american institute of mining and engineers he has spent most of his life in the western mining regions and is thoroughly familiar with western interests and western needs perhaps no man in the entire intermountain region is better qualified led or more capable of handling this problem tax discussions will be under the general direction of governor 0 max gardner of north carolina one of the nations foremost authorities on the subject during his four years in executive office governor gardner has accomplished tax reforms in his state that have attracted p r e a d attention particularly among state fiscal officers and legislators he approaches taxation from the viewpoint of national as well as local levies and he discusses the subject on the basis of controlled expenditure as well as a balanced tax system no small part of the immense savings north carolina has been able to make has been due to administrative economies economics in counties and school districts as well as in consolidation soli dation of state boards bureaus and commissions through the medium of the intermountain ter mountain economic conference governor gardners gardeners Gard ners ideas and experience peri ence are to be made available to officials and business interests of the seven intermountain states in the hope that in this manner some major contribution may be made to the problem of securing lower taxation in this thia area without sacrifice of governmental efficiency banking and credit with respect to permanent as well as present emergency needs will be discussed by harry A wheeler of chicago one of the foremost banking authorities of the nation mr wheeler is chairman of the com m cittee atee on banking of the chamber of commerce of the united states which after two years of intensive study is now drawing up a I 1 comprehensive report embodying suggestions on banking practices in the united states emergency credit needs and how federal as well as private banking agencies may be utilized to meet them is a matter of primary concern to the intermountain economic conference however conference directors expect also through the discussions to develop constructive suggestions for the permanent financing of intermountain ter enterprise and the broad development of the vast potential wealth of the intermountain area henry L harriman of boston president of the chamber of commerce of the united states will make his first official visit to the intermountain inte mountain area when he comes to address the intermountain economic conference which has hag been organized with the cooperation of the national chamber mr harri mans address will be an outstanding feature of the conference mr harriman is an utilities executive being chairman of the board of the new england power association he is widely experienced in business development and until recently was chairman of the united states chambers committee on continuity of bustness business and employment |