Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 171, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 December 1928 — Page 35

DEC. 7, 1928.

BYRD REFORMS PLAGE VIRGINIA INJOP RANK All of Governmental Departments Reorganized; Fewer Appointees. BY ROSCOE B. FLEMING Times Staff CorrespondentRICHMOND, Va., Dec. 7—Under Ihe leadership of Governor Harry Flood Byrd, Virginia, recently has accomplished reforms in her state government which place her among the most advanced and progressive of the states. Byrd himself, a young man of pleasant and direct manner and a brother of Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd, summarized in his office here accomplishments which he considers most important since he took office in 191P* 1. Reorganization of al departments, reducing the number of state boards and bureau from lOC to 12, •40 being ' abolished. This reorganization, incidentally, deprived the Governor of sixty appointments. 2. A revision of the constitution which made eighty changes and was approved by the people at a special election, June 19. This virtually gives Virginia anew constitution, at a cost of about $50,000, as against a possible cost of $1,000,000 if a constitutional convention had been called. • 3. Construction of roads under the “pay as you go” plan. Virginia Is spending $16,000,000 a year on new roads and at the same time readily reducing the state debt. 4. Reform of the taxation system accomplished by law and by amendments in the constitution. Tax Program Important Os these four accomplishments the tax program appears the most Important and the one by which Byrd’s administration will be longest remembered. As he himself expresses It, it has made Virginia the first single-tax state—that is, the state takes certain bases of taxation for itself and assigns other entirely to the county and local governments. The state now collects no taxes at all on either real estate or tangible person property. These entirely are under the control of county and local officials. The plan was adopted in 1926, and put into the state constitution in 1928, after two years of successful operation. Prior to its adoption, Virginia realty assessments had run from 10 to 70 per cent of the value of the property, in various parts of the state. That is, a man in one county would pay upon a basis of one-tenth the value of his property, while another man might be paying on 70 per cent, the rate of tax being the same. In addition to gasoline and auto taxes, which are used solely for roads, the state taxes incomes, corporations, the rolling stock of railroads, franchises, capital in business, evidences of debt, inheritance and other sources of revenue. The rates on some of these progressively have been reduced, however, and the non-resident transfer S inheritance tax has been repealed, | effective next Jan. 1. Economy Is Practiced Loss of revenue from these reductions has been made up in the following manner: 1. Simpler and more effective tax administration under C. H. Morrissett, tax commissioner, which Byrd estimates has saved the state $250,000 a year, but has collected more taxes. By better administratlon, for instance, 23,000 persons not

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paying income tax have been added to the income tax rolls. About $1,000,000 a year has been added in taxes not formerly collected. 2. Slight increases in tha income tax, on the rolling stock of railroads and in the gross franchise taxes. One aim of the changes in tax administration has been to attract new industry to the state. Asa result, Virgina, situated between the industrial north and the new industrial south, Is Increasing her wealth on an average of 5 per cent a year. The state’s industrial products were valued at $440,000,000 in 1922. In 1928 they are expected to be close to $900,000,000, and in 1929 Byrd expects the state to blossom into the billion-dollar class. BUTLER GETS BOOKS Denny Library of 1,200 Volumes Given School. A library of more than 1,200 volumes, including histories, essays, biographies and fiction, has been presented to Butler university by Mrs. Austin Flint Denny, 1619 North Delaware street, it was announced Thursday. The gift was made by Mrs. Denny in memory of her husband, an alumnus of the old Northwestern Christian university, class of ’62, who died in 1922. The late Mr. Denny was a prominent Indianapolis attorney and was one of the most active of Butler alumni. Auto Stolen at Funeral f!M Times Special LEBANON, Ind., Dec. 7.—While the Rev. Orville Woody was conducting funeral services for John Miller at the New Salem church, north of here, he was worsted in an exchange of autos. An unidentified man driving a car in a much more worn state than the minister’s escaped with his car, leaving the other machine.

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