vi THE FISCAL PROBLEM IN MISSOURI 
which should prove of great value to all who are interested 
in tax problems, whether as citizens, as legislators, or as 
administrators of tax systems. 
In this investigation the Conference Board has had the 
helpful co-operation of a number of officials and commissions 
of the State of Missouri. The State Tax Commission, the 
State Auditor, the Secretary of State, and the State Super- 
intendent of Public Schools, in particular, gave valuable 
assistance, and grateful acknowledgment is made of these 
courtesies. 
In the preparation of its studies the National Industrial 
Conference Board avails itself of the experience and judgment 
of the business executives who compose its membership and 
of recognized authorities in special fields, in addition to the 
scientific knowledge and equipment of its Research Staff. 
The publications of the Conference Board thus finally 
represent the result of scientific investigation and broad 
business experience, and the conclusions expressed therein 
are those of the Conference Board as a body. 
The present volume has been prepared by Mr. Lewis H. 
Kimmel and assistants, of the Conference Board’s Research 
Staff, under the supervision of the Board’s Staff Economic 
Council. 
Macnus W. ALEXANDER 
President 
New York City 
November, 1930