La Junta tribune., 1901-08-31
ABSTRACT OF ASSESSMENT.
Property vsivssiea In otsse County
Shows Enormous iaesssss.

lhuIsuay py Sounty ASsessoi
Adsmond. The total assessed
valuation for the year, exclusive OF
railroad and corporation proper
ties. is s., 3sI, 39o. The total valu
alton last year, exclusive OF rail
road and corporation properties.
was SI,79o, an increase Of
81. 59o,SI5. The assessment this
year was made under the provis
ions OF the new revenue law, and
the valuations were made on a
basis of double the valuation for
the year 1900. The valuation of
railroad and corporation properties
in the state was increased for the
year 1901 three and ohe-half times
by the state board OF thirteen
county assessors created by the
new revenue law, but as the su-
preme court has not passed upon
the validity OF the new law, it is
not known as yet whether the as
sessment will be allowed to stand.
The valuation OF railroad and
corporation properties in Otero
county for the year 1900 was 81.
ra7,37S, as certified by the state
board OF equalization, and provid
ing the new revenue law is declared
constitutional by the supreme
court. the railroad and corporation
valuation in Otero county this
year will be S3.o45.6+s. In this
event the total property valuation
in Otero county will be IS. 377,o3s,
as against S2,S2o, us for the year
1900, an increase Of S5,4o7, $40.
Under the operation OF the fusion
revenue law the railroad and cor.
poration properties in Otero coun
~ will be INCREASED in value three
and one-half times, while the
valuation OF all other property in
the county is only doubled. II the
new revenue law stands the rail
roads and corporations will pay
about two-thirds OF all the taxes
IN Otero county next year and the
people resident within the county
one third. This is a good thing
for the common people, but wheth
er or not the railroads will stand
tor il remains to be seen.
Every item in the assessment
shows an increase this year. with
the exception OF sheep. mules and
.'all other animals" OF what par.
ticular breed or pedigree the latter
is composed, however, the asses
sor sayeth not officially. The most
notable increase is in capital EN-.
ployed in manufactures. an item
hitherto unknown in the abstract
Of assessment. The total amount
OF this item is $500. $40, and rep
resents the assessment on the two
beet sugar factories in Otero coun-
ty. The second most notable in
crease is in the value of improve
ments on town and city lots, the
assessment being S6S9,+ss as com
pared to sag. $50 last year. an in
crease of s4o9.9os The number
OF sheep in the county has decreas-
ed s,573. from 37.or7 to as. .4o6.
and the number OF mules has de.
creased IA head The number OF
cattle has increased 4.9a3, from
74,25r last year to 7o,I74. Other
increases are as follows: Swine,
oS; musical instruments, 100;
watches and clocks, 1875; carriages
and vehicles, 376. The assess
ment Of money, notes and credits
last year was S4s.53o. and this
year 500. 2o5- As the assessment
this year on is made on a basis OF
double the valuation Of last year,
the assessment OF S6o. aos is vir
tually decrease.
The figures in detail are as fol-
lows:
Acres OF agricultural land. 76. o7s;
value, SI,oII,4SS.
Acres Of grazing land, 1886;
value, S77I,77o.
Improvement on land, Sage, $50: