Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-14
FACTS AND
FIGURES
70 Increase Efficiency
and Extend Scope Of
Important Territorial
Institutions Il h . r
Taxes Became Neces-
sary

ii. Otero has been mnch criticised byl
democrats. diAgrtmtied rlpablicans
and fellows that arc neither but who
have Ill ache or pain. AN 20 Increase IN
territorial tas rates.
This paper recently published an ~.
ficIe. reviewing and comparing the
financial record made Turing the
past seven years of the administration
Of Governor Otefo with that uf the
preceding twelve years u two demo.
cratic and one republican administra.
lion. This comparison with respect 10
the management of the legitimate
financial affairs III the territory stamp
Ga The Otcro administration ~ bust,
n like. aafo and conservative from
seginning 10 end, and also explained
In q clear and concise manner. why u
became necessary IN order to restore
and preserve me credit or tbo terri
tory, 10 increase tax rates 10 meet the
debts. principal. and interest saddled
OH the people BY yeasa Of democratic
mismanagcment and incompetencys
THAT article, however, did not ex.
plain all The increased taxation. which
il has been charged, mas bee< steadily
growing. Anyone familiar with the af.
fairs of The territory ten Or even eight
years \ knows full well that educa.
tional institutions were hnguishing:
charitable Institutions were fuch iorac.
tieally IN name only; territorial insti.
tutioue wore run down ut tho heel.
and ~ were In a chronic condition OF
ncksf funds and regular maintenance
From examination Of the various
finance bills passed by the different
legislatures prior 20 the administration
Of otero. u can be readily seen that
no appropriations were made for
these institutions except OF the most
meagef kind. and a further examlnsr
tton OF territorial treasurers' reports
VIII prove thar AFTER shoae Appropria.
lions. such ~ they were, We're made.
hey were never paid EXCEPT In part.
The only liberal approximation made
since 1922 were for cur ~npenses.
and those were insufficiSI shown
N deficiencies reported b territorial
t%reasufers. and The REPEATED issuing
Ct expense and deficiency bonda.
All this has been changed dnder the
oiero administration. The territorial
institutions are In 4 flourishiug oondi
ton. educational Institutions rank
with institutions Of u similar character
IN the older states and the charitable
institutions are n credit 10 tho terri.
tory IN order 10 attain this desired
result money had 70 be expended and
The only revenue that can lie derived
~ from taxation. The wilfui misrcp
Presentations Oh this subject make IL
necessary 10 place before the tax nay.
crs 81 The territory a brief showing as
70 what has been accomplished 10 the
way Of extending financial aid 10 these
institutions.
During the past three years twelyc
counties Of the territory have receiyl
ed from the territorial treasurer over
one. halt million of dollars. MI derived
direct from taxation, for their main.
tenance. while twelve counties Of the
territory have been paying their iax.
g. 10 help raise this money and havel
not had one dollar Of II disbtrNd
their boundaries. Here are The
figures. which are based on direct pay
ments male by the territorial treas
urers
esrnaiiiio County.
Sisters Hospital 4 2.77se7
University o. New
Mexico 3d.. 7I,7654s 7t5slis
chaves County.
n. NJ. Nil Inst. sstassaal
pona Ana County.
AGri College agsef. m
EDDY County. !
Eddy 6 onnty !
Hospital : 2,2sal6
Grant County. 2
of Mercy
Hospital .tI7ib4s
Grant co. Char. "
ity Hospital ~ 6622a1 |,
Normal School
Silver CITY. 4 3l5is0a
silver City dam / 100000 s lsSs?es
Luna County. m
ladies' Hospital y,
Demlng s.iss n III
Mckinley County. 4,
Hospital a7e3s
San Miguel County.
Relief M