Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-01-06
REVIEW OF THE
REVENUE SERVICE
In This Jurisdiction Show up
albuquerque In Bright
est COlOrs.
UNCLE SAM WELL PATROSIzEO

~ VIII undoubtedly mNHFNNA AuNI
residents Of Albuquerque, and others
a. we'll % knuN thaf ihis city nov
pays lufo the United States treasury,
In Internal revenue taxes, ono.thlrd a.
much as the ontiro district OF New
Mexico. comprising the terfitorioa Of
New Mexico and Arizona paid ton
years ago
Internal revenue receipts o. this
district have doubled in the past ten
year,. rot cOna.derinF the spanish
American war period. who" owing Co
additional war fnkt4. collections were
I 90 per cent grcaier than now
Albuquerque. uafolla and old
/ Town. collectively pay ahout 40 per
cent OF an tho taxe1 collected by fhe
/ revenue officers ni Santa pc. from
I both trrlitoripH and these three
/ places also pas approximately one
I third uf tho revenue taxes collected in
New Mexico
During the fire, five morths Of the
I present fiscal year. ending ln April,
I Thor. WDfa isgHUl 90 rctal liquor
dealers 400 licenses. SO. or almost nuC-
. ninth oi which were ISSUED to deal.
/ era within a wdIus ~ iWa miles ui
I Tao citizen office. One feventh OF
| thD Wholesale dealers iu wiaDa. spirit
1us aud malt liQlou d0.ng business
In inis territory are rca.dc1ts of AZ.
buQuorgue
az present there are fifteen stills
devoted 90 the production of spirit
out uuunrs in NcW NeNicO only four
cot which have beEe bonded thla o..
cai yulr These stii1 Grr located at
\ Albuquerque. Farm.ugi0n henallllo.
saudoyal nclCu and soeorro. and
,hof uliuui hns been confined 90
apple peach gapn pear add pruno
| brandy ihe inK uu which d. $40 peg
I gallon ln former wears much brandy
wac produced a. Hlla BOZ tho Mcsilla
valley hut during che past tro years
l 1unr has been produced. and the
stllis formerly in operation In Meailla
\ and las Cruces are Row nroducing
\ mCsCnl in old MeNlcH Successive
failures la the fruit CROP. due from
lack OF water In the Meaiila Valley,
caused those stills 10 suspend opera.
tons A revenue collections from
fruit distllloriea constitute an I'm.
4 portant part of che total Il may read.
4 ~ BE- seen that the suspension OF
Il these stills enhance the value OF the
Albuquerque receipts
AZ present there are four hrewcrics
In this Internal revenue district, two
Ia New Mexico and two In Arizona.
4 Tho Arizona hrnWerlea are located ~
Douglas and Prescott, tho New Mex
leo hrOworiB being al Albuquerque
and SOoorro Tou years ago New
Mexico had five breworicA. one at
Santa 20. one at las Vegas. and one
lt MOgollnn iu addition 20 the two
now in operation AZ that time Arl-
IONA had two small hrcwcrios. one a.
lGl0he. and one ln RamFay'a Canyon.
near Fort Huachuca Tho four brew
cries now iu operation produce twice
ms much beer aa The seven produced
ten yunIs ago and che Albuquerque
brewery nays onchaii ns much fev.
euuo taxes us thr ofhG turcc com.
bincd
Nine cigar factories have been in
business ~ this Territory during this
fiscal year. five. or oyir ounhalf OF
which are located in Albuquerque
The annual output of M, Albuquerque
factories ALONE are over 900 900
cigars The tax up0n which amounts
20 over $4,000 per lnnum.
-Four tobacco faCt0rioi are Ia npcr.
ntlon In New Mexico no four of which
are located ln AlhWguorlne, The only
Kind Of tobacco produced Ia these iar-
tories NJ smoking tobacco. made from
cigar clippings This nr@uct is taxed
a. the rate ~ 8 cents ~ pound. aud
The annual output Of these four fac.
tories amounts 10 about 10000 pounds
which means 5000 in revenue col
lD,flO
Tho increase M reveude collections
has kept pace with the lfowth OF the
territories In the past 10 years. not.
wiihelandinE the fact tlnt In New
Mexico the territorial comfy aud city
taxes have been lncroasN over 600
pcr cent OF ten fold aid the addi.
iional fact that the Licensing OF BE-.
tail iiuuor dealers in settlements OF
loaF than 100 Inhabitants vas pro
A.. mhitef by the lnat leHI btuTc.
The city of Roswell. rom whence
halle the next governor II New Mex
( leo, now Imposes a city AK of 81 0Oe
per annum on retail liunr dealers
which has resulted in the reducing OF
me number ~ saloons b that pros.
porous lliflo city ~ 5000 people 10 a
nnmf'r less than tho town oi sunny.
side has and SunnysIdo. og which
doubtless not OHe.fOurth ~ the real.
dents az New Mexico evd heard has
\ population OF only 100 io0nle
Albuquerque now PAYS q much rev
enuo Ia one month as RoWoll paws Co.
one year, aud Dc must be- remembered
that, outside of Albuquerque. Roswell
g one of the best towns q New Mes
leo
in ono tbinF howeyet has AIbu.
TuHFHuu fallen hHftnN o.. a.. t...ft..s
Im revenues collected uni that ia mo
! revenue taxes collected r1m mo sale
! pr oloomarearlne Albucnerauo clu.
1cns viii hgfe none of q The col.
locuona from th.s source Cor the dis
I Irct on Ncw Mexico nov amounts 90
only about 10 per cent lf tho onilro
sum collected Ten year ago This
falling ore D. tfaroah'e fo Iw0 causes
first tho almost pr1hiliilio tax OF ten
couta por pound urou ihs c0iored ar.
4 dele. and second 'e reduction of the
taH upon the rnt DEALER n me no.
} colored article from afs 10 fG per
year. People can readily distinguish
1etWeen unc9l1cd oicomargnrine and
butter and VIA nor buy ii. but n0t
one IN ton can toli iho difference DO.
tween coi0red 0leomnrFarine and =
F0od Frade 81 creamery butter. Hence
ne prohibliiYo tax placed upon tho
colofod "oloO" and the consequent
taii.ng ~ In revenues from its GALE.
sheriff Farusworth Or Grant county.
has offered a reward Of $500 for the
capture of Howard Chenowefh. who
recently escaped from the Silver CITY
JAZZ through tho assistance 90 on out