Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-04
Healthy Gain is
Shown in Assess
ments
INCREASE OVER 100000
Biggest Individual Advance
is in Valuation of Agri-
cultural Lands.


the tax rolls Of Chaves county, giving
a comparison of the assessed valua.
tion Of the several classified items of
taxable property in 1906 and 1907
The total assessed valuation of all
taxable property in the county this
year is $4,052,535, as compared with
$3,5S6,235 last year, and net gain is
shown during the twelve months of
$42S,S30. That Chaves county has
been the mecca of many new settlers
during the past year and is developing
into farming section is indicated by
the great advance in the assessment
of agricultural lands. The largest in
dividual gain of any one classification
is shown in this item which represents
an advance over last year of $2S3,376.
Agricultural lands were assessed in
1906 at $C29, ,59G, while in 1907 they are
listed at $912,972 Naturally there has
been a falling off in the valuation Of
grazing lands owing to the circum.
scribing of the ranges by the land
hungry homeseeker. 1t will be noticed
by a perusal of the comparative
abstract that increases are shown in
most of the items listed, and in some
instances where decreases are notice.
able the property has been reclassi-
fed. AS evidence of general prosper
Gus conditions there are increases in
the valuation of livestock, vehicles and
farming implements of various kinds,
amount of money invested in merchan-
disc and manufacturing, and also in
the number of shares of bank stock.
What few actual decreases occur are
very small in themselves.
The regular county tax levy for this
year has been placed at 1854 mills.
Special levies for the support and
maintenance of the public schools are
variously from 3 to H. mills.
The following is comparative
statement of the tax assessments on
the different classifcations between
1906 and 1907 as shown by the alb
stract filed in the office of Travelling
Auditor Charles V. Stafford:
Agricultural lands 1906, $629,596;
1907, $912,972, an increase of $2S3,376.
Grazing lands, 1906, $353,O15, 1907,
$271,915, a decrease of $Sl, 100.
City or town lots, 1906, $S33,614;
1907, $91S,951, an increase of $685.
337.
Electric light plants, 1906, $3.50;
1907, $4350, an increase of $1,19O.
Telegraph and telephone lines,
1906, $9,773; 1907, $1O,S53, an increase
of $1,0SO.
Railroads, 1906, $323,395; 1907,
$346,135, an increase of $22,740.
FIGURING mills, 1906, $500; 1907,
none, a decrease of $500.
Horses, 1906, $SS,737; 1907, s1O9,-
4O7, an increase of s20,670.
Mules, 1906, $16.3SS; 1907, $1S,19O,
an increase of $1,S02.
Cattle, 1906, $597OO3; 1907, $685.
4S1, an increase of $56,47S.
Sheep, 1906, $2O4,9Sl, 1907, $2O3,-
633, a decrease of $1,34S.
Goats, 1906, $3,49O; 1907, $1,000,
an increase of $2,470.
Swine, 1906, $6,34O; 1907, $3.50, a
decrease of $2,661.
Burros, 1906, $45s; 1907, 1882, a
decrease Of $74.
Carriages and wagons, 1906, $780,.
297; 1907, $36,062, an increase of S..
765.
Sewing machines, 1906, $500; 1907
$5,494, a decrease of 1899.
Saddles and harness, 1906, $10,187;
1907, $9,361, a decrease Of $685.
Merchandise, 1906, $1S3,OSO; 1907,
$2O5,857 an increase Of $22,777.
Capital in manufacturing, 1906,
$5,SO0; 1907, 1,15O, an increase Of
$15,350
Farming implements, 1906, $10,597;
1907, $11,55S, an increase Of $961.
Saloon and office fixtures, 1906,
s12,319; 1907, $15,562, an increase Of
$3,243.
Money, 1906, $14,1SO; 1907, $1O,S25;
decrease of 1886.
Watches and clocks, 1906, $4,365;
1907, $3.50, a decrease of $705
Law and medical books, 1906,
s4.O66; 1907, $4.156, an increase of
$50.
Jewelry, 1906, $2,90S; 1907, $3,133,
an increase Of 1925
Musical instruments, 1906, $16,010;
1907, $16,617, an increase Of $6O7
Household goods, 1906, $62,742;
1907 63,139, an increase OF 1897.
Shares of stock in banks, 1906,
SOL $50; 1907, $152.66O, an increase
$51, ,080,
Hay and alfalfa, 1906, none; 1907,
1896, an increase Of ss95.