Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-10-15
ANOTHER DEVELOP
MENT COMPANY
Pensylvanians IN
corporate Strong
Organization
NEW BANK FOR LOVINGT0N
Abstract of Assessment of
Quay and Taos Counties
Received.

Taft" day was generally observed
at the Capitol today, all offices with
a few exceptions being closed. Many
of the heads of departments are at
Albuquerque today to greet the Presl-
dent.
Two Delinquent Assessment Abstracts
Travelling Auditor Charles V, Sal
ford has at last received the two delin-
ouent assessment abstracts of Taos
and QUAY counties, the former OF
which is as dscreditable as the latter
is creditable Taos county is the only
county that shows any material de-
crease over the assessment OF last
wear. Mckinley county being the only
other county showing a decrease and
that about $4,000. Taos countys de
crease is $61,327, and the total assess
ment is only $G9G,9S0 or about the
same as that of such towns like Port
ais or some of the new towns on the
eastern plains. Land grants do not
seem to figure in the returns at all
and while several saw mills appear on
the returns and it is known that TAOS
county has large areas covered Win
timber, yet timber lands do not appear
in the assessment. Sewing machines
and harness appear to greater value
than do town lots and all the buildings
upon them. Here is the abstract:
Agricultural lands and improve
ments $336,5S4,30 grazing lands ana
improvements $15,221.70; town lots
and improvements $6.115; mineral
lands $23,919; toll bridges and roads
$3.50: telegraph and telephone lines
$2,435; bitches $500 narrow gauge
railroad $167 300; flour mills $1,000;
saw mills $4,206; horses $2l,SS2;
mules 1920; cattle $12,S19; sheep $92,-
3S4.40; goats $2,274; swine SLIGO; bur
ros 1924 carriages and wagons $ll,-
912; sewing machines $3,070; saddles
and harness $2,S14; merchandise $65,-
75S: capital in manufacturing 500;
farming implements $4,067; saloon tix-
lures $5,01S money 500; watches and
clocks $3.50; books $3.50; jewelry S225;
musical instruments $41S; household
goods $15,05S; oats $50; hay $50;
lumber $1430; tools $1,509; honey
bees SIS; other property $3,329. While
there are big mercantile establish
ments in Taos county, merchandise
does not appear on the returns at all.
1t seems that the poor mans sewing
machine, his burro and his harness are
listed all right, but that the big land
and stock owner, the capitalist, the
rich business man, escape almost al
together.
Quay county although it lost consid-
.erable of it's territory to Roosevelt
county shows gain OF $247, ,4Sl, the
total assessment being $2,736,SO5 and
exemptions 1897 ,S55, leaving taxable
assessment of $2,43S,950. The abstact
shows agricultural lands and improve
ments $7S,224; grazing land and inn
provements $771,04S which is more
than the entire taxable assessment OF
Taos county, although Taos county
has more grazing lands in private
ownership than has Quay county. City
and town lots and improvements $4S9-
1SO; watre plants $22,S00; telegraph
and telephone $9,075; railroads $623,
332; horses $135, ,425; mules $47,615;
cattle $S4,26S; sheep $30,644; goats
1876; swine $4,393; burros $1,0S4; car
riages and wagons S24, ,486; sewing ma
chimes $S,S64; saddles and harness
$10,499; merchandise $203,957; capita
in manufacturing $3,613; farming i'm
plements $23,S79; saloon fixtures $12,
013; money $6,232; watches and clocks
$4,311; books $1,946; gold and silver
plate 1862; musical instruments IS,
91G; household goods $50, 1893; shares
of stock $54,645; tools $2,666; and 9th
er property $24,243.
A comparison of the assessment o
the two counties, that of Quay beins
four times that of Taos, is the NOR,
significant because the two counties
have each about the same area ant
the same population, only that Tao
county has the advantage of havin!
thousands of acres of timber lands
while Quay county has none; that Tao
county has an abundance of runnin
water while Quay county has prae
tically none; that Taos county ha
been settled for at least 300 year
while Quay county is generally speak
ing a new and partially undevelope
community. 1t must also be remem
bered that Taos county has man