Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-10-08
Resolution Passed at Commef-
ciaI Gathering Here viii be
Presented to Constitutional
Conventions
CENTRAL TAXING POWER
ADVOCATED BY Stafford
7 Tlaveilng Auditor Would Also
Tax Output of Mines and
Lumber MiIIsi Question IS
thoroughly Discussed.

thoroughly Discussed
resolution presented og 4 8
MclllcH az This c,tv. to tho effect
thot the constitution OF Now Mexico
contain provision limiting the total
tax rate to two per cent one per cent
tor territorial aud county purposes
and one per cont additional for city
purposes was passed by the mccting
of Commercial club delegates Ia the
Commercial clnb Yesterday moInine
Mr McMillen was appointed com
mlttee ot one 10 present the rcHolatior
a IS passed TO the committee on taxa
ton Of the constitutional convention.
The meeting which was called 90
order at 10 o'clock was not as large
as expeoted, but II was nevertheless
"a representative gathoring ot New
Mexico business men, Las Vegas.
santa Fc, Ration, Mugdalcn, Nalen-
eta county and other sections were
represented In thc meeting with
good attendance of members Of tile
local club The question of the best
way 20 get at the reform al the tax
ing system WAS thoroughly discussed,
tho travelling auditor Charles Y. Sat-
told, aud members OF the board or
equalization TAKING part IN the meet
ing, MT. Stafford talked AT SOME
ieneih on his ideas rs ia the meet
method ot getting gt the Proposition
Nj Stafford is in taNor OF o central
taxing authority with rnwer To cn-
force It's rulings with supervising
agents 10 zee that the county
commissioners comply with In
aruetions. Thc most important
step In the opinion OF the auditor Is
10 get fuli ana complete and ac-
curnto hst of All property Of al
classes in al counties ana apply
scale OF fixed Valuca tho scale to be
mudo moro or less elastic In places
where local conditions must be taken
into account. Nj Stafford took the
stand that whom all property Is cor
rectly listed IL makes litlc difference
the valuation is low and tho
rate high or vice versa. He cmph0
sized the importance of taking into
varying conditions In
various sections.
Mr.. Stafford. In short, believes that
a complete return OF property VIII
solve the question
Limiting the levy" said Mr.. SAT-
ford. looks wen, but il makes no ac-
tual difference as inr as equality of
taXation is concerned
In answer TO q query Mr Stafford
Hltlft AAlahN Alit NNtA US IhihtiANh ~ w.
valuation IN New Mexico does not eN-
rccd 20 per cent lie advocated the
placing ct q tax on the output oi
mines and lumber plants taking tho
position that many timber concerns
ship out an tho product ncm lands
often assessed as gruzing land; aud
hat coal operators. paying % taA Oh
he surface OF thcir lands, ship out
he output leaving the lana value
res
"Aud the people o4 New Mexico.
,aid the speaker. don't invest tho
.aniul. get none ot the profit and
none Of the coal
ny Mr. Salford's plan In Bcrnahllo
'ountN for instance three men ON
.alarics of say s goa on $500. he
iRurcs could secure complete and
ropcr!y classified return of the pro
lcrty
with 20 scale of values emenaUns
rom central tHNine authority such
board ol equalization with power
p enforce its rulings there would DE
zone Oi the trouble which now occurs
when "a county board viii repudiatc
from the equalization
oard which has not this needed
ithuriN Alr Saiturd s.Id thtt such
hugs us coilater3i-. securities and
auk storE ought 10 he looked after
.ou plan.
20 ndluCste aescssing tho output OF
lines ul Sew McXico said Mr. Sal
lrd "AIiiious pf tons of coal are an
usily mined aud shipped out of New
teXico hy foreign capital which gets
ID the profits. / would suggest %
mali taN like ten cents ton OF any
ming roasOud hic ou the output of such
rrportlvs Not tcu por cent or the
lal mined boz NcN McNico Is con-
imcd here and what do We gct out OF
lt-a hie out,rprisosy Your lumber
most ail shipped pui--how mueh
.uch do vnu rse tt homo of the i5O
no iset dnN turned out here, the
25 900 f-ct at Ahmngovio. the 400
lU feet t duy from Eio Arrlha coun-
'. We fot uo revenue from this in-
Istr,. ANA a. barge Part ri our value
bic timber lands are assessed as
raaln1 band. \ SCALE 90 liked values
louId bo applied o. these classes Of
toprrty
AIr. Stafford said that the limiting
the levy was % nice theory and
ouia hv One fot thr state hut death
. rho counties.
The rotal assessed valuation of an
asses of property m the territory
ls year accordiug to the auditor is
S.412.u0u.
IoukS Tor Rie Increase.
With the syatcm that j have out.
led" said Mr Stafford which viii OF
ursc take some time 10 perfect. In
-c years yuu can raise this valuation
three hundred and fifty millions,
q counting Increase from the out
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