Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-09-08
WHO PAYS
THE TAXES?
Interesting Analysis of Asses
sment Rolls by Travelling
Auditor Stafford
GOOD FINANCIAL SHOWING
Governor Mills Appoints
Another Delegate to Irriga-
ton Congress.

Governor Mills today appointed Ed
ward B. Wheeler, of East Las Vegas, a
delegate to the Irrigation Congress at
Pueblo, Colo.
Notaries Public Appointed.
Governor Mills today appointed
James w. Tulls, of Queen, Eddy coun-
ty; Byron NJ Holtry, of Fierro, Grant
county, and Faustin Louez, of Ribera,
San Miguel county notaries public
Fine Work on Scenic Highway.
Good Roads Engineer C. H. Neal, of
the good roads commission, is accom-
plishing splendid results on the the
Scenic Highway in the Santa Fe
canon. He has completed two more
miles of roadway, fourteen feet wide
and half a mile of it in solid rock.
The road is now above Monument
Rock and in another month will con-
meet with the switchbacks, which will
then be cleaned out and made pass
able. The bridges on the road have
been repaired temporarily but will be
replaced next year with concrete
structures. There are 23 con-
victs in the good roads camp at pres
ent.
Retaining Wall Along Santa Fe River.
On next Monday, the territory will
begin work on the retaining wall
along the executive mansion grounds
On the north. The wall will run from
the Don Gaspar avenue to the Bridge
street bridge and will be of concrete.
The structure will take 500 cubic
yards of concrete Along the top will
be planted Lombardy populars.
Certificate of Authority Issued.
Assistant Superintendent of Insur-
ance Peter M. Lienau has issued GER
tificate of authority to do business in
New Mexico under its new name to
the New Jersey Plate Glass Company
which has changed it's name to New
Jersey Fidelity and Plate Glass Com
pany and has increased its capital
stock to 100000
Territorial Funds.
Territorial Treasurer NJ. A. Otero
today received from Territorial En-
gineer Vernon L. Sullivan $125 for the
stream gauging fund.- from Cleofes
Romero, warden of the penitentiary
S26056, convict's earnings.
Who Pays the Taxes.
Travelling Auditor Charles V. SAT-
ford is engaged upon a most inter-
esting and valuable analysis of the
assessment rolls for 1910. 1t is to de-
termine the percentage of taxes paid
by each interest in each county and
will form a basis for the work of the
constitutional convention on assess
ment and taxation. For Chaves coun-
ty, for instance, the percentages are
as follows: Agricultural lands and i'm
provements 27.61 per cent; city lots
and improvements 1862; railroads
S.27 cattle S.22; grazing lands and
improvements Sol; sheep, goats 6.10;
merchandise 4.55; horses, mules 3.72;
banks 3.4S; household goods 3.09;
wagons and implements and harness
lib; money and bonds .93; telegraph
and telephone 80; all other classes
2.05. The significant part is that in
the immensely wealthy county of
Chaves, money and bonds pay less
than one per cent of taxes, while the
farmer pays more than a quarter of
all taxes.
County Balances.
The report of Territorial Travelling
Auditor Charles V. Stafford for last
month, shows that on August 1, the
twenty-six counties Of the territories
had to their credit the enormous
amount of $1,222,3S7.12 in unexpend-
ed balances. The counties arranged
as follows: