Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-09-04

iioiI, eight HuIuItu anu uVe HlIllOH
tons. This being worth s1.4O per ton
the total amounts to forty billion dol.
lars. The timber and all other min.
erals are easily worth five to fifteen
million dollars. When this is added
togther we have total of more than
one person could count, yet this prop
erty is paying taxes on an assessment
of $290,265.
The school funds OF Colfax county
are short between six and seven thou
sand dollars, which means a short
school term The St. Louis, Rocky
Mountain & Pacific company lead all
others in escaping taxes, thus un-
loading upon the next smaller prop
erty and so on down to the smallest
assessment.
During the past month there has
been much time spent in copying the
county records to get knowledge of
the facts. When the assessor made
a raise on the assessment above the
assessment of 1911 the county COM
missioners cut it down reducing the
valuation about million dollars.
The assessor appealed to the state
board of equalization.
A few days later and the assessor
was called upon by a representative
of the corporation and requested to
strike out the reductions made by the
commissioners and place the assess
ment of the properties back as before
the reduction.
Now Mr.. John Morrow is seeking to
be chairman of the democratic cen
tral committee, and for what purpose.
Do you think it is for the benefit of
the county or state? Or does he de-
sire the place so that he can make
appointments which can influence
nominations and elections that will
further the advantages of these cor
porations? When you give this a
careful consideration, you will have
clear view of the situation in Col
fax county, as well as what is planned
for the state convention. We might
further add that you may expect dele
gates from the coal and lumber
camps, with Mr.. Berringer to assist
in the work. The publisher of the
Ration Reporter will, of course, ex-
pect these corporations to furnish
him with the necessary subscribers,
as the masses of the people are not
boosting corporation success at the
expense of themselves. That endear-
ing name progressive" is not so mis-
leading that reactionaries can use it
tc fool all the people all the time.
The Colfax county convention held
in Ration was fairly represented by
the various precincts. The commit
tee on credentials failed to agree.
The committee, also the body of the
convention, was divided in two fac.
by minority report. Mr.. John Nor
row was supported by some personal
friends and the delegates from the
coal and lumber camps. A heated dis
cussion followed motions to adopt the
two reports, occupying the entire af-
-ernoon. They adjourned to p. M.
1t which time the discussion began
which warmed up to the highest
Ditch.
An attempt was made to make the
np by explaining the fact that Mr..
Morrow was representing the corpor-
atoms to the best Of his ability. He
,eing an attorney and making his liv-
ng by law practice, he should not be
considered as a personal enemy, but
vas doing what he was doubtless
paid to do, and doing it with we'll de-
served credit This brought howl
rom the coal camp delegates. The
speaker made it cl,ar to the dele
sates that John Morrow did not rep
esent the interests of the people. but
hat of the corporations who paid MIN
or his work. Another howl from
he coal camp delegates, who did not
zee that their own act supported
he statement until too late. A vote
vas called and the corporations lost
~ one vote; another vote was taken
md as before, the corporations lost
~ one vote. John Morrow and the
oal camp delegates grabbed their
lats and left the room as seems to
AVE been previously arranged. Mr..
Iorrow had been accused of work
ng the steam roller and as he and
he corporation crew left, some one
ooted like steam roller OF to an
ther room they went and prepared
for the camp crew to ap-
'ear at the state convention with Mr..
Iorrow endorsed for chairman of the
tate democratic central committee.
1t is we'll to remember that the re-
ort of the committee on credentials
ad not been accepted by the conven-
ion. Just how their votes will be
BILE to influence the state convention,
$ not clear. The st. Louis, Rocky
fountain & Pacific knows no party
ines. 1t is out for the st. Louis,
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