Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-08
bERNAL|LL0 IS
RELOCATED To
FOURTH PLACE
No Longer Richest County in
State Total Valuation ST.
735,299i Albuquerque Re-
turns S19l4S8,246,

isv SossiNe JOURNAL srseis. lsAs,c Wissi
Santa lie. July -l3etnallie aoun.
ty has fallen from its hong maintained
reputation Of hcing ths richest coun-
" IN New Mexico and takes fourth
place with total valuation OF the
assessor of Stf,Fjs,2aA, according O.
the assessment roll Just received hS
the travelling auditors office. liuM-
ever, when II Is considered So that
The assessment roll saAs that there
are 10 hurros IN the entire county
not single ton of hay o. coal. not a
.u.hel Of wheat, barley. oats, not
single mine. no mineral coal on TIM
ncr lands. no privately owned lffiga-
lion bitches. no saw mills not Il cent
invested in manufacturers, no bees,
lnly $500 worth Of stock IN corpora
ions outside OF hanks, only S2,ta0 IN
money, notes and other evidences of
Or not quite "a dime for
zach inhabitant. then the causes Of
5ernalillo county's sudden impover-
shcmnt are apparent
Collar Leads.
There are three counties that re-
urn valuation Of more than SEA,
100. eco each. CulfaN, S20,tat sal
'haves, S20.55S. 4Go Grant S2o,QNs,-
,3f Then comes Bernaiilln with Slt-
'3a,299 Four other counties have re-
urncd their assessment rolls Luna,
,a,3aS,49ft Mckinley. Ss.02N,S6N
Roosevelt, &7.42s,46g. ami Mora, So
,S9,3f4 san Juan cuunty's roll also
VAS received. but awaits correction.
santa Fe eounty's roll Is heing com
,teted now and will b. IN the hands
4 u III IT in
This board win have the most in
eresting, il not the stormlest
ession. since its creation Already at
orneys are on hand from southeast
I'm and other portions Of the state
md the number OF appeals is formda-
lie In some instances the attempt
# The hoard TO have the assessors
eturn full valuations has succeeded,
,ut IN many others. the failure Of the
ssessors in that respect is quito Rag
ant.
albuquerque Burdcns.
Albuaueruue returns more than
me half of the valuation for berhn-
lilo county, the amount being w.
.SS,2lG. And II is real estate that
houldors practically All the burden
outside Of the railroads for the l2,at3
ity lots are valued 1T SitN39, asf,
which. however. Is less than SlVe
piece. while the improvements there
N are valued At $5,2fa,20f
The 11.51S acres Of agricultural
ands are valued 1T .sS36.ali aud the
thereon S2Af. lg3, the
31.ggS acres Of grazing lands Sbtb,-
rs. improvements thereon S3u,Nais
The electric lRht plant IS valued
/ $241,492, the water plant 1t Slb9,
90. the flour mill al 5000
Public Utilities.
The valuation on g6 miles Of tele-
hone il s46,GGs. 60.lS miles Of tele-
raph $500. railroad Sl,f9a. 80
OnI, Ten Burros In County.
Bernaiillo county has only a.3ln
heep valued at s4t,15G. I6f3 eatlle' +
64.8gSt 10 hurros. $50. 30 mules 81
so. 1896 goats $500 - swine,
4S5. I.2s7 vehicles, $54,Gs5i harness
f1i5ga and only liz automobiles,
alued ut $g9.032
scarcity Of sewing MncIines.
RernatiIId county has only afHf
ewing machines or cne-third ot the /
lumber found in Quay county, with T
ne-third tho population Bcfhal liN T
onnty's furniture is valued IT > ~,
"A or about $40 worth Of household /
urniture for each inhahitant ~
awelry. the pltiful poverty Is sun f
lore apparent for the total mounts +
/, only S5.4s4 or about - cents
,orth Of diamonds. ruhies, necklaces
te., for each nhahitnnt Watches
re valued at st.4aS, which would give K
very twentieth person IN the county F
dollar 1ngersol time piece. Musical
amount to Va. ndi OF +
0 cents worth Of pianos. organs 4
assoons and mouth organs 70 each
lhabitant. Farming Implements are
alued at $685. tools. S2.s60i hooks.
fS4t0 or almost 60 cents worth q
,hool. law, medical. books ana ne
on, encyclopedias, etc 70 edeh per
On. Saloon ana store fixtures are
aued at Sf0.027. merchandise ~ (
1,42g.937 shares of stock IN eofpo-
atoms $500 shares Of bank stock
[ s926.S35, While money, notes etfg
re valued at S2,150 or one-sevenlh 4
+ the valuation for the same item, 4
lr instance. IN Grant county The 4
total S59o.a4 and after
educting these from the figures Civ
II above, the state divides the Valua-
on by three Yielding for taxation
Js71S.f22.
QUAY County
Quay eountys rolls shows fe-
iarkable change from last seat Mheh
OF Il single aefc Of agricultural lands
-as returned in the county This Nearl 4
he assessor finds is5.3sS acres Of A
ach land and values It al s80a.65o q
nd the improvements thereon sl0A,- H
IS: 5t1,896 acres Of grazing mndi Il
i .84f,63ss Improvements, $228 va A
3. 33e city lots Dr. twice as many az
! Bernalillo county, &f23,stN ini- n
s6sl a9s. electric liBhl A
liant, $22, 1880 telephone, S22, lbf II
,legraph sf70ta railroads. s2,99f,
80. quay county has 6,206 hprseai
1,t28 mules, $6ssgf9 ~
Icks $2.9Ga 2l5 burros or twenty Fl
10 times as many as Isernalillp conn Il
+ s1,454 IS 00f cattle, $f9a5sA g Fl
4.09g sheep. s5l0d1. 3sG goats,
$50. a12 swine. $500; l.64s Ne-
icles S2S.56a. harness, sia.0oS 6dt 4
wing machines. x5.Sfl farming inn
lements. Sl5,94l watches, 1857
welry, S7S4 musical instruments n
1896; household furniture, Sfa.4iR
,ols, S3,0G3 - automobiles, Sa, 3aA
ooks. S3.355 fixtures. S34 800 mef- 4
landise. S222,4is hank stock, SlV4 q
IT; money. $10.0f9 miscellaneous A
1881: 1850 bushels wheat, $500
4pital In manufacturing. Si1.00V II
valuation is S6,aS9.9fl Il
+ nne-haif Of that Of Albuquerque 4
hieh has five times the population A
nd ten times the wealth Exemptions. H
34a,400. taxable assessment, 81, s2b,- II
rs.
Grant Cowr-s
Although Grant connfXs chief Fl