Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-26
State BOARD OF.
EQUALIZATION TO
FINISH UP WORK
Returns From All Counties
Show Total Valuation In
crease Of Ten Millions Over
Last Year.

ean,a ne. Aug. 25.--Thc state board
= eoualIzation will meet tomorrow,
a,oyiding the republican state eonven-
Dan gets out of the way In time, to
ssss on the appeals argued before II
INA possibIy to jack up the entire re-
turned valuation to 5000. 100000 or
more SO that the taxable assessment
~ the state Will be 800. 900, 600.
The twenty-six counties have re-
turned total valuation of $26S.349.-
sSs as against 1858. 900 last year,
a gain of almost ten million dollars,
or 10 be exact $9.923.S26. The total
,sxable assessment Is $S7.1S1.650 as
sralnst ss4.0SG.51S last year, a gain
az yso95,132. The net gain on cor
porate property fixed by the board has
heen se6f.023. The taxable ASSESS
ment after the raises ordered by the
board last year was ss1,7f5,709.
Strange Fluctuations.
The Pullman and Express compan-
les are assessed at $45415S. gain
of s74.15s. AUTOMOBILES show a
phenomenal increase from e12 last
year to 1.S4o this year, or from val
uation Of $ssS.166 to $s17,01o or
1883 per cent, which may account
for the decrease In many bthcr classes
Of property. Bees show an increase
from $44,a5S to S59.7l4; while In
blacksmith and carpenters tools there
is.a decrease from s175.422 to $117,-
$50. Coal shows an increase from
1888 to s1,S1S; lumber loss from
sls7,707 to $67,S45; wool a gain from
ss,l50 to s31. $50; hay and alfalfa from
s2s,s53 to s111,543; corn from $1.Ss9
to s6,66S; barley from $50 to Sf36,
oats from $1,977 to s11,09S: wheat
from s1.725 to $s,007; shares of stock
from nothing to $375.S6f, but bank
stock shows decrease from s5,457,-
SAG to $5.209.796; household goods,
the Increase was from $2.261,637 to
S2.27S,T24; musical instruments do
clined from $422,955 to $4f2,Ss7;
jewery increased from s69.519 to s72,-
75i: books decreased from 166,9S0
TO si5f,04S; watches and clocks from
seI.3ll TO $65.966; bonds. warrants
and coupons from $14.d24 to $l.64s;
cash and evidences of indebtedness
from s910.6s9 to $S22,9s2; while fix
lures increased from S634.622 to
s7s6,e5s: farming implements de
creased from s4ss.232 to $401. 42S; cap.
ital in manufacturing increased from
sisT517 TO $174,290; merchandise
from ss,sOo,169 to $s.509.o9e saddles
and harness decreased from $34S.21t
to sS2i.ils, sewing machines from
s1S6,01S to s14S,772: carriages ane
wagons from S942,5ss to s751.77f.
The livestock returns show 20S
Jacks valued at $3S.65s where there
were none last year: 5,791 burros az
against 5,794 last year, the value Thu
year being 1925 as against s55,5o'
so that a decrease of three burros en-
tails a loss of $f2,271 or more thai
$4,000 piece. On the other han'
an Increase Of from 1915 to 1928
swine brought decrease in valuation
from S123.54O to $f22,753; goats in
creased In numbers from 190,65S L
1864 but decreased in value from
S2g,354 to s697, 5hbi sheep inerease'
IN numbers from 1.g93.970 to Its,
e4l and in value from 1921, 4S0 t.
H,5Sl.el5; cattle increased In nun
bers from 570939 to 732,320 and i
value from S1S,44S,575 to $22,61S.
~; mules show an increase from .,
bSS to 1,067. but decrease in valu
rom $776,Sa7 to s7s3.250; horses In
creased in numbers from 1929 I
llS'Sf5 but declined in value from So,
Sli,lls to s5,245,005; sawmilis de
creased from $I13.S05 to s95,f59
Hour mills from s70s290 to $63.144
while railroads increased from $s4,
sss's94 to s6,76222s; mine product
decreased from S1,04S,S57 to $50.51
and the value Of surface improvement
from sSS4.72G to s149,965: reservoir
increased from $1,944to $4,000, Will
l'sation bitches decreased from 81
10Y 70 S4,S05; telegraph lines frol
Nlts,140 to $1.O79.267; bridges an
'oads from $2,4s9 to $500 waite
pants from sS95,S30 to S77S,00
4 aniie electric light plants increase
from Ssao.972 to s927,9s2: miners
,ahas decreased from $s,725,972