Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-09-04
Ex-Governor Declares Recently
Organized Taxpayers ASSO-
citation with Combat Useless
Expenditure.
REFORM IN ASSESSMENT
WILL COME ULTIMATELY
Present Need Of Body Is Large
Membership and for This
President Declares He VIII
Beqn Campaign at Once,


II Haeerman of Roswell, presi-
don't of Inc Taxpayers Association Of
New Mexico. organized Wednesday at
s,nt, BE- arrived in Albuquerque last
eisbf fn spend several days here in
launching the work of the organlza
lion The first work to be undertake
IN Nr Hagcrman SAYS is campaign
far membership which is 10 be car
risd into every county in the state.
Membership I'M the association in
valves the payment of dues to the
amount Of three-fou1ths of one per
cent upon taxes paid by the member
IN Inc preceding year with a mini
mum membership fee of $3.50; and
the revenue derived from the dues is
10 be- used entirely in pursuing care
nl systematic investigation into all
nbases of the assessment, collection
and expenditure Of public moneys,
and In supplying the information so
Obtained to the people. To this end
the executive committee has begun an
inuuiry for an economist and taxation
''. .t,h ,f,,y toward finding
.,.,,,,,,oa man, available for
Wy ,..,.lt,.Il nositinn If director
.iI ~. t,o ,,.orl,i,o and tba
" .r, .,I,r,od office in The organiza-
ton
Competent Man Demanded.
..r.. .,.,.,,ti,.o committee realizes
Ill. i,,,,o,tant Thai n
th[,..,i,,. s,,,,ootont .roon Le fo,lnd
.4 -, f.r tho diroctorsbin of The
aa,, a..ooi.tion as so,r as nosst,le +"
A.. -, s,,d last niphf and
~ ,ro ,,.tna ',er,. arrort IN find sueh
W. raolt,o +bot as ro,.cb ex-
IL A. .,.r,,.t,,, with dine
-. ,,,..,s.,.,. IN this matter
What th, oso,Ia ~ tho staie want is
s,....,s.f,,..ti. .,.,,t t.o,it.,ti,.o so,irce az
i,f,r,,,ott,,a' .,,.,cerniro tho method of
tbo ,vnen,,tnres ~ nnhBc monevs.
nh. fi.li,,,. Il. nre,.aIsnf 4var>vh,re
th,, o,,.,,oT, .,on,,, Ma more is bo-
,.'..', ,...,. -. ,,,aot o,o,.,. reason
ail. r.,.,i,@.,,..,,, ~ Ann. state and
'.,,',..,',,,,o,,t,. ,,d tb.t In me
ovnon,lit,,ro ~ ann nurlio funds we
o.b,. 'na,. ia ta.vo. .,rc not GETTING o,lr
-. ,,t rh. n,.atlan, of
eouitabIe aascsemert of nropertv for
taxation is a grave one. and eventually
must be brought to more satsfac-
tory basis.
"Rpt ~ halie,.o ana II was the
sense of the momborshin of the assoc
citation ~ ovurogsod at the very rem
resanfatiye Gathering AT Santa Fe this
week that our first problam. and the
first work Of this association is along
lines of sound economy and real eff
cheney in our public affairs. to the end
that fnu value may be had for every
dollar OF public money expended For
years the cry of extravagance i'm pub
lic office has been constant one in
New Mexico We know there has
been eXtravalance. but we have not
known just how TO put our finger on
it and how to check it, We feel sure
that am organization Of this kind, di-
recJed by a competent expert soon
will supply specific information upon
which the taxpayers may proceed in
telNgenty and effectively to the end
OF real reforms
Assessment Reform Later.
Eventually orr work will concern
itself with more equitable assess
ment property; and even in the early
stages the work must have benefi-
cal result in this regard. but right
now we propose Ia tackle the prob
lem of public economy. and we be-
lioye we will get results.
oTbis il an o,rnost encore effort o.
the business interests Of New Nexic,
10 .top extravaganza and secure
SOUND haefs for roat rofor,n in ON,
whole ro,,or,,o s,.s+or, ba,.o nave
seen , ,ooro ro,,roson,,t,,,o ,,athertn,
m yeu Nevico that that vbicb or
pbni2ed mic .ssoofstio, ~, u,odnoe
dsv n, was ansot,ta,,. free from
politics as uas ,,,aotiaa 90 ON
citizens ho,.a ot,a'dod ana an over,
hama ~. .,',.N, ,,i,,,,,,
90"