The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-16


q fXTY or more OF the lcaainr
business men Of New Mexico
have united In a call. made pub-
&c today. for a meeting OF Taxpayers
20 be held In Santa Pc. Wednesday.
September let, when 81 IL proposed 20
~organize the New Mexico Taxpayers
association. This organization has
teen under discussion for many
months and its Definite proposal az
this time Is the result o. the conclu-
sion which taxpayers large and small
IN New Mexico have reached that the
time has come for taking taxation
IND revenue matters under sane.
careful and persistent consideration 20
the end Of permanent better condi-
rona study Of the names signed
10 the ell FOR the organisation meet
sng SHOWS that the movement Is strict
~ n Of business men. In includes
several OF the leading bankers Of.
New Mckee. leading merchants, stock
growers. farmers and professional
men. The names ere those OF men Of
al political beliefs. and this strength.
ems the assertion CT those most ac-
tive in advancing the association. that
Il Il 10 be not only strictly non-pAr-
san and n~on-politicai In It's organi-
sEtion and operation. but hat IL Il TO
he kept permanently out Of political
activity or any suspicion thereof.
The purposes OF this association
are set forth clearly in the call and
need no repetition here; but the ell
itself should be read with care hy
every taxpayer for Il constitutes al
platform which n carried out and
lived upon by the new association.
VIII prove Of immediate and CONSTANT
~ Increasing benefit 90 the state ard
all divisions OF ts government. aud
to every individual taxpayer. Z
The Herald has urged the forma. I
ton OF Just such a broad gauge aeso-
cation for many months We are
glad TO say mat IN this we have been
Ia cooperation with practically ever,
newspaper In the state. and from the
published in this issue. Il " clear \
that an business Interests In the state.
large n small. corporate and indi.
vidual, realise the need for the o.
E%anization ana are repaired 20 ION p
IN ilrming IL. There II just one /
word Of caution. which perhaps need
not be said In this connection. yo' ~ :
worth saying anyway. n that Is. f,
81 this new organization OF taxpny- n
be made one OF taxpayers Iet 81, q
be organized on a careful. business {
-asis; let II be kept strictly on taat '
basis n FREQ from any suspicion OF :
control OF whatever nature Il
The character OF the men who sign 7
ne call guarantees that It's promo @
ion Is upon the plane Of the sincere >
iesire for ms highest usefulness n -
he Organization be kept on that n
blame. M the Herald has no doubt b
I viii. IL viii prove a force for good q
n this state the Influence ~ which =
an hardly be overestmated n
A. we understand the call. every r.
fde taxpayer is invited 70 par y
In tho meeting at santa &c I.
September LIST. Il Is an invitation ),
every taxpayer who has his own G
ers0nal interes, and the Interest OF T.
he state at heart should take pains Y
D accept. The time has come in this i
late not only for bringing our taxa e.
assessment and collection laws n
nd their enforcement down to a elm -
le, business basis. but also for In ~
sting upon more OF plain economy IN
nd efficiency In our state. county Ol
10 town governments. The proposed h'
.ew Mexico Taxpayers association
lords a most useful medium Zoe 80
these things about. a.
49,
~ Lanrur Unsnnra - -. "