The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-30
SOUTHWESTERN IS
RAISED MILLION
AND A HALF
State Tax Commission Disoov-
ers Phelps-D Dodge System
Has Been UNDERMINED s. P.
Also Gets Substantial Boost.

OF u lA4lfOAlA OF NfM MfAAtN htr
been made By the state tax commits
sion. Two ~railroads-the III Pass q
Southwestern system and the south
ern Pacific-wil stand by Tar the
greater part OF the total amount, the
former having been raised tI523.oo
and the latter s547.33o.
increases made IN the valuations of
various classes Of cattle in the stats
/ amount to an average OF a trifle more
than 1885 a head n New Mexico
has 100000 head of cattle. as csti-
mated by the cattle sanitary board.
and all are assessed the cattle raises
viii mean an addition Of approximate
~ S3.s00, 0o0 70 the taxable property
OF the state.
orders resulting an the increases
stated were made by the tax commits
sion at the meeting which ended Noe
vembcr 90. The figures In detail In
connection with the valuations fixed
have been made public by secretary
Howell Earnest AZ follows
The increases los the valuations OF
New Mexico's railroads bring them
10 within about a million ana a half
Of the iOe-miliion mark. The total
h. SIS. f62 .a3g. as against So. sac. $40,
the total fixed by the commission at
lis nrst meeting last spring This last
amount included "a valuation Of SGo.-
600 on the road OF the Continental
Tie a Lumber company. which was
stricken from the rolls Gt the last
meeting.
The santa FL valuation was not
changed By the commission, but "a
slight correction in mileage resulted
In an increase Of &l9T. The Arizona
a New Mexico railroad was increased
s3S0.510. and the New Mexico Central
SIS. ses. The rate per mile OF the
New Mexico Central. fixed at $4,000
al the first meeting OF the commits
sion. was increased 20 f2.250 Tho
rate Of the Rio Grande a Pagosa
Springs railroad was cut from s2.0oo
10 81. 200 per mile. and that OF the
Rio Grande & Southwestern was
raised from $1,000 to $4,000 a mile,
making an increase OF Ss3. 900. Tho
logging road OF the American Lum-
Der company was placed az $40. 300.
instead OF ti02. 0Oo, a decrease nf
$4,000. Tho road of the Continental
Tie q Lumber company was found 70
be Exempt under the law until Janu-
airy i, 1915, and the valuation Of tGo.-
600 placed on this property at The
meeting early this year was stricken
on.
The assessment OF the street rail-
way line Of the Albuquerque Traction
a Power company was reduced from
t7s.460 10 S3g.732.
An Increase OF ti.250 was made In
the valuation % he Wells-Fargo TX
press company property taxable in
the state. and Of s655 in the yalua-
ton OF the American Express COM
pany.
80 changes were made In the ynl-
uations Of the other rail- lines. tho
other express company, the western
Union and Postal telegraph compan-
les, or the Pullman company.
The valuations ~ corporate prop
erti. as they now stand, follow:
Santa Fe lines. S55.6S5,565; Rock
Island. f3,giS.610i Southern Pacific
SS.1Ss.0u0s IN PasO a Southwestern
system. t22.31sstO. Arizona a New
Mexico. Sl.fi3.0OO New Mexico Mid
land. S7i,a5p; Colorado a. southern,
3|2.l56.250: Sew Mexico Central
$3.50. 325; Denver a. bio Grande. S3.-
| 2I.650. Rio Grandc & PaRosu springs.
50. 900. Rio Grande a. Southwestern
100000. CimarTou A. Southwestern.
&l32. O00i American Lumber company,
&16,50Ot McGaney C%outuietup COME
puny. $50, iGo. santa Re. Rutpn g. bcs
I Moines. $50 zoe. santa Barbara ri,
a Pole company {l5k5o. Las Vegas
! Transit company. fl3.5OU. AIouquor-
que Traction q Power company. $780,.
| zee; Trinidad Electric Transmission
| company. SGI.5gus Adams Expires,
company $40, American Expires.
! company. 81 500. Weus-Furg1 Ex'
press COMPANY {s0235; Pullman
company. SGI4.430. Postal Tclesr pm
company s57.55o. Western Union.
yf3e5iU. Mountain States Telephone
oompnny. $500. 600.
The valuations OF horses and mules.
goats ana swine. were NOT changed uy
the commission Twenty five cent.
was added 10 the value 90 eush class
Of sheep boz tbo state The minimum
'aluauons per head placed ou catti,
follow.
Average Mixed Herds.
Common. un open range. $50 conn
mon. boz pasture. s3t. graded. con- open
range $50 graded bon pasture. $3.50.
thoroughbred Htreiords, CO.. uthei
beef 500 common dairy. $50 iW-
proved dairy. fss Co.
Common Cattle on Open Range,
Coming yearilng hoifcrs f-a com
mon yearliug steers. t27 so, comiag
2-ycar-old heifcrs. $40: coming g
yoar-.ld steers $3.50. coming 3 am,
4-ycsr-old steers. Stii COWS $3.50.
balls, cas- So.
Common Cattic In Pasture.
Coming yearlinR heifcrs So 30
coming ycarlinRa steers. y3l coming
2-year-old hchers. y81; coming o.
year-old steers. Sili coming . and Z.
ycar-old steers sac COWS sal bulls
81.
Coming yeailiug heifers. t233 com
Ing yeariing steers. san coming =.
yenr-old heifers, $50 coming 2-ycai'
Old steers. sf2. coming 3 ana t-ycar.
old steers. tf7 COWS sac bulls sac
Coming yearling hoifcrf. &al com.
lng yenflirg steers fg8. oominr q
year-old heifers ytl, coming --ycai,
old steers. go coming 3 ana a. ear,
] old steers. ti9soi cows NI bulls
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