The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-02


inE an gencrnl government expenses
end interest. saves .s7o.f7s. or ta0.bs
for every man, woman and child IN
the country.
Non government cost payments be-
Inv mainly the redemption 81 debt
obligations $3.50. so0.SS0 more maxi
ms tho total expenditure per caplta
Tor that year Of about SEQ per head
Of population. The aRrscease ma
ticnal aud state Indebtedness lees
sinking funde available for their nav.
mens ~ 1918 was sf.37t.sos. $50 or
which si.02S.5st.o5s was national
and tsts, e4a,ses state indebtedness.
But We are particularly concerned
with New Mexico. Tho total lndebt-
odness n this state In 1919. including
state. county. city. iowa. village and
school districts was t~6.4t4.of2 an In
crease OF S~2.sea.ifo or 10 per cent
over what Il was in 1909. This Is n
per capita Indebtedness OF sfi.2g.,
surely a much larger amount thar
many 81 us realize. considering tho
great Number 81 people here Of very
moderate means. or this total 81.
I est.sto county. s2.sss.a6s municipal
and ti.osi.oos school district indebt-
cdness.
These figures may we'll cause you
surprise. They did me. We have
been rongratulating ourselves for
years that our Indebtedness was low.
but In considering the matter We havc
had IN mind merely the state indobt-
cdness which j. only 20 per cent OF
the whole.
A. to our income and outgo. tho
figures are Illuminating. The total
state receipts Tor i91s we're xi.3S6.-
sss Of which s797.42s were revenue
receipts from taxes. licenses. etc. and
Stsa.iH9 non-revcnuo receipts and
total payments were Sf.19s.S55. OF.
this cost the government for that.
yea S2t6. 600 was for general govern
ment expenses. Si27.5t7 for the pro-
tccticn 81 person and property. SEA-
att for highways s23S.714 for chart
ties and hosp5ta = and s2Ti,ife for ed
ucatinE. The cost - our government;
IN 1913 based on a population % 37o.-.
I lS5 WAS $500 per cspita NJ contrast
ed with N per capita cost OF fi.S9
in 1908. based on q population Of 236,-
52a. That il 10 say. the per capita
cost Of tho sinte government In New
Mexico Increased by over 81 por cent
during tho ten year period between
1908 and 1913. In the words 81 ire
prophet. his Is going come. The ac-
tual per cent increase IN the Cost ~
government o. 1918 over that In 1908
irrespective or population was iaG per
cen'. The increase Ia population In
The same period vas only SEA per
cent.
such figures bring the fact vivldly
before Us. Now let us glance FOR just
n moment at the cost 81 our county
ADMINISTRATION. The total county re-
colpts Tor the year 1913 we're s3.f3S.-
SSi and the total payments f3.214.-
ifg There were cash balance at tho
beginning Of the veal Of 81. 1895. sol:
~ iis close f~i.53O.tf5 or this total
fi.TGb.42i was from revenue and ST.
ca, SOC from n-ol-rcvenue receipts.
TIE total outlay OF New Mexico for
state ana county purposes ia 1919 was
therefore Sf,413.f9s-tnuly "a very
magnificent sum considering tho re-
suits. In addition 60 this Si.ft3,49S
outlay. "a sum Of Ss27,72s should he
added. This a the cost payments
OF the ten towns ia the state ~ over.
$500 inhabitants. This makes a
grand total OF s~s,ofi.22G a. the cost
or government in New Mexico for the
year 1913.
A round Ave millions 81 dollars for
the year. haven't the figures for
1914 but they are doubtless greater
than these.
Now. It behooves M, 20 seriously
consider tho question whether we are
getting our moneys worth Tor this
Ave million dollars. aud. n not bow
the expense can be reduced. That r.,
as J take a. what this meeting s. call
cd for. II the management Of a