The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-06
GENERAL SURVEY
Of STATISTICS
RECOM MENOEO
Director Of New Taxpayers
Association Urges Measures
to Get Accurate Data
Throughout State.

Santa Fc. \. NJ, Jan. 6.-Dircctor
A. T.. James. of. the Taxpayers Associa
,ion of New Mexico. after a careful pre-
nminary consideration of conditions IN
New Mexico. extending over the time
since his selection for the work last De
tober. has recommended 20 the nssocia'
tons executive committee "a general
state. county and municipal statistical
survey. The committee has approved
the suggestion as the next important
work ut the association, following IT'S
cooperation in adjustment of the tax
levy matter for this year, md plans now
are practically complete for beginning
an undertaking which will require n
wear or more of constant effort. The
purpose of the survey is not So much TO
find ou, what j. wrong with taxation
and cScnuc conditions IN this state AS
20 discover cNuctly what the conditions
are - 20 state. county and municipal
revenue affairs. With thc cooperation
~ state. county aud municipal Officers
/, Il. proposed to take up this work sys-
,ematically. county by county. and to
go through the detail of every county,
city and school district with n scicnti'
fic study and analysis of each that viii
be- accurate aud final as to existing con
ditions. With the knowledge which the
survey will produce and only with such
knowledge. the association = Officers be-
iicvc. will IL be possible to move inteili-
gently to n satisfactory solution of the
state more pressing problems IN taxa
ton and revenue matters.
Results ct this survey win bc Pub
lishcd from time 10 time IN the bulletins
of the TaNpuycrs' association and IN
the monthly magazine which the nsso.
%ciution viii begin 80 issue during the
coming month aud viii provide a fund
at first hand knowledge which viii lie
of the fi,si value TO Officials having 10
do with tax matters. rs well as 10 indi'
vidunl tax payers. In course of the sur
vey the services of the association : cN-
pcfts will bc offered to municipalities
for audits. us well as TO counties and
school districts. The work of the sur.
Vey will be carried out without conflict
with other activities of the rssociation.
The Officers of the Taxpayers asso.
|riation wish u understood that their
services are Mt the disposal OF any see
,ion of the state or any county. city or
school district. where advice is needed
w dNNlNN hNf w kAf'h lNNl'AaF ~
considering taxation and revenue mat
tiers. Requests of this kind addressed
Ia \. T.. james. director. Santa fe, vii
receive prCnp, attention. The director
announces also that be will be glad Z,
receive suggestions from any member OF
the association at any time ms 10 Way
in which the association may be of ser
vice 20 any district or county, or e. re-
CARDS activities which may be- under
taken by the association.
The Taxpayers association has dem
onstrntcd its capacity for practical usc
fulness in connection with this year Z
taN lrVic- and there is little doubt tina
the s%erNiccs of It's Officers viii be II
steadily increasing demand.
Mr. II. T.. Miller, of the University ~
" ,consin School OF Commerce, will ur
rive IN Santa Tc ON January 10 to taxi
the position of accountant, with the as
ISOLATION, and rs assistant To- Directo
james. He is q young man who has has
considcruhl, experience in statisiicn
work and as an expert accountant AM
whose ability has been demonstrated ii
work with the Wisconsin state tax CON
mission with which body Mr., James wa
connected as staiisticinn for seNcra
years before coming to New Mexico.