The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-03-30
LEE G.. PEARSON ANNOUNCES
FOR TREASURER. COLI RtTOR

On editorial page this week appears
the announcement of Lc" G.. Pearson
who aspircs to bc reelected 10 the
Office of Treasurer and ES -Ofiicio col
lcctor OF Quay county.
Mr.. Pearson came g. this county
several years ago and homesteadcd a
claim southwest of town. He after
wards moved To town and conducted
a lumber yard until h. TOOK up the
duties Of county treasurer. He was
elected by good strong democratic
majority and has prOyen himself in
every way worthy OF the confidence
bestowed upon him. The residents
of the county do not refer to him as
Mr.. Pearson, II Is Lee Pearson and
he is no doubt the best known man in
Quay county partly because of the
Office he now holds and mostly be-
cause he never forgets friends, and
he has made hosts of them because
of his strict attention TO business and
untiring efforts to serve the voters
who put him in this office
Through his efforts and the coop
Grafton of the taxpayer, of Quay coun-
~ he has made an enyiable state rec
ord. IL appears many times in the
large papers in the state that his Of
flee Is at the top of the list in matters
of collection and manner IN which the
office affairs are kept. The following
paragraph is typical Of how our coun-
ty officers stand with those who have
been here and examined the books for
themselves:
THE books of Quay county ia the
treaSurer's office and that of the coun-
~ clerk are in the best condition Of
any of the records in the state, and
that is going some.
During the last 3ig years the coll
lection of Mr. Pearson office amount
ed to more than 9S per cent Of the
whole amount due. Some of the coun-
ties of the state do not collect more
than 60 per cent OF the taxes assess
ed. The amount shown on the books
TO be collected was $ii7 .9i4.i3 and
that collected by Mr.. Pearson is $I44,-
9S3.S9, leaving small balance un-
collected of S3.960.5i curing period
covering az years Taxes have been
reduced on land notwithstanding the
length of school term has been IN
creased. When MIR. Pearson came in
10 office some OF the country districts
were figuring on running their schools
only every other year, but since he
has made such good collections they
have run regularly every year for
,t E,..
being increased To seven months last
year and the teacher have no trouble
drawing their pay.
Another place where good Collec-
tionS have saved the property owners
considerable money Is in the pubica-
tion of delinquent tax lists For the
years 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1911, the
county records show that the publi-
cation fee for the delnquen, tax list
alone amounted To- Si.bl l.30. and there
is considerable other expense attached
to the handling OF delinquent taxes
which must be charged to the taX-pay.
crs. The records show the pubica-
tion fees for the las, two year, 10 be-
less than Sl25. This saving does not
look good TO the newspapers hut u
should appeal to the voters who own
no interests in newspaper.
II is no; claimed by Mr. Pearson's
friends that he is the only man in
Quay county that could have made
such good record, hut they do claim
that they are proud of his record and
glad that their confidence in his ability
TO conduct the affairs OF the treasur-
er's office has not been misplaced and
if his friends nominate him on the
ticket this fall il will show his untir-
ing efforts TO accomplish given task
are fully comprehended and duly ap-
preciated.