El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-09-06
COLLECTION
OF TAXES THIS YEAR;
OVER $232,000 MORE
THAN IN YEAR 1915
INTERESTING AND ENcoURAGING|
COMPARISONS SENT TO couN-
TY TREASuRERS BY SEcRE-
TARY OF COMMISSION

Better tax collections are being
made in New Mexico this year, &C
+cording to figures compiled by Secre
tary Rupert F. Asplund Of the state
tax commission. A comparison be
tween the total Of 1915 taxes collected
up to the close Of July, 1916, and the
total OF 1916 taxes collected up to the
end of July, 1917, shows an increase
IN money Of 1892, 166.93, and an in
crease In percentage of 1928.
In a letter sent out today to county
treasurers, Secretary Asplund gives
the comparison noted, and compari
sons for the five-year period dating
from 1912. He says:
In sending a statement Of 1915 tax
collections showing ranking of coun.
ties, we desire to call attention to the
fact that in 1915, during the months oil
May, June and July, there was collect
ed OF the 1915 taxes in all counties,
81, Z 6.360.35 or 1921 per cent of total
taxes due. At the end of July, 1916.
there had been collected a total OF
$3,509, 900.17 of the 1915 taxes repre-
senting 1881 per cent of the total
taxes due for that year. In May, June
and July of 1917, there was collected
in the state $1,693.467.4 Al, or 1882 per
cent of total taxes due. AT the end
of July, 1917, there has been collected
a total OF S3,742,0 67.10 of the 1915
taxes representing 1878 per cent OF
the total taxes due for that year. The
gain in amount of 1916 taxes collect
ed up to the end of July, 1917, over
amount Of 1915 taxes collected to the
end of July, 1915, was $22, 166. 93.
For the months of May, June and
July, the gain in amount of 1916 taxes
collected in 1917 over 1915 taxes col
lected in 1916 was $117, 107. 06. The
per cents Of collections in those three
months of 1915 taxes in 1916, and 1916
taxes in 1917, respectively, were 1921
and 1882, showing a gain.
"The counties in which improvement
is shown comparing collections of 1915
taxes up to and including July, 1916,
with collections of 1916 taxes up to
and including July, 1917, are, Berna-
lilo, Colfax, Chayes, Curry, Dona Ana,
Eddy, Grant, Lincoln, Mora, Otero,
Quay, Roosevelt, Sandoval, Sierra, So
zorro, Torrance, Union and Valencia.
The counties showing a decrease in
tax collections were Guadalupe, Luna,
Rio Arriba, San Juan, San Miguel,
Santa Fe, Taos, Mckinley.
"Other rather interesting COMPARE
sons that may be made are as to as
sessment, total taxes due, and total
taxes collected during a five-year Pc
Rod. In 1912 the property valuation
was $217,372,362; in 1916, $330,311, 932.
In 1912 the total taxes extended were
s. $685., 748. rs; in 1915, $4,250, 291.74 or
the 1912 taxes, $2,348,8 75. 9S were col
lected by May 81, 1913. OF the 1916
taxes, $3,072,903.57 we're collected by
May /, 1917. From these figures we
may gather that in the five-year period
the value Of property increased $112,-
$3.50, or So per cent. Taxes extend
ed increased 1854, 542.99, or Is per
cent. Taxes collected increased $685.
OH. SO, or 20 per cent. The average
tax rate decreased from 16 mills on
each dollar of valuation to 10 mills, or
about 20 per cent. | suggest that
collectors make similar COM
PARSONS for their respective counties.
They will prove of interest to taxpay-
ers and | believe they will show a gen.
eral improvement of tax conditions"
In percentage of 1915 taxes collect
ed in July, 1917, Quay county ranks
first with $3.50; Grant second, with
$685.; and Lincoln third, with 1858.
Santa Fe county IL twentieth in the
list, with a percentage of 1877. San
doval, with a percentage of 62.57, is