Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-19
HAGE RMAN GIVES
POINTERS ABOUT
TAXES IN STATE
President of Taxpayers ASSo-
citation, in Report Read Be-
fore Convention, Reveals In
tereSting Information,


SPECIAL coRREsPoHoGEcE 10 MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Fe, Oct lS.-The text OF the
report of Herbert j. Hagerman, pres
ident of the Taxpayers association
referred to in previous dispatches t.
the Journal would fill six columns OF
the paper. The report consisted large
ly of review of the work performed
or attempted during the last -four
years most of which was given due
publicity from time to time through
the bulletins of the organization anc
the press. For instance, the publicity
concerning the danger of unlimited
road bond issues. if proposed
amendment to the constitution were
adopted
The report made lengthy genera
criticism of state land office methods
as to leases and other features; com
planned of the difficulty of securing
desired information from that office
commented upon the lack of state in
come from certain monies handled by
the office and temporarily held In
banks; charged that insufficient finan-
cial results were secured from admin
istration of land grants.
Approved of the proposed surrender
of the public domain to the state, and
alleged the federal government han
died the domain inefficiently.
Criticised the last legislative session
for creating offices and causing gen
eral increase of assessments and tax
es. Commended States senator John 5
Clark ASA factor in limiting public eN-
pense.
Stated the cost of government with.
in this state to be $S,500,000. which
was declared to be appalling In view
of the benefits received" (This esti'
mate, Of course, included all municipal
government costs, approximately
100000 of it being the expense OF
the state government. The total Gov
ers town governments and schools, &C
cording to figures heretofore pub
lished but the text of the Hagermar
address failed to state specifically thai
the total given was not the cost OF
state government)
The report opposed premature anc
disproportionate road building outlay
because there is likely to be no sud.
den increase of great wealth to hell
bear the burden of maintenance ant
construction. Except for the opening
of a great copper mine, 1t was stated
there had been no great advance II
wealth since the building of the bis
railways into the state and only
gradual growth could be expected
| The consolidation Of offices rathel
! than increase Of them was recon
mended, for economy and concentra
| ton of responsibility.
The governor was commended fol
appointing an advisory board to con
slider mines taxation, the report ia
voring a complete investigation anC
declaring a belief that such would b.
made and be of great service
The report praised the general edu
| cational plans of the organization anC
the governor, who was declared to b'
we'll qualified to bring under prope
methods the teaching effectively o
| the children of Spanish descent. ant
| thus welding into a harmonious whole
all elements, for cooperation and wei
! fare Of the state.
On the subject of taxation laws ant
their administration, which he sale
had improved during the last fou