El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-21

creating OF dissatisfaction with the
legislative and administrative work
Of the dominant party There is much
room for Improvement in the lax
and Inefficient methods Of listing
property in the several counties, but
the raising Of the standard by some
25 to IS percent would not produce
revenue great enough TO meet the
Increasing needs. It is almost certain
that the mine tax law viii be revised,
50 as to impose a much heavier tax
upon the operating mine properties
but a reasonable Improvement in this
direction viii not mean any substan-
tiaI reduction in the taxes Of other
property owners
Deficit On Every Hand
over on the other side OF the legis-
lative ledger is TO be set down the
most fusistent demand for more
money. This demand comes from
practically every state institution,
and. in addition, from every section
Of the state where good roads and
better schools are necessities II IS
said upon good authority that every
educational Institution. with the eI-
ception Of the school for the dear
md dumb, at santa Fe, viii have to
ask the legislature for deficiency ap-
propriations 70 cover deficits There
is no room for doubt about the Agri-
cultural college, which has net
deficit Of more than $4,000 One other
Institution has a deficit that already
Is more than so percent Of the yearly
maintenance fund The University. az
Albuquerque, after an exhaustive
study OF the situation by its board Of
trustees, finds that a building appro-
priation Of s250.000 Is imperatively
needed. The penitentiary needs about
$500, 600 TO begin to put the institu-
rion into fair condition There ought
TO be expended not less than 100000
tor an addition TO the capitol Other
institutions have building programs
Of real merit Now against these
claims put the statement Of some OF
the men who viii serve in this next
legislature: Not dollar IS 70 pc
appropriated for new buildings
Manifestly there must be a recon
ciliation Of these two opposing pro
grams. But how to reconcile them
viii tax the ingenuity Of New Mex
foo's ablest men and women
Bond Proposals Voted Down.
The people OF the state recently
voted down the proposed bond issue
OF 100000 for the construction Of
an addition TO the capitol And yet
such an addition is a real necessity,
n the peoples business is not TO SUI
fer badly. Before the legislature Is
convened on January II, the ura1tlng
departmeut OF the state highway com
occupying the senate chamber, VIII be
dfspossessed- The state department
Of health, the travelling auditor and
the state tax commission also are oc-
cupyinE rooms that belong TO ne
legislature and Will have 70 be va
Gated II has been years since the
state hank examiner has had quar-
tiers in the building The department
Of education occupies quarters not
one-third large enough. while the
state highway commission ana the
state highway engineers departments
need four or five times their present
amount OF space. The land commits
sioner's and the state corporation
commissions quarters are badly
crowded.
Another proposed bond Issue Of 81
o00, 900 was voted down In the recent
election This was for the construc-
ton Of roads, and was to provide the
states share Of the program for led
eraI aid roads, for which the tederal
already Is available II