The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-28
State Capitol News
TAXABLE PROPERTY
INCREASES S2,O56,837
BernaIilIo Third on List
With Assessed Valua-
ton Of $40. 976.234

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SANTA III. April 4S,-TaNable
property In New Nesico IA valued ~
tasb.fsi.Ges. for the yea 1919. Il -
shown To comparative statement
issued 81 e state tax commission.
This II a net increase Of f2.o5a.SaI
over the valuation a the year ltis.
sixteen counties -hpwed an a~aErcgatc
Increase OF Si0t7a,sos, but 10 other
counties moved. in the other direction
counfy's Increase was tS.s0b. 3SS.
while Mora. Union n Valencia
showed increases Of more than "A
million dollars each. Hcrnallllo a.
~ showed the smallest change Of
any OF the counties. rs Increase being
only s1G.f6b. The cattle aud sheen
counties showed alarming decreases,
duo to the severe drouth ot three
wears durnt!ou. In Chayes county
fsi,sbs.
Bcrnafiio couniy stands third on
the list On assessed valuation fof 1919,
with thg high mark Il f2s.sid, eS4.
: Only Grant. with ~&f2.fef.2if and san
Miguel. with sei.o1O.3 35. stand ahead.
The counties showing increases are
as follows. Beruaiillo S16.46bi COL
fax gigi. ss0; curry ~tibp.6isi Eddy
sfi2.ses; Grant ta,70b.sss. Hidalgo
ssIS.6sS-there was no assessment
against this county In 1913. for at
that time "a had not been separated
3 from Grant county-iNna tseh. 09is
Mora fI.Oo2. 036: Otero s2t0,S2s. San
Juan t2b.02ss Santa We sxbf.iS4; 81
ezra ti99. 9ib. Socofro fi5i,0I5. Taos
sSfS. 3Qg. Union s~i.2sI.599: Valencia
~tf.tkS.S ii.
! Decreases are shown a. follows;
chaves $i.tsl.gsai DE Baca Nbs.0x7;
/ bona Ana S6ss.1fz. Guadalupe Seef,-
goss lea f2ff.bbs; Lincoln ftlh.so6;
Mckinley ttiS,7t2; quay ffss 56t:
Rio Arrba SeS6.aF5s Roosevelt $500
eSa: Sandovai t7l4se6; san Miguel
slfi.fg4. Torrance sifs,Sio.
ltcqtlc~t MOTOR Trucks.
acquisitions Tor motto trucks 90 no
used ln road and street construction
and maintenance are being received
by the state highway commission
from several OF the cities y TOXINS.
Under the recent Kahn act. these
trucks from the war department VIII
be sold TO the towns a CITIES at a
price that represents onls q small
mart Of the value. Albuquerque VIII
use J. santa ~ 9. Clovis perhaps 2
and Des Moincs ]. u " expected that
other towns soon wiil make requisi-
Farmers Exchange.
The Springer Farmers Exchange
81 Springer. eas file rs charter With
\ state c~orpoEatiog commission
D. W. Aushcrnan. Of Springer. b the
statutory agent. The authorized
capital stock Is 10000. o. which ~.
zoe has hcen subscribed. The fol-
lowing i~ncotthratofs subscribe for
$500 each , W. Ausherman. p n,
johnson. J. W. Huarr. V. = shirley
John Harfman Of Springer; 9. p
: M-l1ftf tnatnit r1A1al'. DauEhheteo
french. G.. h. Hart, Taylor springH'
Joaeph De Baum. colmor, - NJ Ehe'
Miami
New Irrigation roiect.
one Of the most important irriga
uuu projects In New Mexico has be
gun the actual delivery Of water hat
l. 10 Put under cultivation nearly g.
900 acres at irrirahie land. This ts
the project OF the Colmor Irrigation
Land company which has been un'
der way Cor 20 "a The state en-
gineer some time 8 approved tht
construction work. The work b.
known a. the Lake Charctte protest.
and putting 10 into operation means
a long step forward In the develop