Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-24
AN OPEN LETTER TO JUDGE
HANNA.
Honorable r. II. Hanna,

ALOilOl tJit " IL ileAilihtt
Somewhere in New Mexico.
Dear Sir: ,
l notice in the Santa Fe New
Mexican that in a speech at Silver
City a few days ago you made the
statement appealing to the people
to put an end to this system which
will permit attorneys for the in
terests, whether they be Mr.. Haw-
kins or Mr.. Springer, or others, TO
go before the tax commission and
FIX the amount they are to pay,
etc, etc.
This is a very serious charge and
certainly calls for the facts, which
are as follow, as can be shown by
the records of this office, which
records are open to you or any
other person for EXAMINATION:
Chapter 81, laws of 1915. Section
4, provides that on the third Mon
day of November the state tax
commission shall meet for the pur-
pose of determining the actual
value of all property belonging tt
railroads. telegraph companies
etc" At this meeting in Novem-
Der, 1919, the Ell Paso q south
western railroad company, togethei
with practically all other railroad
companies operating in New Mexi-
CO, and of which company Mr.. w
A, Hawkins is general solicitor, wa
represented before the COMMISSION
by Mr.. Harding, the tax attorney
for the railroad.
The tax commission a. 49, 10 -, Pcs De-
ing raised the value Vi az an,nan nv
& southwestern ram "N
as follows: Ito ,o;sod
Ais miles of man lIl'e, ialaJu
from $4O,6OO per mlle, as ,I ioi W. at y
assessed, to $45'oVo per ni,ao oss i,,,, ~
ing lotal 6lloi e'''0 40
of $1,S26,OO0. ,- r,
On 1872 miles Oh ROAD oi haoin fron7
cumcari to Dawson, aaiseu lioh
$21,7S5 per mile TO @SS,UgO , "a
mile, a total increase OIL 20 w
or a total increase on inns coni-
pnny's railroad properly u P"'-
sos, 100. ~
Serious objection was hi1uo ~
this raise by Mr.. Hardlls' ti'e ,e.N
attorney for the South"estelil 80 "a
pany. Mi. Hawkins, genera 80, 90,
licitor for the company, mas n.y.
appeared before the tax conlini y,
sion in connection W Sfai,s 'N since
road company ai" of tba com.
have been member VI ''Ao
mission. 49,, u,o4 +bosc
Mr.. Harding was toiu tI'"V IN tbf
increases were Justllleu - az, a.,
minds of the tax contIllSslol .ls.
and that IL the result was ny. 90.
isfactory his remedy was ~ ~,
found in the courts, anu IA IA 'i ~
tax commission would DE 80 49, 70,
have it's decision on l efeioo II +,
say that no appeal has peeh 'aNe'
up to this time. 800 ,noocb a
Again, in TINS SAM ttho+ IN,
Silver City, you charseu nc 90
tax commission had asses9eu ao,,b
lands at $1.25 per acrtc $40 nore,
YOU referred to the G'oUo'VVsTi " Ill
of the old Atlantlc ~ f@ 1,t, anv
road land grant, ~ IorI whicl
thing about Inl' Dio Grande t,
reaches from tne ny rort If Sar
Arizona, and from d IN info Nc
Juan county on 'Ile l1l v county
Kinley county 0%n eIoncio count,
Bernalillo county, N" Wv, +be south
and Socorro county on renorts d,
you know that 6eolo 'i5onca Of an,
not constitute , TNlue tax commits
tangible value. Inc 80, - state,
sion knows that the ,a nt,,' cav there
geological survey repen,S I Ian ant
is coal formation III h t mat fac
Mckinley couilttes, Iopds into as
does not MAKE ll'S' With no de
sessable coal lam ,a,. ana not a picl
velopment WhaIeettv' lila, riie Of trans
stroke WITHIN my tnii ns how t.
portation, VIII YOU
assess 1t. .uoa ~ ba q lawyer
You are suoPoS ,,. ,,nowledge how