Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-10

take a position in this con-
ncction which was altogether
fair. and l imagine their eX-
cuse has been that other
classes of property have not
only been valued far below
their market price. but that
counties, the taxes on the low
valuations fixed have not been
collected; therefore, the min
ing and railroad interests
have been disinclined to as
sumo the heavy burden in
view of the exemption which
has been extended to many
other classes of property and
individuals"
This is fair, square, and above
board. No one should ask for a
more candid expression on the part
of the large mining companies.
That many are in accord with
it, / don't for minute doubt, but
some of them are not.
Problem of Commission.
Now. l don't want to detain YOU
too long, but referring back to the
original proposition that the rev.
enue commission had butted into
affairs with which it has no con-
Germ, and that the matter of in
Stitutional consolidation or reor-
ganization was one of them, l
want to ask you candidly, if that
is not matter with which any
commission which is Investigating
revenue sources and revenue needs
in this state, must be concerned?
How can you plan or suggest or
hint at even a tentative program
of revenue for a term of years,
or for two years, or one year,
or advise "A proper method by
which the state can raise money"
unless you have some idea as to
how much money it must raise :?
Perhaps you can, but | don't see
how. 1t is almost universally adj
mitted by those who have studied
the question at all that many of
our state institutions if they are
to be properly maintained at all
must have increased appropria-
tons. 1t is unanimously agreed,
think. by the directors of these
institutions that if they are to be
made efficient and in any way to
correspond to the standards usu-
ally maintained by similar insti-
tutions elsewhere, they must have
available greatly increased APP
preparations or else secure funds
through bond issues.
Now let me conclude by giving
TO you briefly resume of the an
preparations made by the last leg
islature for certain of our institu-
tinos for the years 1920 and 1921,
together with the budget estimates
for the same institutions handed in
by them for the two coming years,
1922 and 1929, comprising the de-
sired appropriation and bond is
sues which the coming legislature
is going to be confronted with at
the outset of its session.
The Ten Institutions.
The institutions tabulated are
ten in number, as follows:
Agricultural college at Las Cru
ces
The School of Mines at Socorro.
The New Mexico Normal school
at Silver City.
The New Mexico Military insti-
tute at Roswell.
The Deaf and Dumb asylum at
Santa Fe.
The Penitentiary at Santa Fe.
The Reform school at Springer.
The University of New Mexico
at Albuquerque.
The Girls Welfare board at
Santa Fe.
The Spanish Normal
school at FL Rito.
Agricultural College.
The appropriations for the Agri-
cultural college for 1920-1921
amount to $226,325.46.
The appropriations asked for by
the Agricultural college for the
years 1922-1923 amount to $685.
$3.50.
In addition the legislature will
be asked to meet deficit of APP
proXimately $70,000.00.
Making. a total for that institu-
ton of $50S,33IS0.
School of Mines.
The appropriations for the
School of Mines for the years 1920