Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-09
SCHOOL LEVY UP
FOR DISCUSSION
At AGENTS MEET
General Discussion Follows
Address of R. F. ASpIund
on Proposed Amendment;
Milne Urges Its Defeat.
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TODAY'S PROGRAM.
S:45-10:0O-Sectional Con-
ferenceS.

D 8:45-10:0O-Sectional Con-
b ferences.
B County Agent Section.
b Discussions by DR.. E. P.
b johnson, extension veterina-
B rian, and Mr.. c. A. McNabb,
b marketing specialist, on per-
D tinent phases of the special
b lists work.
3 Home Demonstration Section.
5 Collecting statistics for the
) annual report. Round table
B discussion led by Miss Edith
8 Salisbury.
8 Developments In club work,
b Round table discussion led by
8 George E. Farrell.
5 General Meeting.
8 10:O0-Extension Problems
3 Here and There. Discussion
o led by w. A. Lloyd, depart
8 ment OF agriculture.
B 11:O0-Importing Calves for
o Club Work With No Bad At
o ter Effects. C. G. Head,
0 Country Club Agent. Quay
o County.
o 11:15-Keeping Down Au-
o tomobile costs. Speaker TO De
O selected.
o 11;45-Conclusion. c. F.
Q toe, Director of Extension.
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"The thousands Of little childrel
In New Mexico are the ones VIII
are really interested in the pro
posed school tax levy amendmen
to the constitution" declared Cit
school superintendent John Min
yesterday at the conference of tn
New Mexico county agents beinl
held at the Chamber of Commerce
in reply to an address given by X
f. Asplund, of Santa Fe, secretar,
of the New Mexico Taxpayers as
ISOLATION. at is of vital impor
lance to those children" Mr.. Min
reiterated. "They are the ones
will affect. And they are helples
They cannot say word as I.
whether the school tax levy shal
be one-tenth of mill or man,
mills. 1t Is mans sized job t
protect them" d,
Mr.. Mines short address fol
lowed that of Secretary OF the ia
Payers Association Asplund, VIII
had pointed out to the county
Agents the working OF the pro
posed amendment and explained I
them that instead of cutting dow
the money available for school pur
noses in the state, 1T would, i
reality, increase the amount. MI
Asplund's address was an answe
To the question, why should W
have tax limitations?"
an the first place the propose
limitation would bring about
more complete assessment" nj
Asplund stated, land it would ten
to a fuller collection of taxes.
is a business proposition and pee
pie are demanding governmer
service the same as any other Typ
of service.
without tax limitation there
a, general tendency to protest vain
atoms. which will lead to the dc
moralization of the tax system an
additional revenue will be sougf
through an increased tax rate II
also stated that this version OF tn
matter was substantiated throug
the fact that before 1913. VINE
there were no standards OF assess
ment and limitations, assessment
dropped to less than 20 per cent !
many instances. 80
Mr.. Asplund declared that wit
a present available school fund 9
s4,S00,000 the proposed amend
ment would give 1t a possible $S'
100000, If the maximum OF l
mills was collected in the countie
and the additional 5 mills wer
levied on the special districts.
In the discussion which FOLLOWED
Mr.. Milne took exception to tn
probability of 1t working out /
that manner.
Following the afternoon session
the county agricultural and nom
demonstration agents made trl
of inspection to the Atrisco com
munity cannery, which has been IN
stalled through the efforts OF Mrs.
Maude Doty. home demonstratiol
agent for Bernalillo county IN
visitors we're received by Mrs. Dai
Miller, president of the communit
club and the cannery was explain
ed by Mrs. Stanley Vivian. Dem
onstration in canning fresh pea
and beans was given while the Wis
itors made the inspection.