Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-06
HACE RMAN AGAIN
HEADS TAXPAYERS
GROUP IN STATE
Association Votes to Put
All Tangible Property on
Tax Rolls at Its Actual
Value.

Taxpayers, big and little, touch
ed elbows and exchanged views
at the annual meeting of the Tax
payers association, held in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms yes
terday. How the money collected
by taxation might be more judi
ciously expended, instead of how
to escape payment of taxes; how 10
distribute the burdens of taxation
more cquitably, instead of how 10
gain q special advantage; these
were the subjects which absorbed
the thought of representative men
1t was a day fun of hope for the
future Of New Mexico. Not a as
cordant note was sounded durlnS
the day. All agreed at its close
that more frequent meetings
should be held. Every citizen hear
ing the discussions felt that the
conference justified the existence
Of the association.
President Herbert J. Hagerman
called the meeting To- order at 9:5O
and introduced the managing a.
rector, II. i. Asplund, who read a
paper recounting the activities oil
the association during the SIX
years of its existence. 1t was
record of steady accomplishment.
This paper will be printed in fuI
by the Journal At an early date.
The address of President Hager-
man was well received. 1t also Will
be printed in full in this paper. 1t
is a resume, Largely, OF the success.
cs and failures of the program OF
the Special Revenue Commission.
It Is worthy of the study OF
thoughtful men and women.
After the reading by Mr.. Ha-
german of a paper written by L. a:
Hughes, of the First National
Bank of Santa Fe, on the question
of the taxation of national banks,
the meeting adjourned until
o'clock.
Mr.. Hughes pronounced the
present state law governing tbs
taxation of national banks as both
illegal, unfair and discriminatory.
A conference of tax commissioners
and national bank officials, is to
be held in Washington on Deem
Der 10 to formulate uniform
law governing the taxation of ma
tional banks. j. L. Saint, chairman
of the Tax Commission, announced
that New Mexico would be repre-
scented at this meeting.
The afternoon session began
with a business meeting of the as
ISOLATION. Several amendments 20
the constitution were adopted, the
most important of which was n
provision admitting Chambers of
Commerce and other civic organi-
cations to membership in the asso-
citation. A drive for memberships
among small taxpayers was
planned, it being announced that
were to have an equal
vote regardless of the membership
fee paid.
Judge B. S. Rodey introduced
an amendment to the constitution
from the floor of the body. 1t pro
vided that one of the purposes OF
the organization is ito secure tho
placing of all tangible, property on |
the tax rolls at its actual value
A laugh was raised when one row |
IF members rose together upon [.
he affirmative vote being asked. |
w. C. Reid. attorney for the Santa |
re railroad, John M. Sully mai
lger of Chino Copper, Judge Ro-
ley and George Kaseman voted |
ogether for its adoption. This il
ustrated the spirit of the meeting.
rhe Amendment prevailed. Men
who last year resisted the idea Of
I'd valorem taxation, yesterday
voted for it as policy of the as
ISOLATION.
Governor II. J. Hagerman. was
reelected president; Senator ]. S.
Clark of Las Vegas, vice president:
T. 3. Read of Santa lie, secre-
airy, and l.. A. Hughes of Santa
&c, treasurer. The new executive
committee is composed of II. j.
of Roswell, j. S. Clark
If Las Vegas, r. G. Bryant of
7ortales, J. M. Sully of Hurley,
". D. Brennan of Dawson, II. II.
5rook of Las Cruces and Mrs. Il.
VI. II. Ferguson of Silver City
The executive committee viii
person from each county in the
tate.
Returning to a discussion of
subjects Of interest to the state
Ex-Governor Prince of Santa Fe,
allied attention to the fact that
axes were in need OF equalizinG
downward in some instances. He
how land assessed at
3.75 per acre was selling at $3.50
'er acre or less.
School Auditor John Joerns gave
most interesting, instructive and
olvincing talk on the workings of
..e new school auditor law. Pro-
oJed school budgets in the state
ave been scaled down over $780,
90 this year. Mr.. Joerns has met I
nd counselled with almost every