The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-05


lerease OF 2si Pc cent. 10 u IL fair
10 state that IN the ten-ynnf pcriCu
the tax ievies increased twice ~ much
"a the toinf wealth. OF tho STATE. Tho
total stab expenditures In 1880 in-
creased by 3s3 per cons oyer what.
they were IN lalof namely. from
fe0l. sp4.io TO sk,is7. o6e.Ss.
The state educationa, expenditures
IN 1910 were saat .Sas.12. and n 1896
e1.f17.Sfo.G2 an lncreato of EaS per
cent fhlr rroup OF Expenditures
DOES. not include school revenues de-.
rived from county icvies. district
l%evics. nor the earnings Of institutions
in regard Go which we have no dafn
available FOR this whole period.
Our seoond chart Is for the same
dccnde and IA a mere complete nnniy-
sis OF state disbursements during thche
40 years. This shows that the total
state Disbursements between ole and
1890 were In almost constant Increase
except Tor the years 1914 and 1915.
when they SHOWED a slight decrease.
but that the rate OF increase for the
last five ear hna been decidedly
marked.
aoar line for highway expenditure
In 1870 showed thc expenditure OF
S70,8ia, which annual expenditure did
not materially increase until 1915.
from which rear a has advanced until
In 1910 II reached h sum Of S2,24S.
900. General %soyernment eSpenfi.
item In the total burden OF govern.
mental costs. Increased from Sl63.
600 to sass. eco IN tB2a
Municipal Costs.
, Our third chart shows certain
cost data for h year 1915 70 1890 foi
. which data are not available prior
20 1915. This shows that the munlc
! ipal costs. which mean total eApcn
I diiurr OF Incorporated cities. towns
{ and Villages. to approx
= nately s5oo.ooe In 1918 and $3.50
, 600 In 1870.
7, The cost Of maintaining state N
Z atitutions Increased from SsSS.Sb4 "
! 1915 to s1.61i.b77 In 1890. other ex
|, penditurcs for state purposes amount
I ed in 1915 TO N.t5i.oo and In 1o2'
1 70 $500 900. As Tor county eusts
they aggregated In 1915 N3.1O2. ii
and In 1880 sB.e96,553. The broade|
line which indicates a rise IN tho TO.
tai cost OF government IN. as you car
see, 30 startling as to be almost pei
pendicular. II i 10 be regretto,
that We have not similar data Tor In
{ years prior TO 1913. In 1915. how
{ ever, the total aggregate OF all gov
\ eminent costs In the state was s..
= 3fS,S32. and his mounted up In 49,
9 TO the total OF no less than &l3,-
/, 0Oq.f6e.
n Ut ANhNAA "a nAAhhA III AlAAN
or form the striking increase In iotu
levies for all purposes from 1919 q
1899. What these charts particular
I ~ emphasize. and what I wish 10 bea
: in upon YOU. h this-that whatcVc
the cause. whatever the reason. what
r ever the excuse, whosesoevcr the faul
az II be "a faulp-whether the icgi
lnturc's, the peoples, or the admin
tration's-the burden OF taxation g.
the taxpayer Of the state as "a Who'll
y is constantly growing at an ever u
crcasing ratio, quite out OF propOi
% wealth, and that This burden has al
ready reached proportions which ar
] weil-uigh unbenrahie. We shall nu
Z again 20 into any extended anlayi
I, OF a conception OF the cause q
the curc FOR this condition. No ON
! can more fully realize the compile,
" ties 81 the problem. So far A. th
association and commission are cor
ccrned. their conclusions are embodie
"a the commissions report which ~,
poad "a comprehensive. consistent pla
Tor administrative reorganization. uH
h D. the only plan which has 30 far bee
presented. With all It's shortcnminl
u deserves the further considerable
OF The poop and their sent
q tvs now, ana At future legislatures.
"a 1t l. no consolation or paillatls
ns far ~ the Individual
20 concerned 10 say 10 him that our COZ
dltion ~ no worse perhaps not as "a
q as IL u IN some other states.
does not help Us much to know
ar In Maricep@ county Arizona. they 200
h. planning To spend $4,000 900 on road
ar hat in New York stale the ia
10 burden uu real estate has iuci ease
from ~ 10 - per cent ol tho o..
ID Income in the last decade. 10 do,
h. mot help him much Co toll hun CO..
Ir the doubling Or uiplinE of bis tt
lu bill Is not due 80 much 90 the lncrrt
% ing cost of general government as
~ the increases Bon Hrhuu. and road n
ih pcnditurcs. What he has To- face
a. the problem Of getting the money
40 pay the taxes In spite OF mo- marie
Tor his cattle. sheep. alfalfa. lane
81 pasturagc. And still over and oy,
T. again We these very plea
In pleas that so confuse and So pcrpl,
rc the hewildercd taxpayer that he fin
lc himself entirely at "a loss. and vol
ne for measures. which tuo late he wax,
I'D up to find are apccious and unsuuu
e and have only resulted iu further ~
10 shaving hin in chains OF %iudchtcde.
m That. w my humble opinion. was a
m situation in regard to some at 10
Hr amendments submitted Co the pcop
cr al the recent plectiuu=mcasurcs "a
pr sigred as relief 70 our alreud, owe
% tnNod people, but were rejected hy q
sh voters.
school Amendment.
e. ON ri these amendments PROV
In fd for tax levy limitation and amor
'd other ltNics a pcrmissiyc lb.mI
iu school tax loNN. This amendment ".
al defeated because OF tho strong uppI
o. siiion ot certain Of the school PEE