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Show Denver & Rio Grande Westren ::: Heaviest Taxpayer, 77 . in Colorado and Utah :: '-v , . The following statement show taxes paid in 1922 ; " by the Dartvsr and Rio Grande Wattern in Colorado, . - Utah and Nw Mexcioi .. . ' COLORADO State Tx 73,755.26 I! County Tax ... 239,175.47 Hirhwiy and Road Tax. . . 198,364.74 n :: School Tax 597,148.93 : Oty and Town Tax...... 33,864.57 Total Taxes paid In Colorado.... $1,142,308.97 ! UTAH ' ' ' , State Tax .............. 42.6oo.i3 ' County Tax 82,995.26 :; Hirhway and Road Tax... 81,265.72 School Tax ,.'346,489.86 City and Town Tax S6.047.7o " f . , Total Taxes paid in Utah........ 16(9.398.67 . , NEW MEXICO SUte Tax 8,480.07 County Tax 16,818.51 ; Hirhway and Road Tax.... 11,348,73 ' School Tax ............. 39,532.61 Oty and Town Tax..... .. 343.08 ! Total Taxes paid In New Mexico.. 76,525.00 ; Grand Total $1,828,232.64 Dally average of taxes paid in Colorado, - ! .. Utah and New Mexico, year 1922. 5,008.84 In 1922 Salt Lake County received from the Denver :' and Rio Grande Western Railroad $122,495.44, made up as follows: , i ' State Tax ....$ 8,587.14 County Tax 11,529.02 : Road Tax 11,330.25 School Tax . , 68,110.27 . - Qty and Town Tax.... 22,938.76 : i Total ...,..............$122,495.44 In addition to the above, tha Bait Lake Union Depot and Railroad Company paid in 2I for general taxes la Bait Lake ; County the eum of tlt.Hl.il. Federal ownership of tha railroads' means tha peopl woiild b deprived of the income now accruing from these taxes. The " Alaskan Railroad, poatofflcea, forts arsenals, etc., ara not taxed. . , nor is any proiierty used or controlled by IheMnlted States and etate governments sseeeeed for taxes. The income now derived from taxea paid by the railroads and which yobld ba lost under government control would have to com from some source, snd ' the experience of government control of the railroada during tha war suggests a deficit Instead of a profit. How would the national, na-tional, atate and municipal governments make up this losaT S' ' irHIMIagsataasatBnaT |