Show rathal iian THE SEN 8 EN MILLS TAX 11 CREASE DOES TO THE U P R RAILROAD millard county raised the tax levy this year seven mills on 1 that Is an increase in taxes paid of 7 00 it seems not to mean much to the small man whose taxes are not large anyway but it soon mounts up for instance on 3 it is 21 but on the railroad the union pacifies total taxes tor for 1933 will be in other words the mill ard county schools are practically kept open by the railroad were it not for their taxes the schools would close this is no statement for or against just simply the facts without comment the barnea line to fillmore is not paying sooner or later application may be made to discont lue fue that ser vice earnings from elsewhere on the system pay the taxes on the main line through the county for the business is not here to pay that tax from local profit the branch line to fillmore is not corporation is grievious small tar far mers and others care but little in view of the enormous taxes wiach the railroad pays it would be no more than just to see that trucks or any competitors to these large tax payers pay in similar pro portion nor should so vital a need for millard county as Is the rail road made to bear a baiden which a competitor does not bear keep up its road bed at its own expense whereas trucks use the highways tor for which all pay not they singly no injustice should be ruled against a railroad simply because they are easy plucking and can t get away from it afta a main line through millard county and a branch all parts ol 01 it are well served with this utility and the utility commission should and will find measures to from unnecessary uncontrolled corn com petition so vital a need to the coun ty any corporation serving aa as a pub lie utility making a showing that it Is losing money on a branch tor for in stance will not be denied the re liet lief of abandoning the losing line and we can ill afford to give pa I 1 to trucks at the expense of the very means which keeps spur pur schools open tor for a full term the issue and such an issue may I 1 come up is vital to the county and subject A to a great deal ot of thought attorney C F baler from baie laie ka was wis a business vistor in delta on the first ot of the weel in legal mat coming up in this term of court leland gronning has returned to delt to reside he is employed in the fitch pitch garage mrs and their son will join him here la ter from nevada where they been for the past year mr and mrs grant ekins return ed thursday morning from lake city where they had been vis via biting since saturday their two went with them mr and mrs john wind and mr and mrs wm win jacobson returned week ago from a trip to colorado where they attended a family beun ton at the home of 0 mr jacobson sister |