| Show D U i B R G PAYS HUGE TAXES IN COUNTY public utilities bear big share of tax burden in order that county residents may more fully appreciate their railroad with regards to the amount of money it pays each year toward maintaining schools roads and general operating expenses of towns cities and county the following figures are given en the denver rio grande western railroad company in 1930 paid a total of to sevier county alone in taxes this is by far the largest taxpaying organization or individual in the county of this amount more than went to school purposes and more than for road purposes the total paid in the state by the D R G last year was of which amount per cent or more than half went to the support of the schools such taxpayers as this and others rs like the telluride power company which latter firm paid in this county last year carry a big proportion of the tax burden but this fact is often unappreciated by a critical public opposed to public utilities of any and all kinds |
