The Colorado statesman., 1915-07-03
CUT IN TAX VALUATIONS
STATE BOARD MAKES .REDUC.
TON OF s5,5oe,445.
Denver Tramway and Telephone
Granted Lower Rate and Santa
Fe Materially Increased.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Denver-A decrease of s5,506, 445
in the aggregate placed upon the tax
able property of corporations in the
state from that fixed last year is an
nounced by the State Tax Commits
sion
According to the figures given out
by the commission, the railroads,
street railways and other corporations
will pay combined taxes on $256,512,.
800 worth of property this year, as
against $262,018,S35 las year.
The Denver C Rio Grande Railroad
Company, which has the largest as.
sessment, is taxed this year on $42,.
242,010 worth of property, as against
$43,390, 100 in 1914, a decrease of ST..
14S,090.
The Union Pacific Railroad Com.
pany. whose property was valued last
year at $23,65S,94O, will pay this year
on s2S,750,390 The valuation placed
by the commission on the property OF
the Chicago, Burlington G Quincy is
S19,056,920, as against $19,464,9 $50 last
year. The Colorado Midland is given
decrease of more than 100000.
Last year it was assessed on property
valued at $6,156,990, and this year it
will pay taxes on a valuation of $5,-
806,210.
The Santa Fe railroad, on the other
hand, will have to pay more taxes this
year. 1t will be assessed this year
on valuation of $19,SS3,6 as
against s19,4SS, 900 in 1914. The Colo.
RADIO & Southern and the Rock Island
both are assessed on the same valua-
lions as last year, the former to pay
taxes on $24 ,49O worth of prop.
erty, and the latter on s6,799,7O0.
The valuation on the taxable prop
erty of the Denver City Tramway
Company is decreased this year, as is
that of the Mountain States Telephone
and Telegraph Company, while the
Denver Union Water Company and
the Denver Gas & Electric Company
each will have to pay more taxes
The Tramway Company will be as.
sessed on valuation of $16,973,650 as
against s1S,330,790 last year, a de-
crease of s1.S57,14O The Telephone
Company will be assessed on valua-
ton of s10,2O6,570.
The Denver Gas & Electric Com
pany will have to pay taxes on $3S, 400
more valuation than in 1914. 1t will
be assessed on valuation of $13,027,-
200 in stead of $12,9SS,740.
The valuation on the taxable prop
erty of the Denver Union Water Com
pany has been increased $S04,650. The
company will pay on $10,624,140 in
stead of s9,S19,49 as in 1914
q valuations Mo rod on Tho r
ious classes of property as compared
with that fixed by the commission
last year is as follows:
Car lines-S676,0O in 1915, and
S761,56O in 1914.
ailroads-S176,23 1 800 in 1915, and
$179 46O,S9O in 1914.
Telephone companies-$10, 554 1850 in
1915. and $10.S42,49O in 1914.
Telegraph lines-s1, 477,640 in 1915
and $1,495,S0O in 1914.
Express Comprehensive 800 in
1915, and s1,419,90O in 1914.
Pullman company = 81 ,101 800 In
1915, and $1,1O1,30 in 1914
Selfwinding clock-$25,S70 in 1915
and $39,350 in 1914.
The valuations fixed on the prop
erty of some of the big corporation
other than those aforementioned are:
Western Colorado Power Company
-1914, $2.21s,77O; 1915, s2,S64,16O.
Western Light & Power Company
formerly Northern Colorado Power
Company)-1914, $1,031, 900; 1915, ST.
1872, 400.
Denver C Salt Lake-1914, $5,977,-
900; 1915, $5,165,590
Northwestern Terminal Railway
Company s1,62O,OOO; 1915, ST.,
100000.
Western Union Telegraph Company
-191f, $1,2O5,240; 1915, $1,205,24O.
Colorado Postal Telegraph Com
pany-1s14. s2S9,3SO; 1915, s2S1,26O.
Globe Express Company = 1914,
$545,sOO; 1915, $523,51O.
Adams Express Company = 1914,
$395,SOO; 1915, $399,96O
American Express Company-1914,
$25S,050; 1915, S224,290.
Colorado Power Company-1914, S4,.
57S,13O; 1915, $4,493,1 100.
Colorado Springs &c Interurban
Company-1914, $2,O30,3S0; 1915, ST..
100000.
Colorado Springs Light, Heat and
Power Company-1914, $4,000, 900;
1915, s2,S61,73O.
Arkansas Valley Railway, Light and
Power Company Pueblo)-1914, S.,
S32,1S0; 1915, s4.SSS.O4O.
Bear Creek Stocked With Trout Fry.
Denyer-Tha city stocked Roar