The Glenwood post., 1916-02-05
CAPITAL CORRESPONDENCE

Denver, Colo, Jan. 81, 1916
Probably no one greatly enjoys pay.
ing taxes. The average citizen regards
it as a necessary evil, as an expendi.
ture for which he receives very little
in return, and which he would gladly
cut out if he could. Few are aware
how large a percentage of the state
taxes he pays is returned to the county
and community in which he lives to
help in the maintenance of schools
the construction of roads and bridges
and other similar purposes.
Last year the county treasurers sent
to the ,state treasurer $l,950, ,7O2 81.
The state treasurer returned to the
county treasurers $3s6,294.43 to help
support the schools Of the counties
$l97 ,592.59 to help in the Improvement
of the roads; $59,21s.6O from the reve.
nue. derived from forest reserves; and
$15,970.0O to help make good the mini.
mum salary allowed to teachers. OF
the sixty-three counties OF the state
five-Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale
Mineral and Pitkin-receive back
more than they sent in.
One of them, Hinsdale, received
back six times as much as it sent in.
Twenty-three counties received back
more than half as much as they sent in.
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what was expended by the state in
support of the various state institu-
tions, such as University, the School
of Mines, Teachers College, Agricul-
tural College, Penitentiary, Insane Asy-
lum, etc, etc. These cost hundreds
of thousands of dollars, and were they
taken into consideration would show
that fully one-half of the counties re-
ceived back more than they paid in.
Contrary to the general belief, Den
yer receives back but small portion
of what it pays in. In 1915 the state
received from the Denver county treas.
urer 1926, ,s27.42, and paid back $s7,.
363.20 to help support schools AMI
nothing at all for roads or from the
forest service.
Darimer county ranks among the
leaders in the amount received back
1t paid in $50,729.lO and received
$13,O77.27 for its schools, $22,609.a2
for its roads; $945.55 from the forest
reserve fund and $500 for its mini
mum teachers salary fund. In addi
tion to these amounts it received Il
very large sum to meet the bills of the
Agricultural college.
Fremont county pays in $31,137.s7
and receives back from these various
funds $29, ,225.12.
Adams county pays in $31, ,149.63 and
receives back $17,917.41.
Boulder county paid in $55,714.6(
and received back $40, O,144.63.
Ell Paso paid in $104,547.1s and re
ceived back 500, 6,49O.51.
Huerfano paid in '$1s,022.14 and re
ceived back $l2,234.54. & hi
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Pueblo paid in $94, ,993.O1 and receiv
ed back $2s,642.94.
Weld paid in $11o,569.699 and re-
ceived back $27, ,47S.79.
The friends of prohibition are great
ly elated over the satisfactory working
of the law for the first month. Not
only has there been no concerted effort
against its enforcement, but many Of
those most bitterly opposed to it arc
aiding in its enforcement, believing
that the new system is entitled to a
fair trial. The police records in Den
yer show that while there were 50s
arrests for all causes, made in Denver
in January, 1915, in the month just
closed there. were but 2l2. While the
police admit that the decrease in the
number Of arrests for all causes can
lnot be attributed solely to the depart
tAsif IT, b