New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
Special Road Tares for Motorists
Should Mean Special Roads.

Special road taxes for automoeilists are now be-
Ing discussed IN several legislatures. and car own
ers beginning 10 express the view that II they
are to be taxed for roads special roads for auto
mobiles ought TO be provided.
At Albany Assenhlynan Stevenson Is proposing
bill taxing automobiles for ths maintenance Of
improved roads. and number of special tax meas
ures are under discussion IN Boston
With reference to this subject. Cortlantt Field
Bishop. a member OF the and tours commit
tee Of tho Automobile Club Of America. said last
week:
In number OF state legislatures there Is now talk
ordinary roads Now these roads mostly macadam'
were not built for automobilsts and are not the
are already taxed as personal property. '''0S
H. however. automoblists are to be taxed Tor
have ,,, ,T,seq@gIi.ion @ ~ the sstabshne9s q roads
mobist's interests were recognized by the bniid-
ing OF road IKE the Cstskll Aqueduct Highway
special tax TO build and maintain hish%aySs S Sspsciai
ly designed for HIM
Such automobile highway would csr-afufy b.
a great thing for sutomohIlists In giving them
separate road. where there would be less chance
or accidents by collision with horse drawn vehicles
and IN inJurins pedestrians. Moreover q, would
provide an opportunity for those who love speed
70 travel AT good rate without danger Of y,o-
Iadng any ordinances.
The triumph Of tho w.Icn ear ., IN. ao-,,,.
event at ormonc over ali competitors breaking tho
worlds record. proves conelUsivey that n IA car
OF surplus power and Durability. It's remarkable
burst Of speed on the beach convinced behoIders
nal.
The victory was all the more remarkable becau.,
II was accomplished by stock car. equipped with
a s-to-i stock hill climbing gear In fact ev.rv
part OF the machine was Of the regular stock or
der. and nothing added to the car after n
left the stock rooms at New York
No event has disclosed the fact more convincing
" that IL pays 20 construct machine that Is
ready for any emergency. The weleh has occu-
cars OF the country eSsT since s irodTst,ss s great az
the American public. and It's latest achievement
@. F. wyckOr. Of wyckor. Church q Partridge
speaking Of tho policy Of his company recently
saidi
7 believe that there may bs soma who feel that
disposal Of cars. II Is matter Of serious con-
q thousands OF dollars 70 excite the puSos 5 s' n
'eTsst ws'. IN IN ons sls Go95sSx PT06sSt Ov. ,,,
this s problem from every soneeivsbls standpoint
over 5000 to the saoU. Cars % mat Osay Ws Sa o.
die. In the matter OF distributing this money
two national Magazine % a sOdn s this sa o0s
was as. well U,a under way the results were amazing.
WON'T know you are coming" convinc.s me that
mate channel Of expressing your own knowIsdx.
OF the merits OF your cars. providing. always. that
sertiOns that cannot be refuted.
The big demand In New York and Brooklyn for
type Is. S-horsepower Pope-Toledo touring cars
and runabOuts Is rapidly exhausting the supply
allotted 20 ths A G. SOuthworth Company, Inc
metropolitan agents for all the Pope automobiles.
So many orders were booked az the automobile
show that Mr.. Southworth was obliged TO 20 TO
Toledo last Tuesday and importune the factory
for at least twenty additional cars Mr. South
worth originally contracted for eighty cars. which
| number has now been practically exhausted As
| the total output OF the Pope Motor Car Company
for VT hA dred thnSA, ,xxyhr