The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-11-30
SLIGHTLY TAXED
ARE AUTOS HERE
Motorists in United States
Are Not Burdened With
Heavy Toll.
By HARRY WARD.

European governments, unlike that
Of the United States, have always
looked upon the automobile as
happy source Of revenue
Even France which has been eS-
IOIIed as the friend OF the mOtorlst
and put forth as an example OF how
the authorities should encourage the
AUTO industry. laid its iron hand on
the first mgtOTist who dared 20 run
over the broad highway and declared
you shall render tribute ana
when tribute has once been paid II
has always 10 be paid, generally at an
Increasing rate, says Motor Age In
. MOBILES are so sli-nt the revenue
hardly figures ia the budget
IN most European countries they form
q most Fd-uan-t asset 70 t-t so SAh
ment. and have had SucH an lIiIueice
that they have caused nearly all the
quito manufacturers to build cars on
taX-dOdEinS lines
Out OF the tnITJy-ei EHL states IN the
United States having automobile laws
there are thirty IN which no taxes are
Imposed on the car OF the owner
driver Among these thirty are 10 be
found a few which impose slight
tax on the professional driver After
expenses In connection with the col
lecung of the taxes have been wiped
on there cannot Or more Ilau a rev
hundred dollars income from the
$4,000 cars estimated 10 be in use in
the United States Compare this with
and 10000 motorcycles the chancellor
OF the CNChCquCT estimates an income
of SG.uJe.'1t- plus Sl,Ss5-yot from the
recently created tax on EdSOlene.
making q total OF s3.gZ5. GOO paid in
direct taxes France with 55.669 pr
vateIy owned cars, Is estimated to
have collected S2-1S4,9S0 in direct
taxes last year, plus a little more
than $4,000 for her 1855 motor
cycles. In addition 20 this France
taxes all gasolene and oils
country in the world in which tc own
an automobile
More than ordinary interest attaches
20 the announcement that the Pope
Automobile Company, one Of the UICeSJ
auto concerns in this city VIII handle
the Columbus electric The car Is made
by the Columbus Buggy Company, Co.
lUmbus, Ohio, and has earned the repu-
tatiOn Of being one of the best designed
and best constructed eleCtTiCS on the
market Columbus eIeetrics are made
with either shaft or chain drive. at the
option of the purchaser The Pope con
pany VIII az once BEGIN an active COM
palE1 on the new addition to its
the urSC carload OF machines being
scheduled 10 arrive early next week
The indications are the 1911 auto
mobile show Of the Washington deal
ers Is going To he whole lot largel
than any similar exhibition ever held
here Every prospective exhibitor Is
and il Is evident the show committed
viii be compelled TO restrict Jht
amount OF space Of each dealer The
exhibition Is going TO show Washing
ton people the growth of the automo-
bile industry in this city
In order 10 aid its dealers in a more
efficient marketing Of its product.
throughout the country the 3 +. Good.
rich Company has planned the estab-
llshEent Of rwenty-SeVen tire deCots IL
the United States. and is planning 9
manager or tire adiUSter at each o
these stations For this purpose IL has
been training a class Of young men IL
the ethics Of the rubber tire business
with special reference 20 sales and sd
JustinE claims on tires one Of thsSr
depots viii be opened IN this city TO
morrow with 3 A Thurin as manager
II VII be located az Fourteenth and I
streets
For the first time in its history tn
washington car viii he exhibited ar tn
New York automobile show THE Carte
Motor Car Corporation yesterday con
tracted for large block OF space in III,
Grand Central Palace, where the show
viii be held beginning New Year Eve
All the Washington models VIII D.
shown with al the officers OF tie com
sany IN attendance