The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-18
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CARS IN KANSAS
Licenses Have Been Issued for
1854 Automobiles.
OF These Shawnee County Has
Been Granted 1,O13.

There are 2s,534 automobiles and
4,205 motorcycles in Kansas, accord
ing to records of applications for state
licenses received in the office of
Charles Sessions, secretary of state.
The final date for making application
for state licenses was July 10 and the
record announced today Is from license
applications received up to and includ-
ing Tuesdays business.
Three counties in Kansas-Sedg-
wick, Reno and Shawnee-each have
more than 1000 automobiles. Sedg-
wick heads the list with 1,436 ma
chimes, Reno is second with 1,121 Ii
censes and Shawnee is third with
lob cars. Wyandotte, the largest
county in the state, has but 4S2 auto
mobiles and ranks as twenty y-second
on the list. Grant county, with eight
automobiles, is at the bottom of the
list, although there are six counties
with 20 cars or less.
Sumner county heads the list with
the largest number of motorcycle tags
and Shawnee is second. Sumner has
a total of 223 motorcycles, while
Shawnee has asked for III motorcycle
licenses.
That the records when finally COM
pleted will show 10000 automobiles in
Kansas, is the firm belief of many
men who have watched the applica-
tions for licenses. 1t is the general
belief that in many of the counties
application for licenses and these ap
plications may not be received for sew
era1 weeks. Then, too, kanSanS. have
bought many new cars this year and
the total licenses issued by October l
is expected to hit the 10000 mark A
record of 5000 motorcycles this year
is also expected.
Reports from the various counties
indicate strongly the popularity of the
autom obiIe in the central and western
counties. Many Of these counties have
passed the records made by the large
eastern counties. Such counties as
Franklin, Douglas and Atchison are
second raterS in the automobile class,
according to the license applications
from such counties as Dickinson, Nc
Pherson, Saline, Barton, Cloud and
Rice counties.
The record in the secretary of states
office shows that II counties have more
than 500 automobiles. OF this number
Sedgwick, Reno and Shawnee are in
the 1000 class, leaving nine counties
with more than 500 and less than 1000
machines. These counties with the
number of cars licensed are: Barton,
602; Brown, 614; Cloud, 637; Dickinson,
623; Mcpherson, SIS; Rice, 571: Saline,
$50; Marion, 512; Sumner, 507. Then
there are Wichita and Sheridan coun-
ties each with 20 cars; Stevens with
IT. Stanton with II, Greeley with IL,
and Grant-the low county on the list
with machines. Some of the big
counties of the state which made sur
prisingly low showings in their reports
on cars owned in the county are: wy
andotte, 1872; Atchison, 1854; Leaven-'
worth, 28e; Crawford, 367; Labette. 262.
Stafford county, with much less popu-
lation than either of these counties,
made application for 455 automobile
licenses.
Every county in Kansas has it's
corps of motorcycle bugs except Ham
iIton county. That county has not
made application for a single motor
cycle license. In addition to Sumner
and Shawnee which head the list,
Sedgwick requested 166 motorcycle tags,
152 went to Mcpherson county, I46 to
Reno and 125 to Harper. Stanton coun-
ty has one motorcycle and three tags
went to Hodgeman county. Wyandotte
county requested 3S motorcycle tags.
Automooi licenses are IS and mo-
torcycle licenses are 81. OF this amount
all but Is per cent, reserved to cover
expenses, goes into the permanent road
fund in the counties in which the auto
mobiles and motorcycles are owned.