Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01
SINGLE PERMIT
FOR TRUCKS is
DEALERS PLAN
D0nble License Required of Tri-
City Firms in Two States
Is Aimed Al.
FEDERAL CONTROL DESIRED
Motor Trade Association Passes
Resolution Pledging Support
TO Betterment.

Need Of double licenses for tri-
city motor truck owners will be
eliminated if plans of the Tri-City
Automobile Trade association
carry.
Announcement was made toda Y
By the association that it will rec
Commend the passage of a law per
hitting motor vehicles operating in
Interstate trade to be licensed un-
der a single permit, one secured
from the federal government.
For the last two years. Daven-
port business firms had had to pay
fines IN Rock Island and Moline
when operating their ears on this
side of the river with only the
Iowa license. Rock Island and
Moline business firms operating
their cars with only tie Illinois Ii
cense in Davenport have been com
PEELED to pay fines for not having
an Iowa license Practically all
business firms whose delivery eX-
tends TO all Of the tri-cities, now
have double license number.
At the meeting OF the Tri-City
Automobile Trade association. it
was fully demonstrated that this
organization is not one of selfish
interest. but endeayoring to bet
ser trade conditions in the auto
mobile industry and to be OF Il
real community service.
For the last few months many ar
rests have been made and fines
paid that have had every appear
ance of being unfair and unjust.
The car or truck driver. when be-
ing governed by the requirements
OF one state or city, has found that
when crossing into another state or
city be violated the rules and reg
ulations, although he was doing his
best by conforming to the regula
lions of the city or state of which
he was a resident and presumed the
same regulations were required in
the city or state in which he was
visiting
Complaints Numerous.
Tri-City dealers have been flood
ed with complaints by their patrons
and asking for advice as 20 what to
do. One case in particular brought
to the attention Of the association
was so gross that it was immediate
ly and unanimously decided that
the association should take action
and use every influence to stop the
present conditions.
The purchaser of new motor
truck, who had first made applt-
cation to both the state of Illinois
and state of Iowa for license about
the middle Of January, and who
has since been operating his truck
using the dealers license number, |
was arrested and fined because he
did not have a state license num- |
Der on his truck. He showed an |
invoice and postoffice money order |
receipt, which was not accepted |
by the officials and a fine of 500 i
assessed. The postal money order |
had been Cashed by the secretary |
of states office and the return or
der Is in the possession Of the |
local postoffiCe. This was later /
confirmed by communication from |
the secretary of state that license |
numbers had been issued and mail !
ed to the truck owner. The truck |
owner had not received the number !
plates and was operating under |
the dealers license number. as pro |
vided for by the Iowa law. Re- |
CARELESS of these conditions. the /
fine of $40 was assessed. A move |
ment has been set afoot for the !
federal control, regulation and Ii
censing for interstate traffic of /
motor propelled vehicles. II this |
movement is successful it will ,
save many car and truck owners /
The double licensing. as now being /
Imposed in the tri-cities.
Resolution Passed.
The resolutions adopted by the
dealers association condemn the
present practice of unjust arrests
being made in both Illinois and
Iowa and that We cooperate with
the state. county and city officials
of Illinois. Iowa and the tri-cities
in bringing an end to the present
war being waged on motor driv
ers"
The resolutions continue in
part: THAT we condemn the care
less. Indifferent, fragrant violator
OF motor traffic regulation. but pro
test against indiscriminate ar
rests, prosecution and fining of the
law abiding. or unintentAOnal
minor infractious of the law where
the seeming whole purpose of ar
rest is to get the motorists money
where u reprimand' or instruction
fA lue OFFICIALS Ok NOui NOuid IdN I
the desired effect, instead of stir
ring up and fostering antagOnisG
of residents of one state or city
toward another or antagonism to-
ward the police and departments
of justice, and be it further resolved
THAT TO obtain uniformity
through the United States in the
regulation Of interstate motor We
hicIe traffic that We recommend
federal licensing OF all motor pro-
pelled vehicles and federal con
troll and regulation of interstate
motor traffic. and be it
motor traffic, and be it further re-
solved
That a copy of these resolutions
be furnished state representatives
of these districts. the attorney
generals of each state, the sheriff /
and county attorney of each coun-
ty. the mayor, chief of police, traffic :
and police magis-
trate of each of the tri-cities and Z
also a copy to each of the daily .
newspapers of this community"
DEATH RATE UNCHANGED. l
Dublin.-The Irish death rate is 3
now as high as it was so years ago