The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-04
50 KEW MEMBERS
ADDED TO STATE
AUTO ASSOCIATION

Fifty new members we're added to
the membership of the Virginia State.
| Automobile Dealers association at
The annual convention held in the
Murphy hotel annex yesterday after
noon. More than 200 dealers from.
various parts of the state we're in at
! tendance and heard reports from the
secretary and treasurer, also from
the legislative committee relative to
new state laws now being considered
by the legislature.
The association also affiliated with
the national association and fixed the
dues at figure that will entftle
dealers admission in both organiza-
tons. --
A resolution was passed endorsing
the present gasolene test bill now be-
fore the general assembly. Reports
were made indicating that Virginia
has been dumping ground for gaso-
lene Of a grade that could not be
sold in other nearby states.
Officers elected were: ]. A. Kline.
president: X. III. Rawlings, treasurer,
and Louis Phelps, secretary. These
vice-presidents were named: John NJ.
Fisher. Roanoke; w. Clyde Duval.
Farmyille; I. r. Toone, Norfolk; Fl.
L. Currant. Danville: P. l. Bromeley.
Winchester.
These Dealers represent nearly 600
automobile merchants in the state
who viii handle a volume of business
this year of $4,000. 600. and were
very enthusiastic as to the automo-
bile outlook as we'll as TO the prospect
OF having better roads in the state.
improving automobile business as well
as the value Of property everywhere.
Dealers from throughout the state
hat h tbz MI.
mobile men were becoming consider
ed a factor in the community. Auto
mobiles have become in so general
use that even the smallest towns with
/ the worst roads are finding that all
sizes Of care and even pneumatic tire
trucks of large capacity are re-
placing old Dobbin on the mountain
Gus roads and fmud ways) in some
OF the sections Of the state where the
roads are almost impossible.
The Automobile Dealers association
was addressed by the secretary of
agriculture. Mr. koiner, and went on
record as favoring the inspection of
gasolene SO that we would get a
higher grade of gasolene and the
placing OF taxation on gasolene of
a quarter OF a cent per gallon to be
paid by the manufactures or shipper.
| 1t Is reported that number of car
loads of gasolene have been shipped
from n. c., and s C, where they
have gasoiene inspection law and the
| price of gasoiene is no higher in n. c.
and 8. C., than in Virginia.
1t was reported that fifteen or
twenty bills had been before the legis-
| lature affecting automobiles and
automobile accessories, and the
/ legislation committee composed Of
| Russell Fl. Rawlings. chairman; w.
| Ashby Jones. II. a. Blenner. and J..
Il. Alsop. made quite a lengthy report
covering their activities during the
| past year. and results they have got
I ten and the measures they were fav-
| ornig and opposed.
/ Mr. Rawlings stated that they did
not go into the bills bat picked out
three or four that affected the auto
mobiles most seriously and ac-
quainted the members of the
! Legislature with the facts, either for
! or against each measure and found
both the members Of the house and
senate glad 10 get all the informa-
! ton the association could supply, and
many of them were heartily in CO.
operation with the ideas of the asso-
! citation. 1t was further stated that
| the association did not advocate any
| class laws for automobiies-that they
would probably pay this year nearly
two million dollars as license taxes
| for automobiles and another million
and half would be paid as taxes by
1 owners OF automobiles as personal
property tax. automobiles being tax
| ed at their full value instead of halt
| their value as real estate is assessed
on the average,
| ]. A. Kline made report that
he attended the National Automobile
| Dealers association at Chicago
where 500 men attended the meeting
and the Virginia association decided
to foin the National Automobile Deal
f, ers' associa ton as a body as new
members associated themselves with
the association. State dealers at the
L meeting and local dealers were very
much impressed with the work thai
the Virginia Automobile Dealers as
| ISOLATION is doing. as they represent
an investment Of over l50,0oo,0no In
automobiles by dealers and owners
and a class that are taxed but 1T
tie short of 81 900. 900 for the state
treasurers and feel that they are en-
titled to every consideration and art
happy to say that they are finding CO
operation everywhere
!
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