The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-08-05


pay in increased license fees they will
receive at least SO in benefits.
Experts tell US that it costs to OPP
crate the average car over unpaved
roads approximately 10 cents mile
for gasoline, fabrication, tires and
depreciation. 1t can be demonstrated
that it will cost 20 per cent less to
operate car over a paved road than
over an unpaved highway. This would
mean saving Of 2 cents mile in
costs of operating on the paved road.
But you say all the roads will not be
paved. Agreed. Let us say that you
will drive half Of the time over paved
roads and half over unpaved. This
means your saving will be one cent
per mile on your seasons mileage.
Now let us see what is the net cost
to you in your license fees. The
average assessed valuation of all cars
listed for taxation on May 1, 1918, ac-
cording to the records of the Minnesota
tax commission was $40 a car. The
average tax levy is approximately 40
mills 1892 mills, to be cxact). This
means the average taxes paid on motor
cars in the state is $500. Your license
fee is now $1.66, or a total for taxes
and license Of $7.26. Under the Bah
cock plan an average of $18 will in
clude the present personal property
tax on automobiles. This is a net in
crease of $10.74.
Now, remembering your saving of
one cent q mile as shown before, if
you drive your car 1,O74 miles year
you will break even; if you drive
5000 miles year you will get back,
in saving on cost Of operating your
car, $50 for the additional $1O.74
which the plan has cost you.
Can you find any objection to such
plan? just think Of it! All the
secondary roads in the STATE will be
built from existing road levy laws and
without increasing taxation one dol
lar! In addition to this, 1000 miles of
the most important and most expen-
sive highways in the state to be built
and maintained buSst::e state of Min
nosota with a fund which is entirely
additional to any funds now being
raised but which, in reality, brings a
great benefit to the motor vehicle
owners who pay it..
The following are ten reasons why
you should vote for Constitutional
Amendment No. 1:
l. Because it will give Minnesota
a 7,0O0-mile Trunk Highway System
to care for inter-county and state
wide traffic.
2. Because it will remove from the
counties and townships the burden of
building and maintaining these ex-
pensive highways.
3. Because it will release 80 per
cent of the total county and state road
and bridge fund, which is now being
spent on this system, and will thereby
permit improvement of connecting
road systems which otherwise cannot
be reached, as practically all funds
are now required for upkeep and i'm
provement of main lines.
4. Because this magnificent high
way system of improved roads will be
constructed and maintained without in
creasing general taxes in Minnesota a
single penny.
5. Because the motor vehicle own
ers who pay the fees will get their
money back threefold through saw
ing in the cost of operating the cars.
6. Because it will be the first time
that Minnesota will be given an oppor-
tunity to treat it's ad.building prob
lens in business-like way.
z. Because it will make ACCESSIBLE
to tourists the beauty spots of the
state, turning idle capital into active
investments, and thus bring millions of
dollars into the state,
8. Because it will add hundreds Of
millions of dollars to, the wealth of
the state by reducing marketing costs
and developing the agricultural re-
sources Of the state.
9. Because it will carry the bene-
fits of good roads to all parts Of the
state without waiting for the slow and
process of road building.
State maintenance begins at once.
10. Because it will give Minnesota
the most wonderful road system pos
sessed by any state in the union with
out increasing general taxes.
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