Arizona republican., 1920-12-12
PROPOSED TAXES ON AUTOMOBILES CALL
 FORTH PROTESTS

According to a bulletin sent to every member of the National Automobile Dealers association, a united effort is to be made by the automobile industry to defeat the proposed additional tax on automobiles. The automobile men throughout the country feel that they are carrying their share of the revenue burden as things stand now, and they are vigorously objecting to the plan that is being advocated by other inter ests to foist an additional burden upon them which they feel they will be un- able to carry.
 This would affect the price the pub lie would have to pay for automobiles, and as there is also proposed tax of two cents per gallon on gasoline, 1t would put a premium on the operation of any kind of motor vehicle. It IS nanifestly to the interest of the gen. eral public to be informed upon this question, and the dealers as whole. feel that public sentiment will back them m in their efforts to keep unjust dis continuation from interfering with the industry which is now being reorgan- ized and put into working condition.
 The text of the bulletin follows:
 "How much more taxes can the auto mobile industry stand?'
 "Tast wear we paid the federal gov erpment approximately $15O,0O00OO in ex@se taxes. u .-,o,,. s+a4o. nnsrlv s75, ,0O0, ,000 in livense fees.
 sTt is estimated that personal prop or+,y taxes on motor vehicles netted an other s10o,0O0.o00.
 Recently a plan was advanced py { national body which would have added s150 O.OOO more to the Federal tar burdens in 1921.
 aft is estimated that the plans whicf u,ilI he offered in the various states tt raise revenue in 1921 will add approx in1atelv s1O0, 900, 900 more to the list.
 "Addfnr these up with half tota of s575. GOO. 900 in fixed and proposet taxation.
 "At the average unit of sale of pric of s1OOn for an automobile do you real fze that here alone in taxes has bee consumed or proposed to be consumed money enough to purchase 515'OOO ne' automobiles?
 Tt was the last straw that broke tn camers back.
 on onr backs knowing what straws di to the camel?
 oTJsten to what l.. C. Stevens, man aFer of the Automobile and Warhous Service Co, of Helena, Montana says
 eve note your bulletin of the 21: (Oct.. 102D referring to various ne proposals for taxing the automobi buSi1ess.
 " this district we believe that ner cent at least of the possible pro ductive effort in furthering the auto motive business has ceased to functo and it would take very little more dii commencement to withdraw or divert CT tirely the efficient, competent and nancially able men from business. Tn may not be so in all parts of the coul fry but we have a good number friends in the distributing end of tl b1siness in various parts of the we who we know, would gladly quit t business if they could get one-h1 their assets quick.
 "Taxes are all right if they are 1T nerative and providing they are equal assessed. and not discriminatory again these lines of business which by reas of their activity and efforts can nicked upon to bear an unfair share
 "Can we be picked on because are a big business and made to shot der the major portion of the stat revenue If we are picked on. who