The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-14
A. A. A. TO FIGHT
PROPOSED $40
TAX ON AUTOS
Ten Million Owners AL
ready pay $34.87 per
Car in Annual Taxes
Says Report

"HNN HN'NW ARHhA ~ NAANFN
membership In an a. A. a. club. In
creasing inividual membership fees
To $40, Vuicing emphatic opposition
to any further taxation Of automo-
biles and going ON record for more
better service TO motor ear own
srs generally. we're the CHIEF results
OF the meeting OF the executive COM
mittee Of the American Automobile
association held at Washington, -.
Considerable Interest was manifest
ed In this particular meeting for the
reason that Il was expected that u
successor to the late a. q. Batchelder
would be named. However, a per-
mnnen selection for the position was
Haven, Conn. who has been acting
chairman Tor several weeks. viii
continue In h position until a deci-
sion ia reached.
The following members or the ex-
ecutive board were present at the
j. h. WI, Columbus. George ~.
kiie Akron, o.; Fred H. Galley,
cleveland; y. y. Bentley. Warren. o.:
~. O. shirley. TOwson. Md; Thomas
O. Young, Baltimore: william
Schimpf, Brooklyn. \. y; r. A.
fifout Hartford: -. J.. Morgan, New
Haven; : Edward Gable. Lancaster.
Pa; W :. Giibreath. Detroit. Hon.
clifford ireland, Peoria. H.: Kane
y Green. Philadelphia: NJ. l.. Hem
inway. New York city; l.. l.. Lewis.
Ir, buffalo; Richard kennerdell,
Franklin, Pa; u. r.. Reese. Scranton.
Pa, Horton Weeks, Chester. Pa
Albert r. Terstcgge, Louisville, KY;
David Jameson. New castle. Pa:
D. u. Bosch, Harrisburg. Pa DR.. n.
" Rove. baltimore. William 4.
Jensen. scranton, Pa: and II. A.
Honncll. Newark, y. j.
President George e. Dlehi. who
Presided owe the meeting. made the
following statement after adjourn.
ment.
with the ever growing number
~ automobiles In uae has come n
growing need for such an orgaaiza o.
tiun as the American Automobile as
nuciatiOn. As a result OF the in
creased demand upon the %organizd-
ton FOR maps, "a information. leg
islatiye activities ana other services
such an organization should render
To motorists, II became imperative
for the association TO at once in
crease is membership and IT, mem
h"rship dues Ia meet the also multi
plying overhead expenses. There
fore. II was decided 10 make the
necessary amendments To the bylaws
TO obtain more revenue with which
90 NHNNNN VIZ HNN WI
"Not only will IA. individual mem
h"rzhips In the organization be ma
trrially Increased. but II was voted
To- raise the cost Of club affiliations.
This vote was "CouCurrcd In by mem
beers Of the board representing prac,
tlCally an OF the big motor clubs Of
the country which are tu be more
affected hN the increase.
B'uauso "a widening Of tho scope
Ut the organization activities has
been urged on every hand. n was
agreed that moro members ana NOR,
r"vcuue should be- forthcoming
Plans Tor au intensive membership
campaign are being formulated and
every effort viii be- made to solicit
every motor car owner In the lnited
States for either membership direct
Ur In one OF the A. A. \ affiliated
clubs.
In addition to its Increased legis.
Iltive activities. II viii be Of sprcia
Interest Ia motorists to know tina
the work of the \. \. \. touTinl
bureaus and map making depart
mruts will be materially ~hroadenod
Having recently ana successful!
opposed what appeared To- be AN un.
sound tariff ON oil. the association
viii for the time concentrate upoi
m, passage Of much needed nutiuna
roads legislation, rs embodied In tn
Townsend bin. and upon the defeat
inE NJ any plan To further tax motto
cara"
Headed by President Dichl, VIII,
acted as spokesman. the entire com
mittpe iu the afternoon called ol
senator Townsend to learn the statu
Of the Townsend hlll and to trndc
amy support that the \ \, a. nigh
De I'm position to give II happcnel
hat the call wus made lust ate
o. gompromis. was reached on tn
mH.-.mN aW.N aaHW.NN I.HNW a. a
A \. \. officials got the cheerin
news first hand that a compromis
report was being drafted which
while making concessions 10 tn
Duwpll advocates, retained that fel
tuTr for which Senator TownHen
and the American Automobile asso
citation has So persistpntlv and con
sistcntly fought federal highWa
commission
In reference TO the recent suggc,
iiou that an additional federal tax ,
SO Dee imposed upon motor ca
owners. irrespective 81 size or pow,
or price. the following resolution wa
adopted
Whereas There ARE today some 10
million motor vehicles 10 the Unite
states. of which approximately on
million ar" motor trucks: and,
Whereas, These ten million owl
crs are now annually paving sever
separate hNNN hlHNlN'N va hfNH AAEN'
Eating S3~is.7G9.S7 Or S3iS7 p'
car: ana,
Whereas, on q valuation basis IN
tax amounts 60 nearly q per ccnt ,
the average assessed valuation. viii,
Is greater than any tax on any 9th.
form Of property; and,
whereas, The motor vehicle hnI
died last wear more than "a billie
tom NJ freight and carried almu
five billion passengers; and.
Whereas The field Of motor Y
hlrlc taxation having been ulron,
prp-cmpted BIS the states principal
FOR the maintenance Of the more ir
portuut roads. therefore be- II
Resolved That this organization
unaltorably opposed TO the cnactme
~ any legislation by congress viii
would place an additional burden
ear owners,
Until q permanent selection
made FOR the executive Chnirmn
rrip Acting Chairman Morgan "
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