Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-08-04
$4,000 AUTOS MAKE
BIG MINNESOTA GAIN
DELINQUENT TAXES AND PENAL
TIES WITH NEW CAR I.ICENS-
ES ARE SWELLING FUNDS

About 1900 motor cars-316, 600
automobiles and $4,000 motor trucks
also 5000 motorcycles and 500 trail
ers are now licensed for 1922 in Min
nesota, according to Mike Holm, secre-
tary Of state. The grand total Of
356,ooo registrations during the last
seven months discloses gain of 10000
over the complete 1921 total and
scores of applications continue to pour
in, he said.
Motor vehicle tax receipts to Aug
l were $560,00G in excess Of the 1921
revenue, but still far short of the an
nual amount expended to finance the
Babcock plan under Good : Roads
Amendment No. l. 'H*l
Tax receipts ran up to $756, ,43l.O5,
including those from new cars, since
state highway department engineers
and field men began enforcing the laws
against unlicensed motor vehicles. De-
linquent tax cases exceed 1000 to
date with more than 700 prosecutions
and fines for many. In addition to
their regular road work, the highway
department forces are to continue the
auto tax dodger drive until the last
unlicensed car in Minnesota is regis
tered.
Larger motor vehicle tax collections
are enabling the state to make trunk
route improvements which otherwise
would have had to be postponed. About
$l,50O,O0O of federal aid and $6,l75,OOO
of motor vehicle taxes make up the
$7,675,0OO of 1922 current trunk high
way funds, against the expected aver
age of $1G000,000 a year for improv-
ing and maintaining the 7,0OO-mlle
system Of trunk highways and COM
pared with nearly $2O,000,0OO available
for the county and town roads.
Secretary Holm is listing scores OF
motor vehicles which are to be levied
upon and put up at sheriff's sales II
the taxes continue unpaid, all as pro-
vided by the tax laws.
Asks Suggestions From Road Users
Highway employees doing good work
or bad?
All trunk routes marked as plainly
as can be?
Anybody around Little Falls lodging
the auto tax?
How can the highway user be better
served, without big outlay?
Char les M. Babcock, state highway
commissioner, is anxious to get an
swers to these and countless like ques-
tons. He is asking the help OF all
users to better serve the comfort and
convenience of al! who travel the
To
!: big supply O: report cards '5 being
distributed through Minnesota hotels
and garages. But card isn't reccs-
sary, the highway bulletin states, and
any suggestion sent to the highway
department, 1916 University avenue,
St. Paul, will be appreciated.
"Big construction projects, Of course,
are outside this Connection said Mr.
Babcock. "The purpose here is to
learn the many ways in which the
highway user will be better served
through small outlays and the depart
ment organization made more efficient.
It's the old story; IF pleased, tell
your neighbor; if not, tell U.S. The
public highways belong alike to ali
citizens and every man and woman
should take an interest in them. ~
The commissioner made it plain that
cards giving deserved commentator to
members of the organization will be
welcome alike with those finding fault.
Also, that all suggestions be of the
constructive kind and bear the name
and address of the sender which will
not be divulged but will show good
| faith