Milford chronicle., 1928-02-10
3.5sO.OOO CARS AND TRUCKS
MANUFACTURED IN 1927

A total of 3,5SO,OOO cars ant
trucks were manufactured in 1927
having an aggregate wholesale val
ue of $2,556, 100000, according tC
! figures compiled by the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
The average retail price during
the year, of passenger cars, was
1858, and of trucks, S1,053.
Purchasers of new automobiles
paid a total of S4,442,122.99 to the
Federal Government in excise taxes
! during December, compared with
$5,117,0219S paid on new cars pur-
chased during December, 1926, ac-
cording to figures announced at the
national headquarters of the Ameri-
can Motorists Association.
Motor vehicles registered in all of
Russia totaled 21,035 as of July 1,
1927, according to figures FURNISHED
the U. S. Department of Commerce,
rs per cent being state owned, seven
per cent comparatively owned, and
Is per cent privately owned. Fig
ures compiled by the American Mo-
florists Association show that this
is one motor vehicle to every 6,723
inhabitants in Russia, compared
with one automobile to every five
persons in the United States.
Automobile registration during
1927, totaled 23,125,000 cars and
trucks according to figures compiled
by the National Automobile Cham
Der of Commerce. Comparing the
registration to the miles Of surfaced
highways, the figures show that
there are 40.2 cars and trucks in
the United States for every mile
of surfaced road The total mileage
Of highways, including secondary
roads, according to figures compiled
by the American Motorists Associa-
ton aggregate 3,006,081 miles. Pri-
mary highways total $4,000 miles. |
The amount of loss sustained in |
accidental damage to an automo-
bile, even though it be used for |
pleasure purposes constitutes a per-
missible deduction from gross in |
come in the computation OF income |
taxes, the U. S. Board of Tax APP
peals has just ruled. The decision
is called to the attention of ANTONIO
bile owners by the American Motor
lists Association in order that the
automobile owner may deduct any
losses that he might have in the
of his 1928 tax returns.
The construction of an interna-
.ional highway, linking the United
States with Central and South Am
erica, is provided for under the
erms of bill just introduced in the
Senate by Senator Tasker L. Oddie
If Nevada. The purpose of the
highway, which is sponsored by the
American Motorists Association and
'ther organizations, would not only
'e for better highway facilities and
communication between the coun-
ries, but would be conducive of
.ood will, Senator Oddie declared
n introducing the bill.
Two bills, designed to prevent re-
edition of gouging of the American
Motorists by foreign rubber monop-
les, were introduced in the Senate
nd House in January. The bills
uthorize pool" buying of crude
ubber by American manufacturers
nder the Webb-Pomerene Act. Fig
res presented to the House and
enate Committees showed that in
926, the motorists of the country
aid $750,000,OOO above what was
sgarded as fair price for it's
res used that year. Crude rubber
ose from 96 cents a pound, re-
arded as a fair price, to S1.2O
Ound. In 1927, motorists of the
ountry used 9OO,OOO,OOO pounds of
rude rubber. This means that for
very cent per pound increase in
lie price of crude rubber, that the
lotorists' rubber bill is increased
100000, the American Motorists
ssociation points out.