Evening star., 1933-01-01
In the Motor World
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD.

sens display. The following makes viii
be exhibited: Auburn. Austin, Buick,
Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Conti-
mental, De Soto, Dodge Brothers,
Dubonnet, Essex, Franklin, Graham,
Hudson, Hupmobile, La Sale. Lincoln,
Marmon, Nash. Oldsmobile. Packard,
Pierce Arrow, Plymouth, Pontiac, REQ,
Rockne, Studebaker, Stutz and Willys
Truck exhibitors include Federal,
Corbitt, Dodge, Chevrolet, Stewart,
Stutz and WHY'S. Fortv-three acces-
sorry manufacturers are listed.
Highway Congress Plans.
Unduly restrictive and non uniform
regulations which hamper the use OF
commercial motor vehicles in interstate
commerce will receive the attention OF
State officials, industrial and business
interests in a two-day program, to be
held medicinal to the Highway and
Building Congress in Detroit January
1920. The program of this Highway
Transportation Conference announced
today, reveals that no angle of the COM
plicated subject will escape the at
tention Of national leaders in the field
at these sessions, which are scheduled
for January II and l8.
Thirty-six organizations identified
way fields now have Signified their par
ticipation in or sponsorship of the
Highway and Building Congress, which
will bring thousands of delegates from
all parts of the country to Detroit. In
dicated attendance to date leaves no
doubt that the congress will represent
the greatest mobilization of its members
in the history of the construction in
dustry.
Coincidental with the congress, De-
troit will be the scene of the annual
road show under the auspices of the
American Road Builders Association,
which will be held at the Detroit Mu-
nicipal Airport. and will include all of
the newest machinery used in construc-
ton work.
Oppose Higher Motor Taxes.
With the Legislatures of 43 States
convening this month, and revenue
measures to the forefront in the most
of these States, the District Of Columbia
Division of the American Automobile
Association declared today that plans
are being made to oppose any further
boost in levieS on the motor vehicle.
Estimating that the motorists of the
country will pay approximately 81 ,200,-
100000 In special motor levies this year,
the A. A. A. club stated that it is evil
dent that high taxation is already hav-
ing the effect of keeping usable cars
off the highways.
This Is Indicated" the statement
continued, "in a decline in gasoline tax
collections in virtually every section.
1t is also seen in the fact that thousands
of automobile owners kept their cars
in the garage until such time as there
wss proportionate reduction in annual
registration fees Many cars were reg
istered after July /, having been kept
idle for the first half Of the year. One
State is trying the experiment Of selling
license plates on the installmeIlt basis
and the practice may be adopted by
others"
A. A. A. Statement.
Possibly never before. said the A. A. A.
club. have motorists paid such close at
tention to gasoline prices.
In two States namely, Florida and
Tennessee, the State tax is 7 cents a
gallon. To this must be added the l.
cent Federal levy. making total of 8
cents. And in the case of Florida at
least one city has a municipal gasoline
tax Many States have 5 and cent
taxes, to which must be added the Fed
eral tax. For the country as whole
the average gasoline tax is well over
4 cents gallon.
"All this should certainly warn legis-
lators that any further increases in
motor levies will be rank discrimination
against the highway transport"