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Xovember 8, 1929 : WILMETTE LIFE 41 NORTH SHORE AUTO CLUB STARTS MOVE TO SLASH LICENSE ·COST Plates Could Be Reduced OneHalf, According to Si MayerGas Tax Should Be Used An analysis recentl y C0111pll'tL·c~ I>~· :II ,· .\ut omobile Club of I11in ni~ in \\· hir!~ it \Yas clefinit e]y shown that iiicclnH' ' irom the three cents gas tax han· ht·rr iou ncl to be sufficient to pcnnit th e . Tllinois stat e licen se pl_atec; heiiig· .reclucc cl to one-half of th ctr presen t pncc. nr eve n to institut e a b1an kct i l ' C of ~S for state plates, regardk " oi thr ~izc nf the car. T he figures sec ured in thL r 1111p :lati('n arc such th at the club \\'iH cha'1Ipinn the cau se of th e automnhilt 0\\ 'lt'r and a(h·ocatc a r edu ction in the ftc for state licen se plates. f\ r11 "·ith a re duction of 50 percent in liren s<.: ft·c..; it is conservati,·clv estimated that ~ ~urp lu s woul<i reti1ai n amounting tfJ O\·er $8,000,000 at the end of 1932. "X ow as to the matter of the. S8.0()(\ .. 000 su rplu s, moneys rightfull y helonginl! tn the autoist~ of Tllin ois, no bette,. llleans could be provided for than t hat al ready mention ed," declared Si. ~[a .,· cr. preside nt of th e club . " \Yith the.: pre:-; .. 1 , c:nt gasoline tax, federal-aid. license phtr 1 ices and other r eYcm1cs at the disp osa l of th e State hi~hw ay department yea rly, it is obvious· that th e su rplu s of the ahove am ount would he entirch· nut of place and should he returned t~1 the aut o owner in the i orm of n.' du ced li ce nse plate fees." T he gigantic g rowth of th e ga"" linr tax revenue s as derived in the l' 11 ited ~tates is best noted bv the fol!o,\·in g fi~ ures . In 1927 the pt;blir paid $259.000.000 to the variou s statr s " ith their purc hases of gasoline. In 1928 th e tota l ran well above $300,000,000. and for the current year indication . .; arc that the,· . ""i ll exceed $400,000,000. · Illin ois, the la st state to l 'IIa t :> ~aso line tax is one o i th e six largc:-t ~as oline c()nsuming states in th e Cnited ~ta te s. In the matter of. gasoline t ;tx re\'e nue, Ca1ifornia is first, cl ose!~· follnwed by Pennsyh·ania, T exas, Illinois, ~f ichigan and New York. . At present, Illinois p]ates ro, t car O\:ners an annual fcc of $8, $12. ~::>() and , ~J. according to the number of horse power in the engine. Trucb IJaye a ~epa rate listing. 1 MOT. O R NEWS Iduring August, according to figure s for Reduction in Ford Prites that month just comp1eted. For the Big Surprise to Industry country of . the three . · at large, sa]e~ . · . The price reductions announced by hnes of Marmon-btttlt stratght -ctghts the Ford Motor company range from were 74.8 percent higher in August $15 to $20 throughout the twenty modl than in the same period of 1928. els· of pas se nger cars and trucks. Marmon- Roosevelt Cars High in Aug. Registration Of the t\\'" 1··" 111 · . . _ "' anu f ac t urers o f companiOn rars, '\T armon-Roosevelt sho~rcd th e ..rc0IHl largest percentage of lllr.rcasc 111 new car regist rations 1 announces New Reduced Prices r of Model A Fords NOW Roadster .............. $557 ...... $542 Sport Coupe .......... $630 ...... $610 Standard Sedan ........ $730 ...... $705 Tudor Sedan .......... $605 .. ·.... $580 Town Sedan .......... $775 ...... $750 Cabriolet .... ·.......... $750 ...... $725 Truck & Close Cab .. $728 ~ ..... $703 These prices include spare tire, windshield wiper, II oudailre shock absorbers. rear vie\\' mirror, bumpers, front and rear , etc., and are delivered at Your door. WAS Nash Finds Public Is Now M of or-wise; New Car A pprovcd America as a nation of mechanical versed in the fin er points n f modern engineering and highly appreciati\'c of everv ad\'anccd step and l'Conomic development made by the a utomobile industry. has unrolled it se lf -. trikingly before officials of The Kash I ~ fotors company. The alertness and understanding of pr~sent day motori-> ts is made apparent hv a final at :tlysis 1 ,f written comments following mtroduction of the new Nash twin-ignition , eight· and the twin-ignition six and si ngle six-its companion cars oi the company's "400" Series for 1930. . Contrasting vividly with the public tt!terest, which a few short years ago ce ntered in relative car speeds. "looks" and obvious features, the wide range nf approva] and comment is intcrestiiJg. Engineering advancements, mot~r refinetnents and performance supen- ' orities were .the major subjects stressed./ J.. ~t ttdcnts, All Models and Colors on Display at Our Show Rooms SKOKIE 435 Main St. MoToR Co~ Wilmette 955 Only authorized FORD dealer between Evanston· and Highland Park WILMETTE ~!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~