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.. August 9, 1929 WILMETTE. LIFE 39 NORTH SHORE ~"'" IIU//&. ~ '\. · STANDARDIZATION FOR REGISTRATIONS URGED Motorists' Associations Find Sixteen Different Methods Used in Various States Standardization of the. various methods of automobile registration throughout the United States is to he urged b\' the American Motorists' As soc iation) in cooperation ,,;ith The Automobilc- Cluh of IllinoisJ on all states' legislatures meeting this Fall. A comparison of the manner in which the 48 states compute the license fee~ fM motor vehicles shows that ther.c are ~ixt~en different method s. Following is a list 0 1 the sixteen mtthods used in arri,·ing at th e auto i!--ts' regi~tration icl': )fprscpo\\Tr, 1-i s.ate~; :\(:t \\Tight. }(I ~ tatl' s; 1\t:t \Vl'ight and Hor sepo wn. S state!--: Cross \\'eight and 11or~ e JHm~·r. 3 stat~s; Crn~ s . \\"eight. 5 !--ta ll'~: "\ ·t \\'eight plu s tim~: s rcgi st crt' d. 1 ~ tat e : :\ l' t \\ · t i ~ 11 t pIus a II at rate, 1 state: Cross \\"t·ight pitt!-- a flat rat~:. I state: "\~:t \\ '~: ight and \ "al ut . I ~ tak; X ct \\"eight. I I. P .. plus Fa cIon· Prir~:. 1 !-o tatc: \'ct \\ .ci . Ldlt. J f. 1' .. Fa;·ton· Prin·. Jllu..; TinH·~ Rl'gi!-otl'n·d. I ~tatt:; ~1anu iact urcr s 1. iq PricL·s. 1 ~ta t e ; Cost J>rirc. 1 s-tat e: Flat 1\at(.'. 3 ~ta te s; Cu hie I Ill' h Di:-.placcm c nt. 1 . , tat c : \ ·a lul" b a.., L' d up() n 10 p t'f r c n t d c p n T iat ion r a r h y l' a r u p t 11 t· i ~ h t n ·;u..,, I ~ tat e . . The primary l"l :t~t)JJ ltlr a ~ tandardi zati(lll of the ~tate:-.' r~.· gi~tratiun ict·s. it i!-o p()intcd out hy Si. ~I ayn. Prc :-. idcnt ()f Tht· :\utomohik Club oi Jili n () i S a II d -\" i Cl" - }' r (.' S j d C II t () f t Jt 1.' .\ · ~ f .:\ .~ i.., h<1 ~c d upon the ian that t lwrl' i. . _nc· real lll'.cc ssit y ior :-.ixttTil ml'lht HI~ I t ll rt ·n1puta t ro n. . Discrimination Shown "Tht· best aq.('umcnt io r ~ tandardi za t iun () i r l'.f..!"i s t rat il )Jl ml'tJ 1nd s. h l l \\"l'HT. is found in the fact that the pre~cnt ~ystt'ms nwan discrimination between autoi!-.t~ of Yarious scatcs." ~a\"s ~lr. \fanr. . "In the District of Columbia. for e:,ampk, thl' rrgistration fee is based ttpnn a flat rate of. one dnllar. In ad jacent ~!aryland the fc · i!-o based upon hor sep(l\HT. the averagl' last Yt'ar be ing $10.W prr \'chick. or mor<' than ten times th<' registration fee in the 1)istrict of Columbia. and illustrates clearlv the discriminatiol1 between the autni ; ts of the District o i C1lumhia and ~1 an-land . ":\n ot her c x;unpl<.' oi di sc rimination ma,· be found in ~Tinnesota het\\·ecn aut~)ists of the sa rne state . The registration fee is based on \'aluc each year. the Ia w :tllowi ng 10 per cc 11 t depreci ation up to and including- the eighth year. The owner of a new car pays 2.4 per rent registration fee on its \'<tlue while the 0\\"IH'r oi an old car of the same make and origina l Yalue, \\'Ott}cl he allo\\'cd to register his at less cost." Difficult to Reme'dy Cunrcrtcd action on standardization hy the states, the Association decbr cs, would he possible, although hare!. to cdJtain. Th e plan of the national organization is to "sell" the standardization registration fcc idea to the states, much in the same manner as the Model Municipal Traffic Ordinances and the lJnif.orm State Traffic Code uf the !\ationa! ·conference on Street and Higll ,.,..av Safety is being "sold" for adoption by state and municipal law makers. J ticable a fa st rear axle ratio. \Vhy \\"ith thr ee. Consider a 4,000 pound is a fast axle desirable? Because it three-speed car equipped by its manuslows down engine and propeller shaft facturer with a 4.8:1 axle and regarded as having excellent performance with sp. cccls, making for economy of gas and that ratio. oi l, greatly les se ned vibration trouble s, At 65 miles per hour, the engine is T h l' lour-speed internal-geared quiet runnin g, longer life for the entran smi ss ion has been with us now for gine and all related movi.n g parts, bet- going 3,500 r. p. m., and is considerably nyer t \\·o ,·ea r s, and in the hands of ter cooling, greater comfort for the oc- past the peak of horsepower curve. m;m,· th ousa nd s of owncr -dri\'crs. but cupants of the car, and particularly less With a 3.69:1 ratio (as used with the irom the ques ti ons asked daih·, it is fati·que and nervous strain for the four-speed transmission) the engine ~t 65 is doing only 2,700 r. p. m., the c\·idcnt that many engin eers and still driver on long trips. peak of the horsepower has not been more. the genera l driving public, do The general effect in smoothness reached, and the torque curve has not have much idea as to what it is of operation and road performance dropped only a little. all about. · may be determin~d by comparing two The Graham-Paige 1s four-speed Primaril\', it makes usable and prac- cars, one with four speeds, the other geared. - -- - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cars of Four Speeds Given Smoothness of Perfornzance NASH~OO" LEADS THE WORLD IN MOTOR CAR VALUI $1980 ~~~Hd., .Pullv .Equ:4ppetJ, NeU&-. 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