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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 24 Oct 1925, p. 15

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October 24, 1925 WINNETKA TALK Auto Fees Enough to Pay Bond Issue; Emmerson Declares During the administration of Secre- tary of State Louis L. Emmerson a total of over $62,000,000 has been col- lected in fees by the automobile de- partment, according to the figures given out today. The exact amount collected from January, 1917, to October 1 this year, is $62,065,864 When the financing of the first hard road system was being discussed in 1917 considerable doubt was expressed as to whether the automobile fees would be sufficient to pay off the $60,- 000,000 bond issue. Leaving out the matter of interest, enough has already been collected in the last eight years of the 20-year per- iod to pay off the principal. In 1917 only $1,587,772 was collected the first nine months of this year $12 - 774981 was collected by the automo- bile department and the total for the year will run well over $13,200,000. The figures given out by Secretary Emmerson show how fees have climbed during the eight years. The total for the various years is as fol- lows : BL] evista $ 1,587,772.69 1) | Ea A RI 2,762,567.53 909... cites ive na 3,262,176.57 120 5 civ seven 5,893,586.02 IRL cei irrivrensons 6,776,781.17 1922 itv es 7,861,211.21 1923. i rine 9,630,367.77 124. viens 11,513,957.05 1925 to October 1.... 12,774,981.00 In the meantime the number of au- tomobile licenses in the year has in- creased from 340,292 in 1917 to over 1,082,148 issued up to October 1 this year. Three Kenilworth Men Return From a Wilderness Trip Dr. Rufus B. Stolp, 336 Warwick road, Ogden Sears, 417 Warwick road, and Claude Edmonds returned home Friday from their adventurous trip through the western wilderness. The party formed at Jamesson, Ore., where they were met by Philip Sears, who owns a ranch there. They journeyed by a truck to a range station in Idaho where they transferred themselves and their bag- gage to pack horses for a long climb up the mountains. On the return trip the travelers en- countered severe snowstorms which provided them with unexpected thrills and added greatly to the zest of the adventure. Mrs. Peter Nordquist, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Haynes of the Kenilworth Inn, returned Monday to her home in Cody, Wyo. -- PERMANENT WAVING__ Special Price During October $15.00 Per Head All Work Done by Experts MILOS IVIN Suite 403, 15 E. Washington St, Venetian Building, Chicago Dearborn 3367 \ ~~ Seb BEAUTIFUL "HOMES EVANSTON SHOP Orrington Hotel Coat of mid- night blue Kashmir nee- dlepoint with collar, cuffs and pockets of gray squirrel. $195.00 i table Features of Letty Wales ('bats Corrs with an unmistakable air of of COMMON BRICK ja the suburbs of Chicago are homes that have attracted the atten- tion of architects all over the country. The Chicago architects started using Common Brick for exterior as well as interior construction sev- eral years ago Now architects in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, all the larger cities in fact, are using Common Brick in con- struction work that runs into Hundreds Thousand Dollars. No = The suburbs of the larger cities are dotted with palatial homes of this modest but highly pleasing and wholly satisfactory material. CO tne Large patch pockets, of fur, high, rolling fur collars, deep gauntlet cuffs and the smart adaptation of rich, pliable materials and imported novelty weaves mark Betty Wales coats as creations out of the ordinary. Fashion Sport Coats from $35 to $150 Smart Dress Coats from $75 to $275 Betty Wiles Shapa 65-67 E. MADISON ST. ¥ WILSON at SHERIDAN Evanston Shop in The Orrington Hotel antly surprised ne: you give him full rein. Brick. In every respect, save in the appearance of its exposed surface, it is just as good a brick, of just as long life and high fire resistive qualities as any other brick on the market. It will not decay, it will not crumble under the action of the weather changes, it will not burn. CHICAGO BRICK EXCHANGE 133 West Washington Street - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

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