Show tax on oh motor vehicles to aid better high highways ways owners of motor vehicles pay to the he t federal government in taxes each year more than double the amount spent by the government on account of federal old highway and forest road construction st together with all administrative istra tive outlays according to secretary of agriculture wallace who has charge of the administration of the highway funds since 1017 the government has haa been collecting it tax on the selling price prica of motor vehicles tires and au autorino torno bile atle accessories find also a t tax on all tile the use of passenger automobiles for far hire on june 30 last year had been collected from these soure expenditure on highways by the gov OT erni eminent vent in that ane totaled or is 45 per cent of the agouni amount taken in |