U.S. CONGRESSMAN BUYS TAXI SO HE CAN GET TO TRAIN CONNECTION IN CANADA
Vancouver, British Columbia (JFK+50) On November 15, 1924, the Associated Press reports that last evening Representative Albert Johnson* of Washington State "stepped into a taxicab at Seattle...and directed the driver to speed over the international boundary to Vancouver."
The congressman had only one hour to make connection with a train bound for Montreal.
Unfortunately, customs officials would not allow the taxi to pass unless a bond was acquired necessary for a "rented machine."
Apparently, without hesitation, Mr. Johnson bought the cab "on the spot." While it cost him $2000, as owner of the vehicle the congressman was allowed to pass into Canada without the bond.
The representative must have surely had an important engagement in Montreal.
*Albert Johnson (1869-1957) was born in Springfield, Illinois & became a newspaperman & editor of The Washington Post. AJ served in the US House of Representatives (R-Washington) 1913-1933. He was the main author of the Immigration Act of 1924.
SOURCE
"Member of House Buys $2000 Taxi To Speed to Train," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., November 15, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
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