The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
AUTOMOBILE LITERATURE.
rsl1c L, RICE HhTTEs TARTLR TO
CouNISsSONER CLdUsEN

A.r. Him why He Doesn't set Up nj. Hat
In the PARK Like u Gcsisr and Sing
"uov, How, All Bow"-Oren Autos 60
In the Park, Ciosed Autos Can't Go.
The controversy a. to tho use Of automobiles
q, Central rark has reached the documentary
stage AMI tho crst output OF literature in the
ans. Of Mr. Isaac l.. Rice % 400 West End ave-
pue. whose print was revoked on Friday by
President George G Causen OF the Park Board.
ia now at hand. Mr. Rice's automobile car
,aue. run by u driver, and carrying Mrs. Rice
and her two children. was stopped by one of
the ,olcemen on duty at the Park entrance.
xhr for .onie reason best known to himself.
rris,ook IL for IN minus, and sen: word to
ne Arsenal. Though he permitted II to proceed
altar the rass wus sh rwn. The revocation OF
N, permit followed. Jefferson Seliemnn's per-
MI, was also revoked. h} style Of vehicle hav-
ING aroused police 'usplclons. Mr. Rices tntl-
nation that he cot lint run his automobile in
the Park any more came In the 'orm OF letter
from Assistant Secretary Clinton ". Smith OF
tho Park Board, which may be regarded as
monument no. MIR. Smith. acting under
president Claussus direction. says, In tho
course OF his letter:
"Tbis revocation ia due to the fact thatthe
vclicI- goa have been using. hetnE ~ the gem
oral Style " coach. Is not the Kind Tor which
my Of the few PERMITS now issued for eIr"ri-
,re,.aluse arc Intended Cabs anil coaches, for
the present at least, are oh ettlonab'e. Oren
r'easu-- vshicl : II tn" Samhope tyre are per-
ri,t.d To he used und-r me present p~rmita.
should you desire a renewal ot your permit to
enter IN Park with n vshicle OF that character
the Commissioner Will be Hlad 10 CONSIDER an
nrrllcat'on therefor"
Iurosponse. Mr.. Rice sent TO President CIausen
t,.,f -tpf. IVA NJ
No g, copy Of the Permit, ant Document No.
4 an AFFIDAVIT ty tho irivcr as 20 the circum-
stance. o. the trip that resulted IN the revoca-
t,op ~ the permit. TIL, letter says:
"l hive hitherto 'rllv respncted your poaition
in al, ton 10 the entrance 81 automobiles into
the Ia-e a. IL was ostens.h based on your
fear th,t they NJ ght Brighten horses AID
,I.r,ry rnlargrr 'he sHt"ty OF the Drive. This
..or =. Dwell sroun Hess IN IN case a. | and my
family entered the Drive three times. under
the permit granted hy YOU. withou' awakening
the slightest attention ~ = single horse. This.
In ,set was o0,y what expected. as II scanned
inrOrlprrhrU- lille To ms that the horse-an
ANNA whose good sense 10 rroverbial-a should
NO, not ce an automobile at Fity-ninth street.
and lie frightened out ~ its wits by II at
slxti4'h street simply because that happened
70 te under the control Of the Park Commits
scners
- Today. however. By your revocation OF my
permit 40. your s'atemants 10 the press. | and
-, 80. o.,.,-l,,. ,aa.,n for ohi.o,inv IA
'h1' ''"' " w
autVmoL' les IS only secondary cont'ueration.
II l. not IN your car city a. the protector Of
the public wi I'M the pr-cInc's 4 your Iuris-
Siction tut d. nrit',T t!s,nHunru,I that You
oil .ol & my carr age
Tin order to md favor in YOUR eyes aprar-
entity i - not ,e-senti4. that the drlver be =
man who ugder stands now 60 manage The
caTrtagr as received my rrrnit stthOu' any
eIan,n.iin ion "a to my ability 70 drival but
that he should wear 10 uniform; that he
.m,plI or ~. and identity HI IN sif tho oyp,r
sT,S -. it,ys. rhrt ,ha carriage .LaI moi ia
SiSrissNni,d t.,r'. ,bst = -, -. az IN.
~. a''. ~, -, ~ 800 ~, nro, ~
roe agstnst the incierr-nrv OF tn. wsat her
a, In other wor H. yt.ut po-i ION - pot that
OF a ruu,c servant at nK In the puLl.c inter-
est tat that # q lsspot. II your au' huritv N
Park Commissioner allows YOU u make a reg
uatIOn Of tins cha 'acter, II must also al ow you