New-York tribune., 1902-08-30
TO STOP AUTO SPEEDING
HIGHWAY PROTECTIVE SOCIETY o.-
CANNED IN LONG ISLAND TO EN-
FORCE AN OLD COMMON LAW.

Long Island has arisen in its might. and set Its
foot down on the popular practice Of speeding
automobiles along the country roads The Long
Island Highway Protective Society has been
organized and Justice Cochrane, of the Su-
preme Court has approved the articles of in
corporation which will be filed with all the
County Clerks Long Island
The objects of the society are TO do any law
ful act protective of the interests and rights of
the people in and TO the public highways of
Long Island TO cooperate with the authorities
in the enforcement of the laws governing the
use and operation of motor vehicles and other
driving and riding. and to promote legislatioh
having for its object the protection of the
people against the dangerous or reckless use
of motor vehicles on public highways.
The main Offices Of the corporation are III
Oyster Bay. The directors for the nrst year s'
r. W. Gibson Thomas S Young, w t-frieh
Roosevelt William J. Young, Arthur ID " eehS
and c. w Nelmore. all of Oyster Bay; "lila1n
+ Sbe4hsn and George r. Sheldon, of New ork
CITY: William H Baldwin, jr.. of Locust Nalle!'
and William J. Matheson, of Cold Spring har
bor The other corporators are waiter 'eii-
nings Albert W. Seaman, irving CoA' Vial
H. Post L. ]. Busby, Townsend Scudoer' Hu-
ward T Gushing. John H. j. Stewart vincent
p Travers Francis X. Thayer, John w. Weed
FRANKLIN r. Lord. c. w Rodman. jr., Charles G.
Peters and A. P, Montant
Ex-Congressman Townsend Soudder is coun-
sci for the organization. In speaking OF us aims
yesterday he said:
The society has in lis membership repre-
sentatives from all parts of Long Island, ana
while the central body intends to DO muCh
hard work il is expected that local SocletieS d.
ready esta hlished and others to be formed
will lend their efforts 10 put an END 10 1he
dangerous of highways queens ana Mas
san, Counties have spent more than S11,oO0,"oo in
N1SrofiG
as a result they the Mecca OF the holoi
vehicles: and dangerous has driving oeSohle
that women have given up this form or recrea-
ton and the highways are summed py lhdhS
experienced horsemen
I'VE intend TO enforce the OLD common Ia"
which prohibits the use of the King $ highways
in such manner as 10 endanser int puDIo-
The statute law limits the speed TO elght nileS
an hour in incorporated villages. but there are
only four such villages in Nassau County
our local branch in oyster Bay has mapped
ont twenty-two courses. which are pollced ny
IDENTITIES with stop watches. So effective has
been their work that since August / there nave
been only three arrests for speed Vlolatlon'
The formation of the Long Island Highway
Protective Society results from a dinner Wnlch
was held some TWO months ago at the club
house on Centre Island. At that time some or
those now interested in the society discussed the
misuse Of the costly roads in this county, espe-
Cially in Oyster Bay. by reckless operators or
automobiles Those present informally resolved
to discourage the fast running of the machines.
and up 10 this time they have worked together,
and now are about TO incorporate so as to OBJ
tain greater powers.
The report that President Roosevelt IS actiNelS
interested in the society is denied. II is be
Iieved have his sympathy. but he has taken
no part in the movement. His cousin. W. En-
len Roosevelt is of the most active in the
work Another thing the society will do, is TO
conduct a campaign Of education by every
means in its power