New-York tribune., 1903-01-14
THE AUTOMOBILE.
w. II. ScarTih's Letter 4About the
Need of Co-operdtion.

Winthrop e. searritt. president Of the Ams>fcsa
automobile Association. announced yesterday thai
the annual meeting Of the association would held
at No 7J3 Fifth-ave. on January 20 Mfr scarrtt. tn
letter sent to officials Of various clubs yesterday.
said. in part:
i am writing this communication TO urge upor
your % s club tae neessstv et sending rspresen;ave
meqe fne seasfa t wsaTs q
need for intelligent and wen directed efforts TO pro
teet our interests IN 'arous parts OF the country
psh the mission IL was intended TO perform by
having the hearty support and cooperation OF auto
regret to say that this interest has been clearly
that the e5ern g fe of g Der eap5s per snnam
has been too much of burden the smaller clubs
recent meeting Of the association the annual lees
we're e rsdpeHa Sc per % ss1 esPs Ps E onaD the
carious position Of the pioneer The Introduction OF
noyon wch sfGs sTGsS On esn % q
present users Of the highway: The wheels Of
proper use OF the highway BY the automobile is
exactly as esttmate as that OF any otner me.nod .,
the horse driven vehicle-no more Courtesy and the
dotats that Il so9d 0i Be ased with the utmost
stderation for the rights Of snou
this be true when driving through congestsa as
trcts or when passing horses that may pscoT,s s
or Aisr are shown nS tSele sim re-
mains the unreasonable road hog TO De sealt With
Danish the autornobie from the highway altoss,asr
Too often we md small MINDED @ orrat 20 IN m
pose excessive punishment upon automontiisrs re-
gardless of their innoeence or sullL
II Is not intended that the national ORGANIZATION
should by any means undertake to defend the case
Of every autonlobist who might be arrested tor
violation of the law but the national organiza-
should prepared to interest ftSSfs IN cases
where fragrant injustice was clearly rna1irest and
seek to have reversed any judicial DECISIONS WHICH
were clearly wrong
Among the novel automobiles to be exhibited sc
the Madison Square Garden Autonobte SHOW
which opens Saturday night. will be an sieetric
vehicle made for the children Of George Gould
The machine was built BY New-York concern,
and Is in keeping with the size OF the operators
who it. II IS six feet long. three leet WIde
and about four feet high. The carriage - ncted
with electric batteries capable Of propelnng tne
Although IL looks like toy, the Carriage II
practicable II every respect
AT Newark yesterday vice-Chancelior Stevens
on the application of Chauncey B. Barker. signed
an order authorizing Henry c. Cryder. receiver
OF the Automobile Company Of America. to dis
tribute per cent OF the assets or the company
among its creditors. The court also allowed sonS
small claims as preferred that had been contested
1t is the intention Of the Automobile CLUB or
America to hold this spring a contest for COM
nerciaI vehicles The contest committee OF the
club wishes to meet the manufacturers OF trucks
and delivery wagons and all types Of comnnereIal
vehicles receive suggestions to aid II tn Iornan
Iating rules for such contest, and mas appointed
Fifth-ave. as the time and place for such meet