The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-28
AMONG TIKI AUfOMOBTiSfS.
y. b. n. SMITH TALKS on CITY
TO CRY RECORDS.
Commissioncr ef Meter Vehicles for New
Jersey strongly Opposed TO speed Trips
over Public Highways Meetings and
BanQuets In the show Week-GOssIp.

over Public Highways Meetings and
Banduets IN the show week-GossiD.
J.. B. r. Smith. Commissions Of Motor
Vehicles for New Jersey, has taken q firm
stand against all city to city record attempts.
such a. the Atlantic City to Philadelphia
record or the New York Philade lphia record.
In discussing the record breaking habit and
Its relation to the automobile law In New
Jersey. Mr.. Smith recently made the follow
Ing very oaustio remarks: Il cannot refrain
from vigorously oondemning the practice
which I understand exists with some motor
vehicle agents In proolaiming themselves
law breakers and would be law breakers,
for the purpose OF advertising the superior
merits OF their respective makes Of cars. My
experience has taught that few acts Of motor
lists 90 infams an already hostile public senti-
ment as these widespread announcements OF
proposed law defiance. and vende rs OF motor
vehicles who adopt such methods are short
sighted. indeed. I know the proclaimed
runs are very seldom made. but the public
takes the report as true. and the moral ed ect
Is worse than though they had actually been
made, because deception 10 added to the other
vices. A healthy public sentiment Is not
opposed TO a car capable Of great speed.
High speed In motor cars has It's uses. but
the public 10 opposed to such uses in ordinary
public highway travel for very sufficient
reasons. Motor vehicle makers and agents.
as well as users. would best serve their own
interes By teaching the public that they are
law abiding and consid crate. rather than
defiant In their oonsid Grafton both Of the law
Of autoists are both law abiding and consid-
crate. but the few are making the many
Q vast amount Of trouble"
Asthere will be q great many automobilists
from all over the country In this city during
Tia a Nl..A - A-oAxtafa AhAu N .
the Grand Central Palace next week. there
are to be o number Of meetings of the various
motoring organizations. Among the func-
tions scheduled are the following: Decem-
Der ?. New York Motor Club smoker: Decem-
Der 4, American Motor League meeting;
December s. National Association Of Auto
mobile Manufacturer executive committee
meeting and Long Island Automobile Club an
nual banquet December 9, American Motor Car
Manufacturers Association luncheon; De-
cember !. meeting of the mechanical branch
Of the Association of Licensed Automobile
Manufacturers. December $. Automobile
Club Of America annual banquet.
Motorists are just now taking an active
interest in the work of the National Good
Roads Association and other organizations
which are seeking to secure a better system
OF roads Tor the country. IL is probable
that President Isaac B. Potter Of the Aneri-
can Motor League will call a meeting while
the Chicago Automobile show is on in the
first week of February for the purpose OF
discussing the project of building'a national
highway. the first link "a, connect New York
and Chicago. The natiObal highway Is to
be only the beginning Of the great network
of good roads that is destined to spread all
over the United states and It is proper and
tional Government. II the United States isthe
only country in the world rich enough to afiord
for the proverbial rainy day-hguratively
and literally, in this case-and build a system
With trunk lines extending across the coun-
try and radiating local roads In all directions
the farmer of the future with his motor
tractor can haul his produce to market quicker
and cheaper than by rail and the, railroad con-
gestion will be much relieved thereby. The
automobile and 0 good road enables the
miles way and then get home the same day.
Cities a hundred miles apart are, as suburbs of
tween. The bonds of friendship and brother
hood are more closely knit by good roads than
by any other agency The railroad train stops
travels on schedule. The automobile takes
him anywhere at any time and he stays as
freedom OF action. is beneficial to the health
and incidentally covers more territory thor
oughly than does the railroad train, as wit
messed in the Journeys Of commercial trav-
oilers.
The Ions Island Automobile Club ia TO hold
its sixth annual banquet At the clubhouse in
Cumberland street, Brooklyn, on the evening
Of Decemberl5. The election Of Officers for
INV hThaNN ,NA WIZ 49, - '4@ hAsa'
evening. and will be followed by a vaudeville
entertainment. The nominating committee
has selected the fOllowin ticket; President,
", p. Richardson; yice;president. Herman A.
Metz treasurer. Charles jerome Edwards:
secretary, W. G.. Pierson. For members OF
the board OF governors to serve two years:
A. r. Pardington. G. H.. Gait and Alfred Will
marth. For members of the membership
committee: o. P. Humpstone and W. n.
Randall.
California now boasts Of nearly 5000 miles
of oiled roads, The crude petroleum used
as a dressing for these highways has trans
formed the heretofore dusty and often inn
passable roads into excellent thoroughfares
which make automobile travelling over them
a pleasure. and 3 delight. or the hfty-seven
counties of the safe a. least forty now have
oiled roads. The first experiment with oil
as a road dressing was made in 1898 and il
was found that when oil was applied il int
mediately began to bind together gil the
loose particles on the surface and formed
a stratum resembling asphalt. California
now occupies a foremost position as regards
mileage OF good roads as = result Of this
method Of treating the hiG~says.