The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-03
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS.
ENOUGH GROUND SECURED FOR
HIGHWA Y LOOP.
Treasurer Reports TO Plan and scope Cont
mittec the Receipt OF sdA'O o NOinn
tary subscriptions -Anto stage Lines
Contemplated for Pennsylvania 60 sslp

". K. Vanderbilt, Jr.. presided over the
meeting Of the automobile highway plan
and scope which was held yester-
day at the Lawyers Club. jefferson De Mont
Thompson, chairman of the A. 4. 4. racing
board; President Dave Hennen Morris of
the Automobile Club of America A. r.. Par
dington, Ralph Peters and Dean Alvord
being the others present. Col. John jacob
Aston was added 70 the list of incorporators
and directors. Mr.. Thompson. who Is acting
as treasurer. reported that voluntary sub
scriptions amounting to $500, 900 have been
received to date. He also reported upon the
fjrm of the prospectus and subscription
blank. IL was announced that enough land
has been offered to the committee wit bout
compensation TO build a loop for the highway
at Riverhead. Those interested in the project
have given up all idea of having the inns
along the highway run by the company on
the club plan and have decided TO have all
such places run by private individuals under
leases from the company. There will be
another meeting on November o.
A Philadelphia banking house is reported
D have financed a project to operate several
automobile stage lines in Pennsylvania.
The operating firm has lines between Phils-
delphia and ouakertown. Reading and Harris
burg. and Delaware waten Gap and Strouds
burg. The machines carry mail, small ex-
ptCSo poNAaSrO dhN p'nS'hetiSs
Members Of the Rutherford Motor Club
will hold a run to BeTnardsville on election
day. The executive board Is evidently Of
the opinion that the club members will vote
early. for they have scheduled the start OF the
run for 0 O'Clock In the morning. There will
be a half minute Roadway between cars so as
TO avoid dust. The route going will he
through Passaic. Athena. Great Notch.
Little Falls. Singac, Fairfield. Pine Brook.
P~arsippany. Denville, Mount Tabor and
MorristOwD to Bernardsvllle. The return
journey will be by way OF Mcrristown. Mad
ison, Chatham. Short Hills. South Orange,
Orange. Bloomfield and Beleville to Ruther-
ford.
Though, there are. several big automobile
factories In It's midst, the state OF Wisconsin
has but 2,55s licensed automobiles within
its borders. The total reoe pits from licenses
It has been estimated that the licensed cars
average. 81 200 in value, and therefore the
total value amounts g .. o93. 800. Milwaukee
being 100 machines licensed in that city.
The future Of the automobile, particularly
40 TAI, as " Use IN tropical countries Is con.
rerned, IL discussed IN the following report ny
o. ? Austin. cDief OF. tho bureau OF statistics
That the horseless vehicle. Of whatever type.
IL also TO prove OF enormous and constantly
where horses may be used. goes Without saw.
ing Its s%ubstitutlon for the horse will enable
man to devot. ia. the production OF food for
himself that great area now required for the
production OF suetenancc for me millions
Of hors.s performing the duties which the
hOrSPless vehicle may perform, vale the
I'm Improvement 10 puDlIc health in the great
cIt Rs through Increased cleanliness Of streets
vol I also ne an important result. It's ure
In the tropics. however. ] consider Of even
u, HtcT importance. because u can supply
there The Transportation which cannot. because
Of climatic conditions, no supplied by the
hOrs,s, which have ~ 10 this time proved
satisfactory In the temperate zone,
On the que stion Of VIII ther anything IL
being done IN the way Of movements OF the
hOrseless vehicle toward the tropics, I may
say that. Germany exported 10 Chile IN 1904,
e3s, 1000 worth OF horseless vehicles built for
freight purposes and something over $4,000