The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-22
AMONG THE EUTOMOBLISTS
COMMITTEES or LONG ISLAND
CLUB APPOINTED.

w Aa"hN n PNEAppVN Ht0NA AAh ANVAle'
Russell A. Field. secretary Of the Long
Island Automobile Club OF Brooklyn. has
notified the members Of the organization tina
President Charles jerome Edwards has pro-
. posed an amendment TO the constitution and
- bylaws which II passed will make the regA-
lar monthly meetings of the board OF COVER
Dors be held on the second Wednesday OF
each month instead of the FIRST and third
Wednesdays AS at present. As the nsKt
regular monthly club meeting would fall
= on December %. a legal holiday. 1t will be
held instead on the following day. Godfrey
u. Basdman will be voted upon for member
ahip at the meeting the day after Christmas.
The board Of governors has authorized
the president to announce the following COM
mittees for the year ending December ?.
1905: Membership. Dr. W.. p. Richardson,
Frederick e.. jain aud Samuel H.. Burns:
house and entertainment. Edwin Melvin,
Frank g. Webb and Russell A. Field; technical.
Louis L. Weiss. DIR. V. l.. Hunter and n. w.
Fairfax: finance and auditing. J. r.. Emanuel,
Jr.. DR.. {. b. Parker and e. II. Gait: runs
and tours. Lefert Lefferts, A. G. Alderman
and Louis I. Hunt; law and legislation. DIR.
w. p. Richardson. Charles &. Cluff. Frank a..
Webb and Russell A. Field: garage. DR.. A.. 4.
Howe. Alfred Wilmarth. W. 4. COlsOn. DIR.
J.. NJ. Sharpe and W. T.. W~intringham Two
a. follows: Contest. Arthur H.. PaTdlngtOn,
q. q. Arnold and +. D.. Banded good roads
9amuel " DuTbb, Low II. Alien ana cleveland
Lirchield.
The New York Automobile Trade Assocla-
ton has been notified that two more steam
ship lines-the Munson Steamship Company
Snd the Quebec Steamship Company have
decided TO allow yasOlene motor trucks the
same unrestricted access to their docks
- horse. drawn vehicles. Frank EVel of
\. q. SDaldinR 4 Bros. has assured President
Percy owen Of the trade association that
he is very enthusiastic over the proposal 20
hold y spring automobile show az Morris
lHTk IN connection with "A race meet. both
affairs 70 be conducted by the trade associa-
ton Mr.. Eveland expressed the opinion
THAI IL will be Just what the public will want
at that time OF the year.
Upon the invitation Of some OF the trade !
hodies Of the city and the Savannah Auto
mobile Clu three represent atives of the
visited Savannah TO look into the question
Of the proposed stock car race at the GeOrgla
made the journey were frank G. Webb, a
member Of the racing board, who acted as a
substitute Tor Chairman Jefferson De Mont
Thompson: y, H.. Van Slcklen OF Chicago. |
chairman OF the technical board. and T.. II. I
Wood latham. promoter Of he iast race meet
at Atlantic City. recently visited New York |
IN the interests of the Savannah promoters.
nut as Tar as Is known received little or |
no encouragement regarding entries. Local
tradesmen who have discussed the Savannah
would be very dificuit TO secure enough
entries for a stock car race 80 far south be-
cause Savannah is so far removed from trade
and manufacturing centres of the automobile
Industry.
Motorists whose ears are fitted with pressure
Feed oilers frequently experience the trouble
Of having the oilers feed for some time after
valve has been closed. Shutting on each q
Obviate this, IL both unwise and unnecessary.
as IL necessitates complete read iustment as
simpler to unscrew the fller cap suffcientIy
70 let on the ayr, compressed in the tank,
may yet be sufficient to cause the trouble.
Real optimism and real business or forced
optimism and terrific lying sum up the trade
situation a. Judged BY the, results Of the
then there was clever acting on the part OF
the exhibitors. for there was hardly one
there we're any number Of tradesmen e%xuItanf
with the JOY Of what a good weeks selling
sid Grafton the facts that the show was held
extremely early In the season and finR nCial
calculations on these conditions; on the other
hand there were very many who made the
any previous Chicago show when there
we're no financial troubles and when the
cars. There was no cry of hard lines nobody
seemed to talk of %stringenCy: all seemed to
plentiful to warrant deposits being made on
the part of dealers and retail buyers.
NODOON VIZ dNIEuutN the A0lCAKO SHOW
could have imagined that the people had
forgotten that they wanted motor CARS. no
che least slackening in motoring interest.
nobody could have had any grounds for
becoming pessimistic over the motor, car
feigned--it must have been earnest and
genuine optimism based upon something
however, that the fall show is not desirable
FOL, the maker OF for the dealer.
While satisfactory business came TO most
the exhibitors they felt that. even in the
face OF the remnants Of a financial trouble.
amount Of trading were the show held In the
spring. when motoring enthusiasm is SUP
be a. its height. Theimmensc crowds
seem TO indicate that the enthusiasm for
motoring does not crop no only in the spring
kill-One. that ,multiplies and. one Tor which
no Eermicide has been found. Chicago has
the great West has money and will invest Il
n motor cars for both business and pleasure.
:, The city authorities Of Wilmington, Del,
ave made a decisive move in the matter OF
nS rSt ,6 PeSi Issoo hay WIZ H y n ssa.n a 9aT nTI
narily for laying bitulithic pavement. IL CAT
!s1 be used i9r asphalt and Il Is the intention
for paving. The plant is scheduled to arrive
In March and il IL The intention Of the depart
the plant has been installed. II is
to spend about s25O.OOO in paving
turing the coming year.
10 is expected that some sort Of measure
be Introduced in the Rhode Island Legis- I
latlre during its next session 10 curb reckless {
aud careless drivers, particularly those who I
not reside in the State. Several fatalities
have occurred in the state and the drivers I
who were responsible have driven away and {
They were believed to have rome I
rom either Massachusetts, or Connections. I
The State is so small that il is possible to get {
over the border quickly in case OF trouble, I
AG present there ~ no law In Rhode Island \
10 regard to controlling cars from other .
states They may be brought. there and {
as long AS the owner wishes without r
registered. 4 law somewhat on the
ines OF the Massachusetts, measure, where
after seven days a car must DO Registered, b
will be presented for Passage. The Rhode .
Island Automobile Club Of Providence is TO :
rge the passage Of legislation whereby a n
river OF q car must pass an examination be- Il
ne can secure a license TO operate. q 4
Some OF the members Of the q
legislature. feel that the owners OF Bug cars v
rom New York. particularly those that are q
unning back and forth from Newport 10 \
Narragansett Pier all summer. should be e
ISked to help ray for the maintenance Of the .
Dads by paying = small registration fec a
which would be SUFFICIENT to carry on the A
york ID