New-York tribune., 1907-01-19
GROWTH OF AUTO BODY.
NEED FOR LEGISLATION.
President H0tchbiSs Talks on Motor
ing an al It's Phases.

At the annual meeting OF the board of directors
OF the American Automobile Association hed IN
this city yesterday. the following ofncers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President, William H. Hotchkiss. Automoolls
Club OF Buffalo: first vlce-president Lewis X.
Speare, Bay State Automobile Association; second
president, Asa Paine. Florida East Coast
Automobile Association. third vice-presiosnt' IRA
H Cobe. Chicago Automobile Club; treasurer.
George E. Harrington. Automobile Club or New
Jersey; secretary, Frederick II. Elliott syracuse
Automobile Club.
President Hotchkiss appointed the following
board charmen: Racing board, JenerSon DE Mont
Thompson reappointed legislative board Fro-
fessor Charles Thaddeus Terry; touring poard'
appointment 10 be announced later good ROADS
board. Robert P. Hooper Germantown Autonomous
Club reappointed.
President Hotchkiss in his inaugural address
touched on automobiling in all its phases and
emphasized the matters Of present Importance 10
American motorists. He said In part;
The association is now in It's NTH year 1t C19bs cons
ana ORGANIZATIONS not affiliated with state bodies
and 267 individual members The state ass9ciauOns @ @
made up of forty eight clubs having s'S2 '9S e t
bers The grand total OF membership Il SSS scat
Cept Oklahoma. IL Is the only truiy hsIlOllaL @
ganization devoted to the pleasure an9 spO[I I Tt
hardly organized and its functions and powers IT.
tie appreciated. Those who are charged with IT'S
manag cement, therefore. should approach their du-
Work WI NAV depend the making or the marrng OF
cause vital to only thousands now. but soon 70 De
that of the tens, nay. the hundreds OF thousands
Motorists are chiefly interested I'm good roads
fair laws and ordinances and In proper proper tb. GD
functions of government with which they are inost
fmcfi6ns Of the state rather than OF the nation
Their interests being thus local. the work & 20 be
Hence, this association did wisely Whsn az re-
cent Deeting of this board 1t modified its @ 1yIa~ S
In WAYS tending encourage the organization OF
affiliated state associations wherever motorists are are
should be followed by a comprehensive plan where
by the active control Of movements toward t5 nete5
highways and fair local legislation shai 90 $3.50
in such state associations. the natonal pody sd d
leave with the association proper the control OF al
or i tS Teci,tive " Sommttee of statement defining
limits and the powers OF the state and natloha4
bodies-this that neither may trench ON the sphere
Of the other, and all WORK harmoniousy Ior 'h0
Our American system of independent federated
difficult. Motor vehicle laws now In force diner
widely IN their provisions as to the rate OF spseo o
the means OF Identification the penaltles Ior Eloe @
lations and tho fees or taxes paid Some states are
cities and towns almost proscriptive. In present
conditions I mean the newness OF the motor vent
created by a few Needless brutal drfyers-these
differences will for time continue and perhaps
increase Activity by state associations WILL how
ever. hasten the Inevitable day when the only local
not drive at a greater rate than is reasonable or
proper having regard 10 the traffio on and the
such contamination shall be reached before motor
vehicles become more numerous on the streets ana
roads than horse-drawn vehicles is question That
perhaps depends more than we think how saneiy
we and our nelghbors now drive But. the day will
come. and before the closing OF the centurys Sec
ond decade
Mr. HotchlIss deplored the tendency 70 treat non
resident motorists good picking. took UP the
question OF taxing automobilsts In states outside
of their own and made a number OF suggestions
for consideration OF the legislative board. lie
touched or the need for increased membership.
reviewed the financial condition Of the association
and talked length roads, parkways and tour
ing In speaking Of the roads and parkways he
said. IN part
A. already suggested the function OF the national
body Is here only advisory. Tho day has not yet
come when federal aid can be expected much less
counted Present road appropriations are from
the states. as the result Of local agitation, and
future work IN this direction must be done largely
through state associations and clubs. This work
Is how ever the most far reaching OF all work at
tempted by automobile bodies. and q part OF
70 great central committee representing most Of