The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03
AMONG The AUTOMOBI1STS
MOTORISTS ARE NOW REGARDED
FAVORABLY.

Frederick II. Elliott Declares Prejudice
Against Motor Vehicle Users IL Fast
Disappearing Forty Thousand Auto
mobiles In This state - Gossip
Frederick II Elliott. secretary OF the Amer
lean Automobile Association, declared yes
terday that he was OF the opinion that motor
phobia was fast disappearing In this country
not only in the thiokly settled portions Of
the Eastern section of the United State,
but also out in the middle West. where auto
mobiles have been fewer, and the general
run OF the inhabitants have not had as much
opportunity to become acquainted with motor
car drivers as have their Eastern brethren
Mr.. Elliott said that this change Of sentiment
had been very strikingly brought to his at
tention by an occurrence on his recent trip
West organizing State associations of auto
mobile clubs. The meeting OF the Missouri
clubs was held at Macon, and II. NJ Rubey.
Mayor OF that city. was one OF the delegates
present at the meeting. Mayor Rubey said
to the visiting Automobiles at the meeting:
We want you to throw all restraint to the
winds and have a good time. ] have a letter
from a man in Kansas City requesting me 10
look after the delegates and see that they don't
violate the law. In replying ! told him he
need have no uneasiness about that: they
might violate every law they wanted to.
and that l would pay their fines. put them
TO bed and see that they got on the right
train for their homes" The Mayor assured
the delegates seriously. however, that the
motorists are the best men to work up good
roads sentiment. Missouri needs good roads,
he declared. and he advocated sending dele
gates to every town in the State to get every
owner OF a motor car to join the State ASSOC
citation and then work for good roads. Mayor
RUbey was elected president of the Missouri
State organization.
New York State has attained the distinc-
ton OF having registered more automobiles
than were manufactured in this country
last year. sc e slate colored 0ldsmobile runa-
bout going up Broadway yesterday with
4O,ot6 on its number tag proved. the number
OF cars produced in this country last year
being several thousand less than 10000,
G. H.. Hyde. former president Of the New
York Motor Club. has just opened his new
cottage at Long Branch and friends who
have visited the house say that the auto
mobilist has a very nice summer home. 1t
renamed for a woman friend OF the Hyde
dam Ky h n9Sn e liz to put the 6ni 81 r.. touch
domioile. Why" said she, Mr.. hyde has
his initials on most everything in the house.
even the faucets in the bathroom having
C.. and h. on them"
TN, The annual rTSS meeting SI the New York
the Automobile Club OF America, West Fifty
fourth, street. The following officers were
Butler; president, Charles j. Dieses: vice.
president. j. p. boyle. secretary, 4. c. Har-
yey; treasurer. W. L.. Jones. Plans, we're
cup race and other events TO be held on the
Long Island Motor Parkway, in addition
to- to a method .. y OF min 2 the inteTnational balloon
bership committee was appointed.
That Pennsylv ania will begin TO come
In the front in the mnffaT nf nnnh FnndQ n
the meeting OF the American Road Makers
Association at Pittsburg is seen from the ac-
appropriated by the Senate for work along
these lines during the next two years. While
this amount Is not as large as many Of good
roads advocates had hoped to see appro-
priated for the purpose, most OF those in
terested are well satisfied, and feel that the
work Of lettering the highways OF the Key
stone State has at last fairly started. just
what disposition will be made OF the IS, OOO, 600
for the next two years has not been settled,
ing the roads in counties which are at the
present time most backward in respect TO
improved highways and which have, not
neighbors. This has made the road system
OF the State a badly checkered affair, and it
the State in either direction without running
into almost impossible highways which
had 10 be crossed.
was really started In Allegheny county, |
which has more improved roads than any
other county. Here the work was reduced
70 a science several years ago, shortly after |
the passage Of the Finn road bill, and since
that time. with a tax LEVIED pom all residents
roads has SSnib, Been p" eo Siafr atsdf S every ,Tpr yesfi
II is probable that one of the tasks OF the
good roads builders will be to construct
to Philadelphia, after which one from north
70 south will be built, Pittsburg automobilists
now have hopes that it will be built.
No doubt the enormous demand for pleas
PURPOSES, and the large prices which can be
obtained Tor them, has until now deferred
msnufsc,yrers from entering the rather
occupy 9 field between the. pleasure car and
in a measure. OF the characteristic OF both.
n passenger vehicle Of utility must possess
f Z S, lgi6Tr k;ss qualities Of ths forpeE IN com
scented by the own car do not posse ss the
strictly commercial vehicle. in fact, in
Tesp oH the t9En car or cab is an sasier
t RSlSR Ssndiins t Of Parcels ees a 1SdPT freIeh fa + st Ti !
mechanical power are competing for favor,
a matter OF luxury and speed than OF dollars
and cents. The motor cab problem, from a
6Ss tssn f,ibs "a srG y th Tsbi 2 much SSdh easier
In way the demand for town cars has been
net tor several years by the use OF touring
car GLASSES fitted with closed bodies. but II
has been evident to all thoughtful students
Of the subject that this expedient Offers but
a crude solution Of the problem. For con
town USE. both as public cabs and as
town vehicles. II is evident that
chasses OF considerably shorter wheel base
han common In touring car practice are ad-
visRble in point OF ease OF handling. Further
more, the necessarily lower speeds pre-
scrlbed by city conditions call for vehicles
lower horsepower. which means cans OF
ess weight. and hence cars which are easier
On their tires.
As comfort must not be sacrificed and as
sity pavements must be. trayersed town cars
must be provided with the best Possible
and large wheels and tires. The
motions OF town cans should DO silent and
'elf-starting Doubtless there VIII be de-
yeloped a distinct type Of vehicle embodyinR
hose and other desirable qualities.
IL IL always OF Re for an Industry
o be founded upon q unitarian demand
sther than upon the requirements OF pleasure
" sport, and II would seem that exeellent
business sense underiies the proposition OF
upon the manufacture Of vehicles
utility for city service. II manufacturer
lecide TO devote a. portion OF the energy
Which they have hitherto hvished upon
arge, high powered. high, speed pleasure
nd also a portion to the working out of. che