The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-14
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS
TWO TRAINLOADS or CARS OFF
FOR CHICAGO SHOW.
More Than a Hundred Machines That We're
Exhibited I'm Madison square Garden
shipped Wost-rhe National Coed
Roads Movement HbrOkreSSlnR-GOaHln.

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Exhibited I'm Madison square Garden
shipped Wost-rhe National Good
Roads Movement PrOgressing-GOsslp.
Two trainloads Of automobiles left this
city yesterday for Chicago. the machines
all being show cars 20 be exhibited at the
Western exhibition. which opens in the Coli
scum and First Regiment ArmOry on Novem-
Der 80. Each train was made up Of thirty
cars. each car containing from two to four
automobiles. The automobiles were all show
machines that were exhibited az the Madison
Square Garden show. The loading and for
wardiug Of the machines yesterday was done
under arrangements made by the trafic
department Of the Association OF Licensed
Automobile Manufacturer. the loading being
done In sir. hours.
The good roads movement always has at
trRcted the favorable attention OF auto
mobile manufacturers, both individually
and collectively. and in his annual report
Albert Il. Pope. retiring president OF the
National Association OF Automobile Manu-
racturers. commented on the subject as fol-
lows:
Brief intimation has been given to you
in. earlier reports OF the work performed by
your committee on highway Improvement.
The most satisfactory results have been
obtained. The has been working
duietly for three years. studying the good road
movement throughout the country, with the
idea OF making sure in which direction IL
could best expend It's efforts. Analysis has
shown that most OF the good roads Organi-
cations have only been able to accomplish
good locally and that there is to-day no
representative national good roads move
ment including all industries and individuals
DESTROYS OF better highways. With this idea
in view. this past summer has been spent in
gathering together the larger industrial
] {ntnraafa urb1 rN..IA ha $500. - -
support in this movement and in the perfecting
OF an organization that might really accom-
Dllsh something In a tangible way.
just az thfALnoment the plans of the COM
combination . Interests. Which viii be abso-
lutgly national In its representation and viii
pithin the three months. The commIitee
woints with pride TO the fact that il has had
an appropriation AZ ~ disposal for some two
hut has not utilized IL. owing to its desire TO
spend no money until IL was sure of the proper
well outlined that within the next few moSsthSs
rapid progress viii undoubtedly be nade.
Aotiye work is now under way. and the last
appropriation of 200. made by the assOcia-
ton some months ago. will be utilized for
this preliminary work, in. conjunction with
Licensed. Automobile Manufacturers and the
American Motor Car Manufacturers Associa-
ton, and the donations OF individual manu-
factureTs. most of whom have signihed their
Intention, to contribute literally. We believe
hat az last the automobile interests have
movement in such a way that direct benefit
Will be derived, not within ten years. but
WITHIN the next two years.
Though the principal high ways of France
are noted for their excellence. che main roads
condition for = ms time. The authorities
arenOw making plan : for Tepairing these roads.
sailles, FOntainebleau and Chnntiilv, The
autOIn0bilests OF Paris have been making Wig
orous complaints Of these roads for some
the prospect OF better conditions.
There seems to be y curious misconception !
IN many peoples minds III regard TO the hInc-
ton Oftbe motor horn. says an English writer. |
IN fact oiie, might say there are two attitudes
adopted which are certainly contradictory. |
For instance, every mOtOrist OF experienced |
will nave rome across an individual who
objects to its sound. Many In fact seem To |
look upon il a. a rabuke, or che might even
go further and say ~ an imperItiue demand TO |
make way for the car. This, no, doubt. il on
account OF its association with higher speed.
At the same time II II dif1cult to see how its
use can he avoided. for in arrow roads such
a. obtain In England the question of over
taking In not alwayg a simple one. Provided
that the slower trahic would always keen 10
its own side the o,Orist would rnd he matter
quite an easy one, hut common experience
points to the contrary. Therefore some
warning sound Is needed when one desires to
overt axe another. Besides, II IL required nv
law. and the motOrist II only fulfilling his
legal duty 10 so doing. Oh course, we are not
TO be understood to mean thar the horn may
he used In An ingentlemanly or inconsideraie
manner. just the waT"ink necessary is all
that is required. The other point of view re-
ferred to is noticed on occasions when a MOTOR
lat. cut Of sympathy for other people. does
not use the horn as often IA he might. Then
he something's meets with jeering, OF on other
occasions the sharply puf question, why
don't YOU blow your horn?" Now how can
a reasonable mOtOrist steer bet Ween Scyiia
and CharybdisI For u seems that in avoiding
the one extreme he IL liable 10 fall into The
other. Like everything else. ordinary tradlc.
az much as mot oring. Is amenable to the gen.
tion is one OF a give and take nature xhicL
will only right itself bv the one thing that
counts with the English temperament. panrely.
custom. as IN the case OF the cycling move
ment.
The Frederick. Carroll, Howard and Mont
been formed by residents OF those Marylapd
counties for the purpose OF fuTthering the
cause OF improve h always. Jesse p.
Airy recently, when william A, Walker was Ms
elected SECRETARY and W Frank Burdett
treasurer, These three. With DR.. r. Claud
member Of a committee 20 draw up a CON
~stitutiOn for the organization.
The International automobile exhibition M
Copenhagen closed on October 3 after having
been visited ny about 70. 400 persons, Am0ne
who, although one OF the few monarchs who
are not automobile enthusiasts. was still At
tracted by the anair. He was accompanied
they both examined all OF the exhibit
most carefully, paying quite n lengthy visit
motoring in Denmark. until now much ' os.
pressed by lawmakers. will become more
popular.
An old mnrier will occasionally become SO
ciogsed that an unnecessarily high back
pressure 10 put on the engine. resulting In n
~ a Smun1sr shoSid he 49,. "a nvn.hs os