The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-01
The GUHOMODITISHS
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Madison sguaFe tlarsica. Whsrr eamu.
f~artsSrFs wan Isald sway -lreiulatlNs
Dsard nepgrta on New Ncaauves.
with che close - the AUTOMOBILES club of
AmsricAs show last niRht the thoughts %
niDtorirts turn 20 the Madison = uare Garden
exhibition 81 The Association ~ Licensed
AuluUiobilc Manufacturers, which opens to-
morrow nisht in Madison square Garden
The kinR - dead. hing i've The KING. h ~
GOOD = summary of the Ease aH any, aud or
enother week Automobtizts Of this city and
huBdreds of enthusiasts from al over the
country will nock ~ the ihna topped show
buiiding TO see the new models Of glsolene.
electric and steam ears that viii be displayed
there until a eek from tomorrow Night
O-day will be NOV M dly In ~ auto
mobile world. for all -, the exhib tors la the
Gardsn show will he bu-ily o.. xa sed In getting
their show cars aud other exhibits into tho
= bu9ding. while those who have shown their
products for the past week NJ the club show
will be as busily mi ged In moving them out
Of the Grand Central Palace. While none
ofth cars shown In the big show building on
Lexington avenue will he displayed in the
Garden. a great many OF the tire aud other
Accessory exhibit. shown will be moved
to-day from the Palace to the Garden.
sIhe gasOlene pleasure ears that will be
shown In Madison square Garden include
the Appsrson. Autocar. Buick Cadillac.
Cenbin. Columbia, ElmOr,. franklin. Haynes.
Hewitt, Knox. LOCOnOJie. LoLieT. Matheson.
Noftherns O~idsnobi!e, Packard. Peerless.
Pierce. pope-Toledo. POpe-liartford. Pope
Tflbdhe. ltoygl Tourist. Alden Sampson,
seidfr. Stearns. S'cvcns-Duryta. Studc-
baker, Thomas. Thomns-DetTolt. Walter.
watGram-Oricnt aud Ninton. The electric
pleasure ears include BabcOck. Rauch and
Lang pane An VlAFles EfnHphaERr N.4Uaral
Venice. Columbia. Detroit Electric. Column
bns. Baker and Woods. The commercial
vcNieles include Pope. Knox, Packard. Cham-
piOn. Thomas. Stakeholder. Cadillac. Hewitt,
Gcnsrll Vehicle. Alden Sampson and
Frankiiu. fhe only steam car to be shown
will be the White. IN addition to the auto
mobiles of various types there Will also he
q number Of motorcycles shown. which viii
Include the RS. Excelsior. y. ~. L. Yale
California. Indian. Merkel. .Curtiss. Light,
Royal. s-N. and Marsh-Met2.
Much interest in the question OF motor
vehicle laws was shown yesterday at q legis-
lative con INVENTOR held fy the American
Automobile Association 4" the convention
a OF the Grand Central Palace. The
meeting was called to order by President
Hotchktes Of the 4. A. A.. who then turned
the direction of affairs over 10 Charles Thad-
deus Terry, chairman Of the Legislative board
Of the A.. A. \. In his address 10 the meeting
Chairman Terry said.
~The Legislative board Of the American
Automobile Association has kept Ia touch
with the legislative situatiJh in the various
States to whose Legislatures sts tuUesrelating
TO automobiles or the use OF the highways
were presented at their last sessi jns. While
the general trend of legislation, as gathered
from the data collected hy the chairman OF
the board. seems 10 he ia the direction OF
r~easDnableness and a somewhat larger degree
Of fairness than heretofore and 10 show
hat Of abatement Ct the unreasCDing
hostility. TO tho automobile and its Use be-
cause of their novelty, II l.. t. he regretted
that autom pbile lrGi,latip ~ u even yet of 80
diverse and divergent a nature throughout
the several States as 10 indicate an imperative
demand for one Of two things. to wit: either
the speedy. enactment OF "a Federal law cover
ment through ut the States OF a uniform
automobile State law framed upon the model
Of the best Of the present state laws, with
improvements thereon IL possible.
The best OF the energies Of the legislative
board, while sometimes diverted by other
" wS Its G EaiS ssJ R%ASpSS eeSs G Gf-ses 3i ~ Ne sn pTe sSEPe
A~t4s4a 81 the best bills possible within its capac-
Ky ahd snS snprtS 70 secure emtdI psss1se
euactnIenL of the kind described has met
with universal favor. and the bill prepared
has mSt with practically no adverse criticism.
although copies Of the proposed bill we're
, widely distributed before II was introduced ia
congress and suggestions aud criticisms
: with regard TO the proposed uniform
State motor vehicle act. the task was as h'avy
as IN the case Of the Federal bill. II not more
40. because the board has met with a problem
81 attempting 10 h1rmOniZe In the proposed
bill the various sentiments Of various States
with reference 70 legitimate provisions in
this reRard aud to reach for the various States
a common ground which might be defended
on common sense PRINCIPLES as adequate for
the protection OF the public and the preseTva-
ton of the rights of autOmobilists alike.
Inc Chlirnan -, the legislative board
drafted and submitted a. 2 meeting Of the
proposed uniform St1te act. This bill was
the subject Of 4. very full snd extended dis
Tedrafted the bill In respect Of Some OF its
provisions and then invited study Of the bill
those who have had any special experience
IN this regard.
This uniform State motor vehicle law
has been redraf tPd again and will he sub
mitted 1T a meeting of the board after this
convention and then pressed for passage first
IN those states which % the ensuing sessi 1ns
OF their Legisl7 lures sholl show a disposition
90 take AZ for the first time automobile le0is-
l9tion or shall be inclined to enact new legisla-
ton. where the laws ~ present on their
statuteibOoks gre undesir'bl" nud oppressive.
The energies of the legislative board will
be directed toward the enactment Of thts 81
two bills during the coming winter. in
Federal bin literature in the form Of letters.
OF which there will always be a large supply
on hand al the offices Of the association. has
been prepared, to he distributed by the auto
mobile clubs and their members throughout
the country and by Individual ~automobilists
not connected with any club, not only among
other a~utomobilists but among all classes Of
citizens. urging them To communicate di-
Tectly with their Congressman In support of
the bill and 10 secure The favorable action Of
the committee and OF Congress upon the
measure. These letters have been prepared
and await only the signature OF any one who
ts sufficiently Interested In the subject to use
Whatever Influence may he az his command
to secure the passage Of this bill without the
Necessity of his eXpending any more time
or effort than may be involved in the signing
y and mailing Of such letters, unless he be
z willing to render the still more effective SER
viQe, OF writing his own personal letters ana
seadipg them TO members Of Congress-. par
t~icularfy In bis own district. and inducing
his friends to do the same"