The sun., 1908-04-04
medals showing the performance Of the com,
petink cars

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The National Retail Automobile Dealer,
Association which was reofganlzed during
the Chicago show lasi fall, held z meellng
for the manufacturer, for the jobber. Tor the
retail dealer and for the customer we're die.
cuseed At the meeting The Organization bad
ceased 20 cot much hgur9 unt renewed life
time II has more than 200 members scattered
from one coast To The other. The president
l. &, 2. Jenson OF Joliet, VI r. Ilokenson
Madison, W. Is ylce'presdent' Or. j g.
Ohnhsus. Fort Wayne Ind. Is treasurer
In discussing the work OF the organization
Pre- sident Ienson said;
One method NJ improving The automobile
industry will be- 10 impress he manufacturers
with the desrabilty OF selling all cars and
accessories through regular dealers rather
than direct a. 30 frequently IA done ~ preseuL
when an agent does not happen 10 be handy
to the buyer Many an owner OF car finds
himself unable 10 properly care for the car
until he acCustOnIs himself 70 II. and when he
has purchased II direct from a manufacturer
eNpectt hat the makers will send somebody 10
make the machine 10 whenever y prove.
contrary. This causes expense and delay and
the name OF many an automobile has been
given a black eye because II remained 80
much Of It's time In barn or gareee. Another
ambition OF the retail dealers Is TO show tho
benefit Of disposlnR Of sundriss through,
dealers, and In this we have to-day received
much encouragement from tire makers.
James n. Macdonald. state Highway
Commissioner Of Connecticut has written
10 the SpIeCtmpn Of the towns Of his state
saying that there seems to he mistaken
impression IN many towns that the state NJ
Connecticut has assumed the obligation Of
repairing all roads. no matter what CON
dtiou the highV avs we're IN az the time the
existing highway improvement act was
passed Ihe section Of the law. which has
created this impression reads as follows.
Whenever q road shall he Const ulC'ed IN
any town under the provisions OF this act
or has heretofore been constructed under
previous statutes relating TO good roads,
under which state aid has been granted,
the State Highway Commissioner shall here
after Keep an such roads In proper repair.
In his letter To SeleCtmcn Commissioner
Macdonald writes:
eral relative 10 This matter J hnd that his in
terpretaton " section g. relative 10 the obl-
cation Of tho state TO make repairs, is that
while the State Of Connecticut assumes under
The present law all repairs Of roads built
prior TO the passage Of this Law, and also
those that may he constructed under its pro.
visions In the future. that tho character of
the roads AT the time this Law became npar-
ativc was the determining factor for all towns
to participate. or not, hy reason oI tho tact
that every town In tho state was under con-
tract to the state Of Connecticut, and that
contract had not been set aside or abridged
roads law in 1895 down to the passage of The
present law by the Legislature OF lpO1, and
that the obligation under which the state
rests az the present time ls 70 take caro- Of
all roads from the passage of this law and
not TO hc under any obligation for the condi-
ion Of the roads vi hiCh we're passed over into
the possession Ut the state In an imperfect
condition. basing his opinion on The clear
reading OF the law and It's just interpreted ion.
"l h. character Of the answer TO The ques.
tions propouudcl by my department 70 the
several towns IN the state very clearly indicate
that la the majority OF the towns the roads
have been neglected. and IN son1o instances
~ seriously a, 10 almost threaten tho entire
destruction OF the road and praC lCally call
tor the rebuilding Of many miles OF road in
stead Of plain case Of repair.
his being true, any other Interpretation NJ
the law would suggest that towns that have
neglect ell heir roads and have not futlled
their obgat ions TO the state would make all
other towns that had made sufficient and
proper repair suffer for other toMas ,nrgll-
Rence, and an unequal and unfair distribution
Ol the state money would be The result
7 hprCiorP In accordance with ha opinion NJ
tho Attorney .6oupral. no town in the state
can receive. money from the STATE treasury
Tor any repair except from the natural wear
that has occurred on the roads of rho state
since tho passage Of Chapter 26t Of the Public
Nct' ot 1901. the present Ia" under "hlch J
operate
tCrnnsa,onor Macdonald explains HE plan
for distributing the maintenance fund of
SSu. .oOO and tells how this amount /, raised
iH the following statement We have under
tho present law for the purpose Of making
repair, In thr several towns OF the state
fund at So. .OOO year, which. with the current
and next ensuing years appropriations,
will result IN $4,000 Added 10 this sum
for repairs Is the income derived by the state
from the licensing Of AUTOMOBILES which IN
round numbers har result ed in Rppro NlWately
$50, ,0JO. ma king available for the use Of my
department for the repair Of roads in the
state SSp,nm
The members of the Ray State Automobile
Nssociqion are discussing the project NJ
holding another endurance run In the near
future. As the contest the Boston Orgqni1a-
ion conduct ed a few weeks ago proved very
II is now proposed, however,
o make tho next event q more strenuous
,faiT than the recent contest, using 4 longer
-oute and making the other conditions more
,evpTe some OF the members would like
o have a two day contest. starting from
iOstOn and going To Breton Woods in New
where they would spend thc might,
md returning 10 Boston the second day
others favor having run 10 PoTlland, Me-
md return in one day, using he New Whurypori
turnpike 10 Newburyport instead OF the
more generally used route through Lynn
Salem and lpsV iCh.