New-York tribune., 1908-08-06
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
PREPARING FOR SHOWS
Improving Roads in Jersey-Neu
Quaker City Club.

At the regular monthly meeting OF the sx..,.--
committee of the National Association a. 49,.
mobile Manufa cturers, held yesterday one a. =.
most important matters considered was the 49,
of the show committee. which during the -
ing had held meetings with Messrs. Brisco4 s,,I,r
Owen, Bartholomew and Reeves. Of the Ar,srs.,,
Motor Car Manufacturer Association and -
D. J. Post. representing the motor and secszso-
manufacturers. relative 20 Chicago snow arrs7r,-
ments and other details
In accordance with a resolution adopted A. =.
July meeting. the show COMMITTEES had prs,a-,s
and had submitted the committee OF the Ars-s
can Motor Car Manufacturers Association A -.
method Of allotment Of space, which plan was a.
malIy declared acceptable by the show conrr-,..
Of the last named organization and was s1,T
adopted
The allotment OF space will take pIacs a. =.
Offices of the National Association OF Agtorosg,
Manufacturers Each applicant will be entslsd }.
attend in person OF by proxy and take psrt IN
a drawing fos order OF allotment. subject IN ~.
classification arranged by the executive committee
After the drawing applicants may. IN their tlr,
make selections OF space Should the executive
committee place in any class applicants who ara
members of the National Association OF Automoails
Manufacturers and other applicants who are nor
members, the members shall draw first members
of the American Motor Car Manufacturers' Asso-
citation and the Association of Licensed Autouoos
Manufacturers second and other applicants last
Anv applicant may. in his turn. select space
in any class lower than that 70 which he has been
assigned by the committee any space in 4
higher class which has not been previously selected
special committee appointed to consider and rsc
onnend the adoption Of standard form of rim
presented a detailed report and samples Of a rin
which has been pronounced satisfactory oy ths
associations experts and decided upon its adcp-
ton subject to the consumnation OF satisfactory
commercial details.
Sanctions were granted for the shows TO Be hel:
at Madison Square Garden the third week ot
January by the Association Of Licensed AutomooIs
Manufacturers and at the Grand Central Palace
in the first week of January By the American
Motor Car Manufacturers Association
Ar a recent meeting of the New Jersey Automo-
bile and Motor Club. OF Newark. lengthy discus
sion took place regarding the Improvement OF GER
tain streets in Newark and the rebuilding OF the
nevu nlank road Horace A BOnnel one OF thu
trustees who is also secretary OF the AsSociated
Automobile Clubs Of New Jersey. said that action
should be taken at once in regard TO tne quesCohs
a committee was appointed TO see the Board of
Public Works and resolution was passed recon-
mending that the City of Newark use smooth
and noiseless pavement. instead OF the ou'ol-1@''
harsh and destructive stone pavement
In regard 70 the plank road. the trustees said
that committee representing the club had been IN
touch with the situation for some months; tnar
Joseph II Wood one Of the trustees chairman OF
that committee had done considerable Work Win
the freehoIders Of Hudson and Essex counties anu
that an almost complete understanding now exists
that work will be taken up actively this fan and
the road rebuilt by the two counties Win us
Public Service Corporation. whose trolley cars uss
the roads. as a third contributor to the cost
II ia expected that the railroads will be allowed
to maintain grade crossings OF otherwise delsF anu
endanger vehicuIar pedestrian traffic over the
road, but that question will be finally deeioeo
shortly
Word comes from Philadelphia that the auto
mobile writer's and automobile advertising sohcols
of the Silent City have organized club which ls
to be known as THE Shock Absorbers- II seems
that IL all came about so suddenly to the men N
this city that the information was received oy
them as something of shock. Evidently tne
Philadelphia boys following the footsteps ol
their co-orkers in this city, VINO for the last rev
years have a club which is mighty strong accord
ing to those whose chief object IS knocking.
whether the Quaker men will follow the latter idea
remains to be seen. There is only one regret l0r
the men who earn their living here by tne same
means over the newly organized club and tIal .
that AZ Hiscock who will probably oe n1ads oL'
of the oasf officers in the club. may ma MS Vs'9
TO this city few and far between. owing 10 tne m
portant work that he will probably have TO carry
out in the duties OF his new office JACK 0u'i-
ness often calls him here. the excuse goes anu
being of the good and easy kind ne IS Nei1oi -
with both hands However. there IS hOlnins -
good wishes for the success or IHe HV Ni-N -
the New York bunch.
The object of the newly organized ciuo Is 70 VIZ W.
in the interest of the sport. and tnc1denJaAs Pr
mote good fellowship The membership mas - -
limited to makers Of automobile news ana soi'O''
OF automobile advertising
The members will meet once week at their head
quarters in the Bingham House The menD
are c. A. Woolson. E. L. Gilchrist, Z k- LeaeH-
H Mex White Robert Turner, H W snais
Harry Lasher John a. C1eary. Jack HiscocA' - : y
Minford. George w Daley. G BlaekTllan Di'A 49,
and Harry J. DeBear-