Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-14
AUTO DEALERS
JOIN CRUSADE
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MEET TONIGHT TO WORK FOR
GOOD ROADS
DESIRE TO ATTRACT WEALTHY
CLASS OF TOURISTS
Suburbs and Country Towns Are
Pushing the Propaganda Most
Energetlcally and In 5usi-
nesslike Manner


good roads movement tonight and with
their well known push and energy it
Is certain that the progress Of the
campaign will be accelerated and
pushed with a vim, after they get into
good working order. W. e. Bush, pres
ident of the Auto Dealers association,
has called a meeting for tonight at the
Harrison garage, and then and there
the crusade viii be launched.
Besides Mr.. Bush, A. p. Fleming,
chairman of the good roads auto COM
mittee, and +. w. Blanchard VIII be
present. and there will be several more
of the heads Of the campaign, includ-
ing President Charles ID. Daggett.
Maps of the proposed roads viii be
on hand and the outline of the system
will be fully explained, together with
the character OF the roads to be con-
structed, their availability to auto own
ers and their service to the general
public.
The dealers will be asked to assist In
the campaign fund, to talk good roads
and impress upon their customers the
need Of voting July 80 for the $S,5o0oOO
bond issue, and will be shown the ad-
visibility of utilizing every machine
possible to get voters to the polls on
election day.
It is practically certain that the deal
ers will "come through" in fact, one
big garage already has offered the use
Of it's entire stock OF machines for July
80, including chauffeurs. 1t will also
supply machines for immediate cam
paign purposes to take speakers about
the county. The others will scarcely
do less, so the aid of the auto men
Is certain. Already gasoline row. Is
brilliant with buttons; maps are in
many garage windows, showing the
road plans, and the owners and demon
strators are talking rock highways as
a legitimate feature In the selling OF
machines to customers.
The dealers point out that the good
roads systetm will be the great argu-
ment in bringing wealthy eastern auto
lists out here during the winter season
with their machines. The one-almost
the only--attraction of Florida to these
tourists is the magnificent system OF
shell roads, over which they can run
their autos with good success. When
appealed to In behalf of this region
they exclaim over the delightful eli
mate, the scenery and the general
beauty of 1t all, but Immediately add
that all OF. this is of small worth to
them, as they cannot tour on the vile
roads here, view the landscape with
any enjoyment. Thus the auto dealers
lose the patronage of these wealthy
people and the county loses the money
that would pour out in golden nooo
from them. were they here.
Beat FIorIda's Roads
The dealers note this condition most
keerly and are alive to the Importance
of eliminating it. Good roads of rock,
dustless and mudless, they say, would
be the one argument to bring this class
of tourists here and would counter
balance the shell roads OF Florida,
which cannot compete with macadam
highways.
At the same time, properly built
highways of this sort would remove
the objections OF the farmers to auto
touring, as they would permit machines
to pull out for teams without danger
Of miring, upsetting or smashing, as
must be the case on soft dirt road
of narrow width.
C. H. Eberle of Downey editor Of
the Champion, was In yesterday ar
ranging for a public meeting In his
town and seeking to secure autos for
election day use to fetch in the farm
ers. Mr.. Eberle says Downey will be
strong for the good roads and thinks
it's 3eO voters will be practically unan-
imous as soon as they understand the
proposition. A meeting with speakers
from this city is expected to be ar
ranged for next week.
The University Improvement asso-
citation viii hold good roads meeting
Thursday night in the university dis
trict aud the same night the South
Hollywood association will meet in
that region. Speakers will elucidate
the good roads plan to each assembly.
p. j. Beveridge of Hollywood, chair
man of the campaign committee for
work in towns outside of Los Angeles,
has organized almost every precinct,
and in most of them has an active
committee at work boosting for good
roads. The following towns and dis
tricts, with their chairmen, show the
active work that has been done:
Acton, H. L. Houser; Alhambra, s.
W. Champion; Azusa, Ward A. Ste
vens; Altadena, George #. Ross; Bur
bank, E. A. Fisher; Covina, John
Houser; Compton, j. Lee Shepard;
Colegrove, C. S. Albright; Claremont,
H. +. Wire; Chatsworth Park, F. M
Wright; Downey, Grey M. Skidmore;
Duarte, Capt. w. w. Bacon; El Monte,
p f. Coggswell; Glendale, j. A. Sher-
er; Gardena, G. Tanning; Glendora, j,
ID. Dyer; Garyanza, w. r. Lindsay;
Hollywood, ]. E. Williams: Huntington
Park, D. r. Lyons; Inglewood, w. H.
Kelso; Lordsburg, Henry l.. Kurtz;
Lamanda Park, c. L. Mills; La Can
ada, somes; Lankershim, w, G. We'd
dington; La Verne, L. H. Bixby; Mon
rovia. r. r. Davisson; Moneta, G. 7.
Paine; Monte Vista, j. G. Cushman;
Newhail. Judge POWELL Ocean Park,
H. B. Eakins; Pasadena, Thomas Ear
ley; South Pasadena, r. w. Pridham
Palms, James p. Ward; Puente, George
Cross; Palmdale, r. C. Fenner; Re-
dondo, Harry Ainsworth; Ravenna, +.
b. Lardner; Sawtelle. w, e. Sawtelle;
Sherman, John F. Day; Soldiers home,
Capt. L. M. Lambert; Santa Monica,
T. H. Dudley; Sunland. M. e. Shelley;
Sierra Madre, N. H. Hosmer; Spadra,
A. I. Currier; San Dimas. W. A. john
stone; San Fernando, ]. T. Wilson;
Tropico, D. H. Imlar; Wilmington, c..
A. Brazee; Whittier. L. Scolheld East
Whittier, S. w. Barton; Prospect
Park, L. A. Newman.
Long Beach and adjacent territory
Harry Barndollar is looking after, with
several able assistants in each place.
Other places not named have not re-
ported as yet, but committees have
been formed in all Of them.
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