New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
TO DISCUSS SPEEDING.
Auto Club of america to Hare Dele
gates at To-day's Nassau Meeting. ]


AT meeting of the board OF governors Of tho
Automobile Club OF America yesterday efcsr1oca
the office Of J. Pierpont Morgan It detsr-
mined to send W. ". Niles representative %
the club to the conferences Of the supsrv1sors OF
Nassau County. to be held In MtneoIa tsis morning
The conference has been called by the Supervisors
10 consider OF preventing reckless autor1oois
driving the public highways The AutoraobIls
Club Of America has always been opposed TO such
driving on public roads used by horses and horse
drawn vehicles. and Mr.. Niles will assure the
Supervisors OF the clubs willingness TO cooperate
with them IN any measures which VIII achieve this
end The club has already put itself record Ia
this matter by suspending two members who we're
guilty of this offence
The governors also adopted strong resolutions
condenning dangerous grade crossings IN this srass
as being the cause OF many fatal accidents They
called the Public Service Commission Of the fst
and ID districts to take steps TO elirninats thess
grade crossings a necessity for ths safety OF
the community The resolution requests the COM
mission to require the roads to place gates fax
men at these dangerous crossings until they have
been eliminated
Interest among the little fellows wax aroused
yesterday over the proposed small-car 70 be
held at Savannah Thanksgiving Eve Robert
Lee Morrsll. chairman OF the contest committee
OF the Automobile Club OF America said thar
while the advisabiIity Of holding smaJl-car
had been passed on by the governors. IL had been
left absolutely to his COMMITTEES TO orgauizs the
race IL there seemed to be demand for such q
contest
while my committee will not meet TO orxarfzs
the smali-car for another week said Mr..
Morrell. st is practically certain that the demand
for this kind OF contest will universal that
instead of taking the initiative IN this mat
ter IT will be forced upon US by popular demand
Nowhere else. and at other time. than at sa-
vannah could g smalI-car obtain the pub
hciry from technical newspaper the crowds
OF interested automobile buying spectators.
THE fact that We purpose TO hold this race
the day before the Grand Prize insures 1arzs
crowd. and a ten-mile quadriIateraI can be
easily picked out OF the long course. and off,
cias and police viii be the spot for the biscar
race. the expense Of such contest WI be uorni-
nal. Hence. shall be enabled 10 charge only
nominal entry fee, which should prove attractive
10 the srnan-car manufacturer
Asked TO whether there would be a big
entry list Of American cars IN the Grand Prize.
Mr. MorreII said that he knew positively OF ten
American entrants. besides those OF eighteen for
eigners.
The American AutomobIIs Association con-
tinued Mr.. MorreI has very adroitIy shifted the
fight from its own shoulders those OF the
manufacturer. and 1 expect 1t will take little
time for the manufacturer to realize that he Is
the goat. Racing men chary about making
entry for either race participation in the Van
derbilt might lead disqualification at the hands
of the International Recognized Clubs This
might prevent the manufacturer from entering
foreign competitions. which OF necessity he will
have to enter in order TO secure foreign outlet
for his surplus product
At meeting yesterday of the show corunitte. OF
the Ninth National Automobile Show. be held
Madison Square Garden. january Is 3. final
plans fo- the decoration scheme were approved and
the contract for the decorative work awarded to
the s r Ball Company. This makes the fifth auto
mobile exhibition held IN the Garden which has
been decorated by Mr. Ball and the success OF the
former shows IS earnest Of what may be
pected in converting the Garden into exhibition
A new method was adopted by the show commit
tee in making the selection for their decorations
this year 1t was the idea OF getting something
unique and different IN color scheme and general
theme to present the automobiles to the public in
the best possible In the past the show
committee has asked the various decorators for
plans and estimates for decorations. this year
the supervision Of the work was placed IN the
hands of architect. ". ". Knowles A practical
and architectural theme, consisting OF plans and
specifications drawn BY Mr.. Knowles and ap-
proved by the committee After the acceptance OF
this plan it submitted various decorators
for bids.
A New York City Young Mems Christian As.o-
citation again led the branches Of the United States
in it's educational department According 10 data
just compiled by the international COMMITTEES the
West Side Branch had in its vocational and other
educational during the last year 2077 differ
ent students. The nearest competitor was Boston
with 1765: the Twenty-thrd Street Branch with
1.7Ss and Chicago. with 1864 At West Side
the largest attendance in the automobils
school, where S41 chaufTeurs. and prospec-
tive took courses The real estate school
with z3. came next. and the building courses had
a enrolment of 50. This the second wear thas
the West Side has had the largest Young Mems
Christian Association educational department. in
the country. ha wing risen the last eight Years
10 first MA