New-York tribune., 1908-05-06
| TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
CONTENTION PLANS GROW
Three Governors May Speah at
Good Roads Meeting at Buffalo.

Tho committee from the American Automobile
Association which has in charge the arrange
ments for the legislative and good roads cOilVeh-
ton to be held in Buffalo July and 5, held an
important meeting yesterday morning Repor's
from charmen of the subcommittee We're pre-
sented showing that progress had Deeh iiau0
while requests indicated widespread interest," Inc
publicity committee then appointed Alfred Reeves
of New York. chairman. while George L bleii'
of Buffalo was appointed chairman OF the cci''i'l
tee on practical demonstrations on roaos
1t is expected that Governor Hughes, of New
York Governor Stuart, of Pennsylvania anu 1oE-
ernor Harris, of Ohio, will address the deiega4oh
at the banquet to be given on wednesday evening"
July S. Among the speakers are Joseph w. Huhtei'
State Highway Commissioner of pennsylvania w.
E McClintock State Highway Commissioner OF
Massachusetts, and Frederick Skene, state En-
gineer OF New York. -,
On Tuesday, July 7, an address OF Welcoiie VIII
be delivered by Mayor ]. N. Adams of Buffao'
who will formally extend the key OF the CITY 10 'iS
visiting motorists The first session Will be deVoteo
to a discussion of uniform automoDhe iesi'i"t'
and will be under the direction or Charles H''u
deus Terry, of New York chairman or the Aihei
lean Automobile Association legislative Doaro III
the afternoon the discussion will be given over "
the subiect of good roads, under the supervision
of Robert P Hooper, chairman OF the Ailel''oi
Automobile Association good roads BOARD
On the evening of Tuesday the delegates VIII nc
entertained at a vaudeville performance at Shea
Theatre.
fecting good roads will be further considered anu
early in the afternoon the delegates Will go on a
tour of inspection in automobiles OF 'ile l
which are under construction in the city VI nu
fsIo and practical demonstrations VIII DC given
nv road builders on the maintenance and preserVd-
ton of the highways. An important feature Vi '"iS
insnecton will be the demonstrations TO De gwen
as TO the best methods TO be followed IN preparing
the new dustless roads
At the regular monthly meeting OF the eAeCu,i'0
committee of the American Automobile Associatloh
Yesterday afternoon the Virginia State Automophe
Association vas elected to membership giving tile
American Automobile Association It's t"e''
affiliated state organization
The Automobile Club of Little Rock, Ark was
elected to club membership ard is cooperating
with the other clubs in the formation OF a staIe
association in Arkansas. A large nuInpei VI 'Nu1
vidual members also elected
resolution was adopted designating the second
week in June as the period during which the OUT
ings to the orphans by the American Autoiiioo"o
Association clubs should be given, ana II Is en-
pected that a large majority OF the au'oiloone
clubs throughout the country will conform 10 'ilS
action In the absence of President Hotchk1ss, L"
r. Speare of Boston, presided at the meeting anu
others in attendance were George +. farrlhS' 'h'
Robert P. Hooper, Stanford l. HAYNES faui T.
Wolff A G. Batchelder and F. II. Elliott
David Beecroft, vice-chairman and secretary OF
the technical board, was requested to assume tne
duties of the craftsmanship pending the appoint
maut of a successor to II. II. Van Slcklen, whose
resignation was accepted with regret
The rules which have been drafted by the teen
nicai board were referred to committee consist
Ing, of Frank G. Webb Alfred Reeves, NJ. j. Bud
long and + H. Elliott to consider, revise and adopt
with instructions to publish as soon as practlcaDIe-
II is quite possible that result or the recon-
mendation of Frank H. Joyce, of the Minnesota
State Automobile Association, all American Auto
mobile AssocaSon members VIII soon carry an
appropriate emblem the radiators of their cars
1t was suggested that the adoption OF such an EN-
flarn Of The twenty-four affiliated American Auto
mobile Association state associations would estao-
Iisb a bond of union between all touring motorists
and would be a splendid advertisement for the ma
1ional state and local organizations
The nomination Of Powell Evans. president or
the Automobile Club OF Philadelphia. as member
of the executive committee Of the good roads board
was dulv confirmed II decided to hold a di-
ractors' meeting at Buffalo on June 2
Mrs F. F. Teape ana Mrs Vera MacheiVie' OF
Sand Point Idaho will leave Portland, Me. on
Nav Il for a transcontinental automobile run 10
Portland Ore IS the longest trip ever attempted
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