New-York tribune., 1908-08-24
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
TO HELP GOOD ROADS.
Opponents Of Improvements to Haze
Practical Demonstration.

Through the cooperation of the Associated Au-
tomobile Clubs of New Jersey with the New Jer-
sey Automobile Trade Association. the state leu
Grafton of dealers. interesting scheme has been
planned in connection with the good roads conven-
tion to be held at Atlantic City September 70
and rs. by which there will be placed at the dis
posal of Joseph Fl. Wood. of the New Jersey
Automobile and Motor Club more than one hun
dred. automobiles for the transportation OF tiie
visitors to the convention.
According to the scheme now mapped out. free
holders the different parts of the state rodu
authorities. mayors of towns and cities ana Gu
itors OF country papers who have been hostlie 10
the spread of the good roads movement. will be
taken TO Atlantic City I'm automobiles as guests
of the motor clubs. The machines will be driven
routes selected in each case so that stretches
of bad roads as we'll as good will be included in
the run. BY this means ii is expected that true
demonstration of what has been done 20 improve
the through traffic conditions will he had
Especial emphasis will be laid upon the necessity
for building continuous routes. and not Isolated
stretches Of macadam. which do not connect WIN
the main thoroughfares of other counties Another
advantage which is expected to be gained is that
visitors to the convention will thus be made more
conversant with road conditions, and will be bet
fitted to appreciate the addresses that VIII be
delivered by experts
George Paddock president OF the trade associa-
ton said yesterday that he had been in confer
ence with Mr. Wood. and heartily approved the
plan. He had put the whole matter from the
dealers point Of view. in the care OF W h Ehls,
he said, A meeting OF the trade association VIII
be held tomorrow evening at the clubhouse 10
devise ways and means of supplying the requisite
number OF cars and drivers Touring cars are
most desired. Of their greater seating ca
pacity.
According to Mr.. Paddock's estimate, the dealers
of the state who are allied with the trade associa-
ton will furnish at least seventy-ive machines
and drivers Mr.. Wood is sure of about twenty
FIVE more cars. bringing the total up to one nun
dred Invitations will be sent out as soon as the
| dealers act and it is known approximately the the
number of automobiles that can be depended upon
Other preparations for the convention are adj
vancing fast and the officials Of the Associates
this week the list OF speakers and the place wneTs
being carried on with one of the largest hotels, Of
Atlantic City to obtain the use of its assemoly
sa IS p one 6e Of the 6 Piers
be obtained.
| An interesting programme is promised for the
| race meet TO be held under the auspices OF the
Motor Racing Association at Brighton Beach on
| September Il and r. Besides special match races
| the following contests are planned to be run:
No Two miles: open gasoens stock cars selling
No LFT. miles: open gasSIene stock ca-' selling
| No s-Ten miles: open gasoIens stock chassis
No 4@Fifty miles: open to rasosne stripped stock
miles 5, open TO EasSspe e 3 stock cars selling
No. s-Open gssolene stock cars selling from sl'2'l
| to ard including $4,000. :.
No T-Twcnty-fou endurance contest open 19
stripped stock chassis selling at S3Vt
/ all accordance win
rpecifcatnn. Gasoiens and OIL eaulpIlsn.
cataogue submitted with entry entries hhte u
| sixteen.
| The Springfield Motor Club is to hold a Hill
| climb on wilbraham Hill September H. The
| entries close on September { There are twenty
one contests on the list The first five classes are
divided according TO horsepower. from IS down to
IL and under the next six are according 10 price,
from $50 and less $1,000 and over the next IouC
are bv piston area, and the remainder free Tor a.
1 classes Some time during the week following the
| Worcester club will have another climb up Deac
Horse Hill. The date has not been settled' ou1
| will be in the middle OF the month
An .xperiment has been introduced by the Penn
| .ylvania Railroad Company o. handling freight he
tween stations large cities II truck automobiles
! That the plan is meeting w,th success seems as
sured from accounts from Philadelphia, which have
| II that between six and twelve hours has been
| saved In the handling OF packages OF freight be
| tween the stations The truck used has capacity
| of and is driven By a 6-horsepo%er eleG-
| trio motor. 1t averages about seven and hali
trips a day between kensington and Shackanla x0n
| stations carrying % tons trip, ana It's daily
| mileage averages about eight miles