Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-21
AUTOMOBILE CLUB WILL
BOOST FOR GOOD
RO A D s
Organization of All Auto Own.
ers in the City Is Being
Perfected by Col
Onel Sellers.
CALL MEETING
MONDAY EVENING
All Owners Are Requested to be
Present and Give Their Views
plan Is Meeting With Gen.
erdl Favor and Is Assured
OF Success.
Ilonk! Honk!

f1Onki
The twenty-four owners OF the
thlrty-three odd devil wagons in Albu-
querque are to form a trust. IL Is not
to be a trust of the kind calling for
presidential messages. but it is to be
real live automobile organization OF
automobile men who know all about
the devilish ingenuity of the angel
makers.
~Col. ID. X. B. Sellers has started the
movement by sending out circular let
ters to all auto owners, calling for a
meeting Monday evening. May 25, at
| the office of X. Il. Putney. The auto
men will cooperate with the good
| roads men, the greater Albuquerque
men and all the boosters within the
city limits.
They propose to make auto owners
drive on the correct side of the street,
and incidentally to help enforce an or
dinance to make the owner of the
| horse, mule or burro do the same.
The auto club will be against infringe
ments of the speed limit and the an
| tics of the reckless driver. 1t will
also be prepared TO assist in enter
tanning the National Irrigation con-
gress, and honk! honk! the visitors
about the city. The club will go in
for a speedway for automobiles, for
auto drives and pleasure trips. II
will boost the auto fad oy showing
it's guests now and then just how
much pleasure IL really Is to cwn all
auto, even if one does break down
now and then.
The auto club will also affiliate
with the national club and issue club
cards to its members, giving them
| certain privileges known only to the
man who owns the horseless carriage.
Speaking of the proposed club,
| Colonel Sellers said:
1--WE hope to form an effective or
ganlzation. The auto Is a good roadi
| machine. 1t never harms 4 road
but on the contrary Its rubber tires
help to make a good, smooth road
We will have maps made Of the auto
roads in New Mexico and particularly
| in this vicinity, SO that visiting auto
lists may not mistake their way. We
will try to induce travelling auto par
ties to come through Albuquerque
We will keep a list OF garage facili'
ties, rates, etc, here for the guidance
| of all visiting autoists. We will try
to induce others to own automobiles
| We will plan auto runs. in which al
who participate will be assigned posi-.
tions in the line by drawing numbers
after a military fashion. Member,
of the auto club, holding cards, will
be asked to assist other autoists from
| other clubs on the road. when as.
sistance Is needed. To sum It all up
| we want to encourage automooiling
| dispel prejudice against the automo-
bile and auto owners, and In the end
to boost for Albuquerque just like
everyone else"
| Following is a copy of the circular
letter sent out by Colonel Sellers.
Dear Sir-Several local automobile
| owners have suggested an automobile
club to be organized for the purpose
of affliating with other state organic.
| ations and as a club to cooperate
with the good roads movement re-
Gently inaugurated in this territory
and to assist, as much as possible. In
entertaining the National Irrigation
| congress visitors this fail. aud with
that object In view a meeting OF all
automobile owners in this city IS
called for Monday evening, May 2B
at the office OF r. F.. Putney, whole
sale grocer, at s o'clock sharp. Ev-
cry owner OF an automobile is earnest
! ly requested TO be present
| ID. K. B. SELL ERS.