New-York tribune., 1909-01-06
Best Erer Held IN This City 4CCord-
ING TO Dir. MOrrcU.

The annual luncheon Of the American Motor
Car Manufacturers Association was held yeslei
da1 afternoon at the Hotel Manhattan lhere
were close TO two hundred guests in attendance
among them many we'll known men identlheo Win
the trade.
Job f. Hedges acted toastmaster' ana kep.
the guests in good humor with his usual no" '
wit The speakers were Benjamin Briscoe, chah-
man Of the association: II. Q. Smith. chairman OF
the show committee; S II. Mora, another mem
Der OF the show committee; Robert Lee Morreh'
vice-president OF the Automobile CIuo OF America
and Henry NJ. Duncan.
In the opening address Mr.. Brscoe said in part:
The American Motor Car Manufacturers Asso-
citation welcomes you most heartily and feels con- SoI
CAD to notice here Several who do not happen
he in particular household OF faith Jhoug4 I
oIosn1 sig ttosef6er t1ssf6e 10 Say
I would. did II not appear vain. congratulate the
entire automobile Industry on the great success ot
this show, but just bear With ne Wheh sdS'
They have got TO go TO beat it a.
Surely it is in attendance. IN business interest,"
manifested. in completeness Of prepaT9tG9 one 1b}s %
country. Publicly and here want to thank tfd f1e
lander Post Owen and Mora-for the gooG "orN
that they have done. 49, r,,os, ,,ni,-srsal
thought held in consection with this show " VII L;
lead up by saying that we az know I,d! .oS -
onas' 9 than to be good ones yourselves, and by
that token does the committee Of management OF
our association slime in least one RaTtc.uiar,
for II picked out not only good one nuI I'm ole
eger six and half feet tall in sincerity. IN Jugg-
ment in intuition and in energy ana IN az slSt
ro make true. a noble ana an enlClsHI
msn m Mr. Reeves on behalf of this association
and on behalf Of the exhibitors ihahK you iioS'
heartily.
n Smith. cleirrnan of the show committee.
said. in part:
cannot refrain from comparing this ,b saIRrrITi5 rGTIiS
with another held four years Sl2>: - ~ 'i fe g to
Hotel with total attendance OF l9uT ti fervI
The first meeting which had to % WIN IN toi Asso
ct i,i rng and Vet n we reflect will that the
growth this association has peeh no ool
ing hack for few years, We mn rev sIIla M, = !.
makers operating in limited way b 5m az large
YI1hesitatingly pronounced impractical and lncapa-
bic q tis inistry has already taken position
If prominence among the irst IN ne g IL
would attempt to predict its limitations nVe OF Ten
years hence?
Robert Lee Mor~eIl spoke in high terms of the
show and OF the cars on exhibition. saying;
wish to thank you first for the nvitatoIn ion You You
g9Te ga mich is have enioyed this uncheon and then
want to get down ne itio sIeeS 6a 70 and tell YOU
What fine show 1t is In my opinion " ofv Is lnf of
EsVv York, and | think ] can say that honestly
and with good grace when ! e sa+ Eear ear 9bst the
automobile show has been gyen n b me Of Kmep
lea having hand in it, so YOU see my pTaiSe b s IS
from my heart and I think IN ~ Is s,s5 "t 70 see il
nag Tbe shoW is not only beautifully decorated put
me me o nriced car is being built better and the
high priced car is getting cheaper hardy Know %
which car to hTfy fe rgand ITa Selection Of cars your
81 - ~ makes il Impossible for me to say Whlch 'af
am an nke Sled to speak about the club, but really
80 I-royU what say. You ali know Whdl 70
con con about the automobile Club of America am am
~ eoinp to talk about its principles, am h%ot nor
ro'ne 1oS to sing its praises and am not going 70
gg%e on its shortcomings, but am am simply gGng
~ tell YOU what the Automobile CUB OF AIneraCa @
a. Ing to do Whether We do IL or not / aiI
inS Ls re leave TO your criticisms We are Trying
- helm the automobile business In order 10 90 90
p,s ne need reasonable and fair teglsiatlon SO
i,a+ We can avoid these police traps and ptfaLs-
de
- have cars like their cars even better than uey
do al present by allowing them 10 IIalrlIal Ie CO
=. ~ 11raatly reduced rate: secondly we want pet
der roads which Will help your business ana 50 50
a. =. lear that the Automobile Cub OF America
Ia ,-oI,r association really working along slf-
Isr lines for the mutual benefit OF the autoiho-
bilists-
Among those in attendance were Alfred Reeves
p Pardington. A. G. BatcheIder. f. K Holan-
der r NJ. owen, Henry Ford Jenersol De MN
.r,,,rnnso, p F Olds, W G. Marmon. D. j. POST,
Marcus Nathan F II. Elliott. James Couzens. A
p Parker J. B Prindle. G. Vernon Rogers. John
G. wetmore. w. II. Van Der WORT ana FranK D.