Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-30
TALK OF AUTO SPEEDWAY
One thousand Owners VIII be Asked
To Subscribe 500 Each TO Con-
struct Saltair Boulevard.

Are there one thousand owners Of
automobiles in salt Lake who would
be willing 20 put up 500 each for the
building OF a private automobile speed
way 70 Saltair? And for the speedway
IL could be said that it would be 80 feet
wide, with l0-fOOt slopes on each side,
would run over one OF the finest level
stretches In the country, and would
afford opportunities 70 open the speed
lover 20 the limit with never a need to
fear sunken chuck hole or bumpy
crossing.
The automobile course can be built
but only II some way 10 finance IL
Is devised, and this IS the way tn II
the officials OF the Utah Automobile
club have hit upon 10 submit 20 the
members.
The boulevard 20 saltair was the
principal thing discussed at a meeting
of the Automobile club directors at the
Commercial club last night. Besides
deciding on the plan OF Issuing stock
in the boulevard at 500 per share, the
Automobiles decided 70 go over the
route at once and see just the nature
Of the construction problem. com
mlttee, consisting OF Ben Davis T.. ID.
Miller, NJ ID. JOsephs. o. il. Hewlett,
T.. j. Westcott Or. W. r. Beer, and
}. t. Langford, was appointed 20 so
over the course at once, ln company
with number OF practical engineers.
The name OF tho club was changed
from the salt Lake Automobile club TO
the Automobile club Of Utah. 10 mako IL
state wide in scope, and for the same
reason the initiation fee was dropped
from $50 20 SO.
bin 90 be- submitted 20 the legis-
lature providing for tho registration
0f automobiles. was discussed and re-
ferred 70 a legislative committee, with
instructions Co submit III % the legs-
ature. Tho BIN in part is as follows;
Section !. Every owner Of an auto
mobile shall. for every such vehi 'le
owned by him. file in tNe office of the
secretary OF state a statere1t OF his
name and address. with a brief descriD.
ton o. the vehicle 10 be registered, In
Guiding the name OF the maker. fac
tory number style OF vehicle and mos
tor power on "a blank TO be prepared
and furnished by such secretary Of
state for that purpose. Tho fling fee
shall be s..
After providing in sections 2. g. and 4.
for the issuing OF "a seal Of registration
bv the secretary of state the bin proc
Nides as follows for machines owned by
dealers:
~
automobiles shall register one vehicle
0f each style or type manuiartur d or
dealt iu hy him. ana be entitled 90 a.
many duplicate registration seals for
each type on stvle Ho manufactured OF
dealt iu as DE may desire ON payment
of au additional Zee OF go cents FOR each
duplicate seal. m a registration seal
and corres bonding number shall there
after Do affixed 90 and be- displayed on
cNery vehicle OF such type or Btyls as
u thIs section provided while such We
hIcle ia being operated on the puhiis
highways. 10 shall be- deemed a sum
Client oomuliance with the subdivision.
0f tniE act until each vehi rle shall
solid or Dee for hire. Nothing in THIS
section shall be construed 90 apply "a
au automobile employed by manufac-
Juror or dealer f1r private use on for
hup"
Tine uDyt three sections provide pen
allss for failing to rave an autom -
hln licensed. while eeefi0n 3 relates 10
Goo Licensing of chauneursi
"EtrrY person hereafter desIrlng 10
Operate nn automobile a. "a chaun ur
Shall mo in the office % the secretary
of slate on a blank 40 b. suppl "a by
such secretary statement which shall
Include hlf name and address and the
trade name ana motive power of the
uui0m0hncs hc m able to onerata. and
/ shall pay % registration fee Of 81. POO
Vldod. that this section shall not ply
fo private owners wishing to 0ro ate
/ their oNn cars