Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
RESUME OF AUTO
CLUB OF so. CAL.
tcon.inued from pnse One,

bers, is vested the sole authority of
granting what is known as the "A. A.
A. sanction for automobile contests of
whatsoever nature. The control and
jurisdiction of it's sanctioning power
are not only approved, but backed up by
the three great automobile manufaC-
turing associations, which represent
combined capital of $lS5, 000 1t is
the duty of this contest board and the
advisory committee, appointed from
the Manufacturers Contest association,
to see that the rules and regulations
adopted by the local racing bodies are
in keeping with those adopted by the
national organization, and also to see,
when prizes are offered with a stated
cash value, that such prizes have the
actual value as stated. This contest
board, with advisory committee, is
pledged to be absolutely thorough and
impartial in its rulings, and will al
ways use its good offices to disentangle
any complications that may arise
among local promoters whose plans
may not be thoroughly in harmony
with the national idea Thus is given
a national status to the records made,
while at the same time it opens the
way for contesting drivers to enter
national and international events
which would not be the case with
drivers and cars making meritorious
records upon unsanetioned courses.
Mr.. Roy P. Hillman, vice president
of the Automobile Club of Southern
California, is the representative of the
contest board for Southern California,
and all sanctions and racing officials,
who must be club members, are ap-
pointed by him.
Executive Department
The executive department is vested
In d directorate of nine men chosen
because of their good, sterling quail
ties in the business world. George B.
Ellis Is president, Roy p Hillman
vice president and Charles B. Hopper
secretary and treasurer The other
directors are Messrs. L. n. Sale, J. J.
jenkins, Fred L. Baker, II. w. Keller,
+. o. johnson and Charles G. Andrews.
AS the club is a Southern California
organization, it has established ad-
visory boards in the different towns in
Southern California. whose official
head is constituted the consul These
consuls are:
San Diego-F. w. Jackson.
Santa Ana-W. L. Tubbs.
Riverside-W. L. Peters.
San Bernardino-A L. Drew.
Oxnard-Major ]. A. Driffiu
Long Beach-A. NJ Goodhue.
These men all serve the club freely
with no compensation Of any kind and
to one on the inside as the winter. it
is a wonder that they give so much
attention to the clubs business. It
shows that the spirit of philanthropy
is not wholly dead in the American
business man, and that no matter how
busy a man may be he can still listen
to the call of duty.
Benefits Derived from the Club
The Automobile Club of Southern
California is doing all in its power
to regulate and eliminate the many
hardships under which the motorists
are laboring. First and foremost of
these is the logging of the main ar
teries of travel in California south of
San Francisco with the clubs signs.
The club has spent $25, 900 On this work
alone, and from the Mexican border
on the south to the gates of San Fran
cisco on the north may be seen these
symbols of the clubs activity. In the
Sunday edition of The Herald of Sep
tember 26, 1909, may be found a very
we'll written article on the clubs signs,
and without fear of contradiction il
may be said that nowhere in the
United States has such good work
been accomplished along these lines.