The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-27
Each Club Having Membership
in the A. A. A. Will Have Rep
reSentation on Boards.
GOOD ROADS CAMPAIGN
In STATE LEGISLATURES
Work of Committees and Mem
berS of Associations Is Pro
ducing Great Results.

All clubs Of the American Automobile
association, which has now established
itself in thirty-nine states as well as in
the District Of Columbia and the
Hawaiian islands. will. when an amend.
ment TO the constitution. suggested by
President l., K. Spearc, is adopted at
the Forthcoming annual meeting in
New York City, have representation on
all four national boards-good roads,
touring, legislative and contest-in ud-
dltion to furnishing member of the
directorate. The proposed constitution
al change has met with practically
unanimous approval, and hence its adop-
tion seems assured
By the new plan, the chairman Of
club committees will automatically be-
come members of national boards hav.
ing similar functions This will give
every organized club voice and vote
on all national boards. and likewise
supply country wide sources of informa-
tlon and cooperation whenever occasion
arises for prompt and effective action.
One of the most recent accomplish
ments of the American Automobile asso-
citation 1ocal-state rational plan, is the
passage of an amendment to the Yer
mont law, which duplicates the wide
open reciprocity clause of the New York
statute. This means that Vermont will
reciprocatc in registration without limit
to any state responding In like quantity,
and in n limited form to those calling
for specified number of days The
hospitable amendment was sought by
the Automobile club Of Vermont. OF
which Colonel W. W Brown of Spring
field is president; S. s. Ballard. score
tary. and James NJ. Boutwell,. Montpe-
her, chairman of the legislative com.
mittee. Secretary Of State Bailey had
said at the annual meeting Of the State
club that be was in favor of placing
Vermont In the opendoor list, and that
he would support> any measure having
this object in view.
In the keystone state. the Pennsyl-
yanIa motor federation supplied another
indication of organized results in Sc
curing anteelection promises from
legislative candidates, which would in;
sure the passage of needed good
roads law. President Robert p. Hooper
and Secretary Paul G. Wolff were given
the unanimous assistance of the fedora
tion s clubs throughout the state, with
results that were most gratifying
The Associated Automobile clubs Of
New Jersey pursued persistent cam
palRn In such an directive manner that
it would seem tO be practically assured
that the obnoxious registration provi-
sion in the law of that state would be-
come a thing of tho past during the
forthcoming session of the legislature
In carrying on tho labor, President
Joseph IT. Wood and Secretary. n, A.
Bonnell were accorded support from all
the clubs in the state organization,
while the dealers association rendered
valuable assistance.
The American Automobile association
board will carry on active work in the
various states of the country where the
automobile laws have yet to be brought
into satisfactory condition and Chair
man Charles Thaddeus Terry reports
that his board has contributed various
kinds of assistance in more than a
dozen states during the past month or
so. That the winter will be All ex-
ceedingly lively ono in regard to au-
tomobile legislation is prcsagcd by the
activities that are now becoming ap-
parent. The efforts viii include the
betterlng Or old laws and the establish
ing Of statutes where none now exist,
with the campaign including uniformity
as the KEYNOTE
The subject Of good roads is COM
manding country wide attention, with
the automobIlists carrying on the great
er part of tho work.