New-York tribune., 1910-02-01
URGE MORE ROADS
AUTO CLUB DINNEh'
Ijeut. Govcrnor of Illinois
Speaks against Uaterrdys.

More than six hundred members ana
their friends attended the eleventh afnua'
dinner Of the Automobile Club OF Arnefioa
held IN the grand ballroonl Of the "aioorl
Astoria last evening. 6ehnd the speaker
tables were large American flags and one
bearing the colors of the Autonoeie Ciup
of America FROM the ceiling were strung
severa, miniature aFships, evidently o"ihs
to C'ega H. Curtiss. the aeronaut, oelns
one ri re guests Of homer.
fa-;,,enant Governor = Y. Sherman OF
Illinois, in his speech on Motive Power
took a few raps at inland waterways proj-
sets. He said:
A man ia possesses good mary ,g- peop,e m,sn1
about inis and vYeys as remedy III ror ., msny rs;iy
i5s rosds Among nEKe 'h7 dese ' inland %stsrvays
schemes are aGuatie dreams. Gulf steam
ers ma jeEtically riding Tssh water ssIsss
ia brio for bond issues Of millions Ih9
only realities visible at the cno OF sueh - -
perenGes are written Souvenirs 5e.[Ins sd ss we we
are about tsyes we voted ts buy the most
colossal gold brick ever handed out 10
III Ili4"T 3rd fs sfase en- fe sea
public expenditure IL would saiesudra 'h7
state.
alton faf waterways by calling the move
ment a means of lowering railroad rates.
We are invited to regulate raiiways eS
nyseIf by lifting myself over the fence py
my boot straps. The regulation OF ran
roads will be by law ard not py the taa
alton of preperty owners. small ana large.
Farmers who have been sensitive ABOUT
heavy country road taxes seem 70 nane ..e
overlooked the movement. me s-",V.u,uoo .ooa
lately voted and sought to be used 10 scoop
out an endless avalanche Of mud In illnals
would build four thousand miles OF hard
road at $4,000 n1iie-rnore than Yen "a Ggat ~
Illinois to the seutheFnmost tips ceuia oe
puiit with 1T, +.
sounds we'll The cool splash Of waves Is
vague and sstisfying-ne dirt, no dust ana
vafiegated scenery. Probably no one knows
It better than the statesmen who pictured
the chrome to our thirsty souls IL is time
to wake up all who drive horses OF auto
mobiles or go afoot.
Among the other speakers were Charles
A Tovne "The Effect of the Automobile
on the Conscience, Pockets and Morals of
the People: Martin W. Littleton, The
Ideal Relation Between the Man Who
Rides In an Automobile and the One VINO
Walks and Charles A. Moore. "A Histo-
rian's Views as to the Future of the Auto
mesiie.'
Others at the speakers tabls were Gel
gate Heyt Frederick d. Underwood. j. b.
r. Smith. First Deputy Fire Commissioner;
corporation louH5ei SfcHibdlu ~ " dtSoiif
Major General Leonard Wood. Ebert H.
Gary president of the Automobile Club OF
America Rear Admiral Joseph b. Muir
dock Cornelius Vanderbilt. Police Commits
sieney William r. Rs r. Judge Warren W.
Foster Certlandt F'ieId Bishop, William III,
Page E. Rand HeIiander. Albert r. Shat
tuck and Schuyler Skaats Wheeler.
Among those present were Emerson
Brooks Charles r. Flint, Peter FeseTty,
Harry Fosdick, Alan r. Hawley, William
B. Huriburt, Thomas ". Lamont. Adolph
IewisehH Thomas T. Moore. Robert Lee
Morrell Dave Hennen Morris. Richard t.
Newton. Cart Fl. Page, OrFel A. Parker, f.
S. Partridge. Albert PIaut, Alfred Reeves,
A c. Batebelder. A. J.. Riker, Percy Roeke-
felier, ]. f. Roosevelt, Henry Sandersen.
F. f. Schwarzkopf. William +. Sheehan,
William Skinner, George f. Smith, c. r.
Tea boldt Charles P. Tower. Inglis NJ Up
reen. II. Fl. VFeeland, II. A. Weatherbee,
William G.. McAdee. Alfred Ely, Charles
Edwa rd Iucke, Winthrop r. SeaTTitt, Wal
dren Williams, William Fierson Hamilton.
George Moore Smith. Edwin J. Rerwihd,
George ". Perkins Winsle~ Tracy Will
iams. James J.. Breese, Herbert S. Csrren-
ter, r. F. Outeaut. Philip T. Dodge. Alfred
c. Dale, J. G. Robin. J. Horace Harding.
Frederick q. Bourne A. J. Inderneden, ".
c. Kirby DR.. Seymour Oppenheinler. A. l..
McMurtry, s. NJ Butler, nj. ]. Budlong,
George G. Boldt, J. r. Denasr William
Hawley Henry II. Law and e. l.. Thomas.