New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
NEED OF AUTOLAWS
wHATIS BEING DONE.
ur. Terry Says Demand for
Uniformity Is Gro~'ng.
charles Thaddeus Terry.

-sss demand for uniformity IN
- legislation is growing through
re country. The necessary IoF Hoie
GU. <-.,o--r legislation has been apparent
- sections and 10 the more active
y -. ,n fhe deld OF motoring for sew
...srs The American Automobile AS
es-isrton. through its legislative board.
80 recognized uhe necessity for natioilai
.ntan,obIle legislation, and what VIII C
-. ntr~es+ object lesson ever SHOWN II
.-,svscs toward this end viii be seen IN
-7-oshsnefon next ulenth when the nanona4
,.-,sla4ive convention viii be held On teo-
-ua-v Z. Is and =.
- .-,e-soan A,11ornobiIe Association has
,sen working fer several years toward Sc
50 ,,asfo--rstv in automobile laws
--a,srebv touring from one state 10 anottlef
- - made possible without the neces-
-,-,, oe securing additional registration ana
-, .,-rs fees To certain extent con-
.rs.-slle success has been accomplished
- .tsea Ines mainly through the
eTo-ts 70 induce the various STATE lesis'''-
,---e "a enact Uniform state IaWs.
y has remained. however TOT TINS ma
.so,sI legislative convention 70 crystaiilae
the efforts made II various sectlons O. lfle
cou.trv into z grand national oenioHsIIa-
.tor "a secure rot only what motorists re-
gard as thelr rights, but whlch VIII De
PRACTICAL illustration Of the growing sena-
rnerL for uniformity
The s-to-nohllists Of ne country ere
Thoroughly aroused upon thls SUBJECT In
e-e-v STATE the attention q the congress
--s2 Is being directed toward the SUBJECT
n automobile legislative uniformity. and
- poi-t IS being Insisted upon that 1t Is
- ~ t,e most important subjects that
-iu be brought 70 the attention or the na-
-sonsl legislators this session The enor-
-.eus szpsnsion CT the automobile industry
zsnau6s. Il IS believed, federal recognition
NJ lis importance, not only from a COM
-7ercial standpoint, but 70 the thousands
ct rsotc- car users who have given such
= wonderful impetus 10 long distance tour
.ug froza state 10 state. thereby arous-
fnE 70 large degree the necessity for bet
-s- roads, which has made itself manifest
cr--zg the last season by many national
szd state conventions for good roads.
4 HOST important feature OF the national
legislative convention VIII be the presence
ss delegates CT the accredited representa-
-iyez of rhe governors Of the different
states. Invitations are being sent 10 all
tie governors asking them 10 show theiy
interest IN this matter by delegaJing
IS -hs Official representatives those who
lsve genersl charge OF the motor vehicle
lsT i their respective states. Besides
these state representatives, al OF the
state associations and clubs in the country
have been requested 70 send one or more
delegates. These delegates viii show con-
cl1sive.y TIE widespread demand IN favor
q tie federal motor vehicie registration
bTl. which is 70 BE- reintroduced into Con
g-sss before the meetings OF the legislative
oc-ve,no1-
! hearing cn rt1e merits OF this bill will
q arranged during The tine that the con
vention IS n session II Washington, and
every effort VII be made 70 secure favor
able action upo1 Il n fact, the main
ctject q this convention Is 70 secure the
rassage ot this bill and also 10 bring more
clearly before the delegates the necessity
for The enactment IN -hsir respective states
q me Uniform state motor vehicle Law, the
main provisions OF which hare already been
enacted IN several STATES.
IS Z preliminary 70 the national con
vg-t-on M Terry has called the first
E.ssuzg q the new year OF the legislative
hoard ~ national headquarters, No. 81
Fifth svenue, OF January -
r. Ts-ry has recently announced the
zsnbe-E os his legislative beard fer the
Coming year Every state n the Union is
represented Among some OF ths well
know- members who have always taken
a. scLive part il automobile legislation are:
: Z. Bryan. Florida: H. Q. Smith and
Edgar Apperson, Indiana: s. .. Waldon
sao z. Z Chapin. Michigan; ?. = Staples
s1d :. 2 Gillette. Connecticut; Frank c.
Barteys Georgia; David Bsecroft and Sid
rsy :. Go-ham, Illinois. Francis 4. Hur-
tua-s. j. Robert c. cco.ey ard J. P
CogLllrs Massachusetts; Frank II. Joyce
El6 c. Il hchler. Minnesota; D-. ". B
Richardson RecL Van Tuyle, H. a Mel
drum, Oliver =. Quayie and Frank G.
Web, New York, Paul c. Wolf, Robert P.
Hooper and Powell Evans, Pennsylvania;
X. {. Crosby and r a Bonneu. New Jer-
se.'i James T Drought. Wisconsin; G. Cor
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