The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-06
UNIFORM LAWS TO
BENEFIT AUTOISTS
Federal Registration Bill viii
Be Under Discussion at
National Convention.
CONVENIENCE IN TOURING
LEGISLATORS AND MOTORISTS
PLAN TO EN- CT MEASURES.

The federal automobile registration bill,
the objects of which will be discussed by
delegates representing nearly every state
in the union at the National Legislative
convention in Washington on February
is, 10 and IL. is now in charge of the COM
mittee on Interstate and foreign COM
meTce. The bin was introduced into Con-
gress in March, 1909, by Congressman
Cocks, ana was referred TO the interstate
ana Foreign commerce committee I4e
members Of the committee which wiz be
urged by the delegates al the coming leg
islative convention 10 consider the ban
fayorably and report It into Congress for
James r. Mann, Illinois, chairman; Irv-
ing L. WanEer, Pennsylvania, Frederick
G. Stevens, Minnesota; Charles r. Town
send, Michigan, John J. EsCh, Wisconsin;
James Kennedy, Ohio; Joseph +. knOWl
and, CalfCTT ia. James NJ. Miller, Kansas;
William u. Hubbard, West Virginia. VIII
liam II. STAFFORD, Wisconsin; William l..
Calder, New York, Charles &. Washburn,
Massachusetts; William 2. Adamson,
Georgia, William Richardson, Alabama;
Charles l. Bartlett Georgia; Gordon Rus
sell Texas; ThetuS w. Sims, tennessee
Andrew j. Peters. Massachusetts.
California Is Interested.
The members of the Automobile Club
of Southern California are taking live in
tereSt in the objects of the National Leg
iSaltiVe convention, and every effort IS
being made by the club as d whole and its
llUlklludl
representatives in Congress the benefits
that will accrue to motorists and others
throughout the country by the passage Of
the federal automobile registration bill.
a letter expressing the sentiment of the
members has been sent 10 Congressman
Frank p Flint and James Mclaughlin,
from southern California, representing
the territory chiefly covered by the club.
The Congressman are told in this letter
that the club members believe that this
purpose should be furthared by all the
assistance which our club can give. In
the state of California there are 29.000 au-
tOmObieS, which at an average valuation
OF 5000 gives us property value of S5S-
OOool0. Uniform laws certainly should be
adopted for anything as important to our
country as the automobile is today
The request is also made that the Con-
gTeSSmen attend the convention meetings
in the interest of the federal automobile
bin in order say the members of the
southern California club. TO show our
loyalty TO the cause SO vital to the pub
lie welfare"
Interest in Convention.
As an indication of the growing interest
among motorists and others i'm different
parts OF tine country in the federal auto
mobile registration bill. which seeks to
provide a system of uniformity IN touring
from state TO state, some of the follow
ing extracts from letters and messages
OF announcement received by Chairman
Charles Thaddeus Terry of the legisIa-
tive board Of the A. A. 4. may prove in
teresting.
Willett L. Brown. ex-presidant of the
Automobile club Of Syracuse, writes: Il
assure YOU our club is not Indifferent to
any legislation that affects the industry
or rights of the automobiles, and you will
find US right there every time ready and
willing to assist in sane and practical
legislation"
Alonzo AIcConihe, secretary Of the
Automobile club OF Troy. saws: eve
are willing and anxious to do anything
We can here to promote a national law
and you may most certainly depend on
this club for support I'm this movement"
President Moore Of the Wisconsin State
Automobile association writes. Il am
pleased to say that 7 have just received
a letter from the Hon. William H stat
ford, representative from my district. in
which he advises me that ne will be very
glad 10 speak to some Of the members Of
the committee SO as to secure proper at
tention for the proposed federal registra-
ton bill"