New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
TIMELY AUTOTOPlCS
GROWTH OF n. Il. Il.
Teras and alabama added to
Role of Membership.

Thrty-three state organizations arc now
Included in the membership OF the Aneri-
can Automobile Association. Texas and Ala
bama were added TO the roll at the monthly
meeting OF the executive committee at the
national headquarters No. 437 Fifth avenue.
yesterday Another addition was the Auto
mobile Club OF st. Louis, with some four
hundred members. which joined as an un-
federated club, and which subsequently Will
be included In the formation of a Missouri
state association. President Lewis r
Speare presided at the meeting.
Charles r. Terry, chairman OF the legis-
lative board indicated in his report that
the national legislative convention at Wash
ington. on February Is, IS and IT, will make
for good in connection with this important
work Of the association.
George C. Diehl. chairman of the good
roads board, explained the plans of his de-
partnlent for the coming year, and obtained
a substantial appropriation for the carrying
on OF its work Reference was made to the
national good roads convention. to be held
In st. Louis next fall.
s. NJ. Butler. chairman of the contest
board. reported that the 1910 competition
rules were practically ready for the consd-
Grafton OF the executive committee. and
that the number of applications for sane
tions exceeds by far any previous list ever
filed thus early In the season.
Powell Evans. of the touring information
board. presented some facts and figures
which made clear the certainty of future
activities Of considerable scope.
George B. Ellis. president of the Automo-
bile Club of Southern California CLOS An
geles), and John n. Brooks. of the Con-
recticut State Automobile Association, were
elected members OF the executive commit
tee, and the nominations of the following
directors by their respective clubs were also
approved: DR.. T.. w. Omensetter. North
Wildwood On. j. Automobile Club; Walter
h. Edge, Atlantic City Automobile Club; ]. j.
Hinners Edgewater-Fort Lee Automobile
Club; Edward c. Smith. Automobile Club
of Vermont; William e. Cioucher, James,
town On. " Automobile Club. and J. B.
McMurrich. Oswego Automobile Club
The next meeting of the executive COM
mittee will take place at Chicago early in
February.
The rapid and successful rise in the auto
mobile industry Of John n. WHY'S. presi-
dent of the WHY'S Overland Company, was
the chief theme at luncheon given by F.
A. Barker, general sales manager, to a
number of writer's on automobile subjects
at the Cafe Martin yesterday. Among the
guests were newspaper men from other
cities who are attending the automobile
show. 1t was told how, two years ago,
Mr.. WHY'S marketed three hundred and
eighty cars, while to-day this same man is
building twenty-four thousand machines,
the sales of which will amount to S24, 900, ,000
A. D. Lasker. president of the Lord &
Thomas company. told how his company
had got hold of the Overland contract for
advertising, and what 1t intended to do
with it. He spoke of the value OF a6ver-
tising, and considered the growth of the
automobile industry the most sensational
in commercial line in the history of the
country. Mr.. WHY'S had a few remarks to
make when called upon. A. G. Batcheldor
was toastTnaster. Several others spoke
One Of the veterans Of the automobile
industry, who is considerably more "alive"
than many of the younger blocds of the
business. who is at the show in the Gar
den selling cars, is w. E. Wright, vice
president of the Knox Automobile Com
pany. Mr.. Wright has been actively yet
quietly connected with the industry since
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