Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-25
BANQuETERs HEAR
AUTO PRAISED As
BOON TO WORLD
Former Governor Stokes Caus
Motor Car Stepping Stone
to Traffic in Air.

j. b. r. Smith,, state ConlnlisSioner u
Banking and Insurance Vivian. M
Lewis, President George F. Reeve, of
the Board of Trade; Rufus L. Scott,
tr., and Colonel Austen Colgate were
the speakers at the seventh annual
banquet of the New Jersey AUTOMOBILES
and Motor Club, held in the New Audi
torium last night. More tha 800 mem
bers and guests were present, w. Give
Crosby, president of the club, acting as
POSTMASTER.
All of the speeches had the same in
tent, to impress Upon those present the
necessity of regarding the rights OF
others and of being good citizens first
and a~utomobilists afterwards.
The first speaker was former Sena-
tor Smith, who aroused gales of merri-
ment with the declaration that he had
never operated a machine of any sort
ut Is a great pleasure" aid he, ito
have the opportunity Of addressing you,
and / also rejoice that the POSTMASTER ,
has seen fit to confine me to no set
toast, but rather to allow me to run
my machine as / will, only watching
the signs of speed limits and discern
ing the place to turn. 1 have never
had the pleasure of operating a ma
chine of any sort, and it Is indeed a.
pleasure to be with you tonight. II we
could have had with us. our distin-
guished Governor he could nave told
us not only how to operate a machine,
but also how to break one. ~ ~
1.-THE great and most important
question now in the public mind is the
cost of living. Some charge it to the
tariff. but l believe that it can be
charged to the automobile and the
appetite that goes with it. g
we need dustless roads and better
automobile conditions, but it is also
our duty to make the automobile popu-
lar. We must do all in our power
to do away with the criticism that
is made possible by reckless driving
Not only must we curb ourselves, but
we must prevent. others from breaking
the speed laws.
1.-THE automobile business is a great
industry" he continued, employing
millions of men and billions of capital.
We must bring the industry to perfec-
ton so that the automobile will not
only be the greatest invention for busi-
ness. but also for pleasure, and will be
recognized by the world as such. May
we also bring it to the point where 1t
VIII DC IeCOEnlLtu as tile. STtdAtccL II
vention Of the greatest people in the
world"
Ex-G0v. stokes Speaks. 81
II am not altogether orthodox -esard-
ing the automobile" said former Cow
ernor Stokes. "for | rather lean towards
the horse. L recognize the automobile
as a stage in the evolution of transport
~tation-the, chrysalis between the hose
and the hying-machine.''
State Commissioner of Motor veh5-
clcs Smith spoke in part as follows:
Yours is the greatest automobile club IN
America. 1t Is the greatest In numbers,
! know it is greatest of all in its loyalty
to our own great State of good roads and
progressive citizenship. and as you %alrend,.
excel in ~allthese things you are soon to excel
all other motoring clubs in home comforts
You are soon to have the most elegant
home Of AMY. club In the land.
If those who are affected by the use of
automoblles-and by. this | mean those. VIII,
do not use them as well as those who do
use themzcould clearly understand of just
%sists. il they could know Just what are the
rights and dutiessof each other: there would
pc mo TT trouble mntor m vs sffsrsipg =, proper resu.
we acquire a knowledge IN these respects,
the difficulties are removed.
1t is in the accomplishment of this that,
you have labored so earnestly, and with
the scientific knowledge Mt your command.
so successfully; and it has been a great
pleasure to the department Of motor ve-t
hicles at Trenton to cooperate with you and
with all others similarly interested. The
department has conceived that the purpose
istence is to accomplish this very end. and
that the restrictions and the penalties Of
the act were only means to that end.
Outstanding. and for a higher. standard of
right and of duty in motoring. Let us APP
preach our tasks in an orderly way; aided
nor nnlN Inv fhA neft1t. - = AttA ta1s.Ff1,tnI
experiences. but by n logical consideration
OF these experiences and their consequences.
Let us undertake the study and develop
nlent or the science OF motoring ethics.
Mr.. Lewis's speech. n
The address of State Commissioner
of Banking and Insurance Vivian Nj.
Lewis was as follows: -
1t doubtless sounds. a trite truism to say
that the automobile heralds and has ac-
complished great advances in the welfare
of our State. and hence it is a natural
sequence that the men who, are Interested
In this remarkable mechanism have become
a prominent factor in the progress or our
commonwealth. r. ~
The spirit Of camaraderie which actuates
men interested In the same idea, whether
II be a blow out" on the rond or. on tho
present occasion, must serve In tinTe to
weld them into a compact force. capable
of accomplishing. much. and as your power
as automobilists grows your duty as cit
1t is a long call from John Gilpin's ride
and the memorable journey of the Zone
Hoss Shay" down to the fracturing Of
sixty seconds, which I fear some Of Won
gentlemen do In negotiating a mile when
your ,speedometers carelessly go out or
commission, but Just so, much as the pres-4
ent. day. speed dispensers have distanepd
their slower-going progenitors. equally
have their obligations to the community
Increased.
Gilpin became immortal when his horse
went wrong. The deacon's masterpiece
leaped to fame when 1t went to smash. hut
| trust and believe that this Organization
VIII strike its highest note when It's own
interests. are mingled with the conserva-
ton OF the interests OF New Jersey.
In introducing the first speaker Presi-
dent Crosby took occasion to deny the
published report that the club is dab
bling in politics. He said:
We know no Democrat. Republican
or New Idea adherent. The club is4
solely devoted to automobile matters.
Regarding the new clubhouse, 1 would
say that the directors have considered
1t wise to find new and more COM
modious quarters, -if the members wilt
support the project. 1T has been found
that sufficient funds car be raised to.
warrant the opening of subscriptions,
and it is indicated thar in q short time
we will realize -our-new home"
a vaudeville program during the eve-
ming included such performers. as .'The
Four Kentucky Girls" S~outhardN
Thompson, monologist; Edna Luby.