The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-12
AMONG The AUTOMOBILISTS
MOTORISTS PAY WORE THIN
SNARE FOR FINING ROADS.
President BIsseII Of Newark club says
Al Wear on Highways Cannot Be
charged to Automobiles, ~ Horses
and WAEons DO some Of the Damage.

1T 10 urged that the revenue derived
from automobile licenses does not keeu
our roads In repair. says Clarence n. Bis
| sci, president Of the New Jersey Automobile
and Motor Club. at Newark That may
be true. but dare say that the amount OF
/ our annual revenue from licenses added
| to the amount Ne spent for road repair
| when the highways were devoted entirely
to wagon travel would more than meet
New Jerseys annual expenses in this re-
gard
In other words. all the wear ana tear
! on hishways should not ha charged 10 the
automobiles There are more horses and
wagons on the roads than ever before,
and hey are responsible for some portion
Of the unavoidable destruction IN a. taxes
The history Of motor vehicle legislat ION
Ia New yersey dates back only f"w vsar-.
passed in 1908. AZ that time there we're
but comparatively few machines IA opera
ton. and the Legislators IN draft ing ms
measure had few preCedents to guide them,
but am act was drawn and pI--sd
The legislators realized that mOd'nca-
iions would be necessary IN time Inc
act has been amended from time To time.
concessions given in some cases aud the
lIcense fees Increased as revenue measure
New Jerseys stringent motor N"hi'le
laws have caused tho netKhboring ~ ates
TO display a feeling Of resentment. aud IN"
lot Of tho New Jersey motort-t who cannot
confine his pleasure trips 20 hi- own stat"
has been none too pleasant In addition
The sLa:,meni OF lee OF " iT1m listing
feeling In the minds OF citizens OF neighbor-
ing States
mobile and Motor Club, whi"h has $50
members, has allied for The mass meet 'nk-
being held throughout the stat" demand
ing that tho Legislature shall ~ IT. next
session pass reasonable remedial motor
vehicle legislation. TN behaf OF the .i,0o
will present their plea to III" "and dai"-
who seek "ect,on Throughout The state
the o. claus, ia the present Law. the passage
OF - universal lights Law with adegnat"
penalties for violation. the rating Of ~"
formula 81 the Association OF Licensed
Automobile Manufacturers and the pla, 'ns
81 gates at all grade crossings OF rahroad-
T : Patterson. chairman Of the contest
committee OF the Norristown Antomopie
club. has perfected "A new automatic timing
device for the clubs race meet On The Rel
mont Driving iark track At Narhelh. Ia
dial which can he Sen plainly from the
grand stand viii keep the spectators m
rack ~ attached To- the dial and the timers
viii place their watches IN The TaCk. the
uin fr OF the ears beng rr,orl'd ,nechan,
Patterson constructed the apparatus TO
comply with the 4. A. A.. rifle requiring
tances np TO rve miles
The hig race IL 20 he a match between
and Iieorgs Roberts on. in his specially built
track racing ~ horse- power simplex. The
match Is 10 he best two out Of thres heats.
has offered q cash prize Of o. ."oo for the
match. There also wall be record trails
for which Macdonald and Campbell have
donated "A trophy.
Five miles, for gasolen" stock CLASSES
OF idi to $50 cubic inches piston displAc"-
msni Ave miles. for gAsolene stock chaS-~S
ment i've mils-. for Ra-oleTe stock chas-es
81 15I TO 6oO cubic inches piston displa"e-
nent ten miles. for Rasoene stock rhas-es
ment ten mIes. for Ra-o~Be stock glasses
Of tSi 10 80 cubic inches piston aisplac--
ment rNo miles. free for all, and ten miles
500 and second price of So are, offered .
ten mile race for stock cars Of the 'sl to I.
80 cubic inches class and frst prizes Oi
$50 and second prizes VI SO are offered .
Tor the other races.
: VI. Butler. chairman Of tho contest |
board Of the American Automobile As-oci- |
alton. announces that the board has Is-u"d |
sanctions for The following events Septem-
S Sl 20 n,o and iah sb snI. TShhsT I2acT
meet. b@lmont Driving PARK, Norris'own /
Au'omoblle Club; OCt9hrr .. track meet
%ctobsf nsn 70 relab,pp0 Tour s'S ws.has
ton to Richmond, Washington Posi-. No
xntomobile sp@ e Atlsnta k% Al
Association: Novembsr IL, |? and :. track
meet san Antonio Automobile club. The
board also has issued sanctions to the
Dutchess County Fair for an exhibition
between an automobile and an aeroplane
Huiomobiie Club for the annual
road race from Los Angeles Cal To PhpuH.
AriI.. ON date to be selected later
The largest sum ever ps.d TO the Associa-
ton of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers
tiers royalties under the selden patent
was paid ny the Buick Motor Company, Of
The numbeii Of cars built during N" sec second
period of 1910 was 1907. and tho ROYALTIES
amounted TO sos. ass 20
rnent made by the Buick company to imam
cial agencies. takes on q new interest.
have been aimed az the buick Cornpanv as b,
ne largest single representative Of the auto
sIstsm.nt showed ,hn; 'otSf Of Gi az rSr-
machine. unnnishsd at Flint. ,is delivery
,nl ears in transit and 2,sIe cars on hand At
IL twenty different branch houses
Suggestions - 70 the route Of rhe Amer.
AN Automobile Association uational
-eliabili,y tour for 1911 already ar" coming
hai would like 20 hA ". he tour pass thrnugh
heir cities and States Ou" which Nil
mobile club 81 Iiah. and W IL HishnI. ~ |
iedtsr 10 The \ \. headquarters. ash
,, nat are the chances 81 haNiUy re"
'ouniry, say, from N-w oTk to SIN Frsr.
'iscoy We should like 10 SEQ !, com" rhi-
way ana the Governor - much Interested
n IN" idea. I no commercial IIub of >sIf
Ak. city and the Inter Mountain Gont
loadS Association, embracing -",rrrl
states. would indorsH his route II -''aur-
" me that thir would give IN" ipi' rud,icr ,
our more Vubli"ifv than any other move
hat could be made Dom tell 90. ~ ih.
Of such trtp n - easy Ne I,
ave machines daily making IN" rrip from
tab 10 california md hack and hardly
week goes nv that some fran=copfinrufal >
ouri~t does not pass through salt Lake
The Chalmers Motor COMPANY has inst
.ornple 81 tho equipment ~ az extensive
laboratory for the teriing 1T materials
shE'h 40 into Chalmers cars This testing d
abpratOry i equipped with all of the most
modern and s~ientf c dev ICES for the test ,
ng ot all classes ~ materials and mcrhant-
raj devices ,
Merely specifying good material does
rot make good automobiles unless Won
eallN know that the material sire, ifissi j.
'~tpg put into the cars SAYS Gcorg. "
consulting engineer ~ rho t'hal.
uer- COMPANY We have installed this ,
laboratory 80 that We may really know MAJ