The sun., 1910-02-01
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS
TWO LOCAL TRADE BODIES ARE
PRACTICALLY ASSURED.


PRACTICALLY ASSURED.
Gen. John T. Cutting says He Expects Old
AssOciatiOn VIII BE Continued by
Garage Owners and Accessory Men
After Licensed Dealers OrEanI re.
Gen. John r. Cutting, president of the
New York Automobile Trade Association.
| who will retire from that organization on
| February u.s. said yesterday there was
every indication that the association would
be continued after the formation Of the
proposed licensed automobile dealers
association. He said that Walter X. Lee.
| secretary OF the Trade association, has
received many assurances Of support from
dealers In unlicensed cars. garage owners.
/ tire and accessory dealers. who will either
/ keep uD their members zip or else join the
/ organization.
| Gen. Cutting expressed the hope that the
| trade association would continue to he
successful. as he believes there should be
an organization. OF the constantly growing
number OF garage Ownt r. and dealers in
/ accessories OF various kinds lie thinks
| these members OF the local industry should
| have an association of their own. as there
( are many matters OF interest to garage
and accessory men that could be better
attended to by their own organization
1
| OF dealers in cars that are licensed under
! the Selden patent.
The meeting of the organization COM
mittee Of the proposed licensed dealers
/ association that was scheduled for yester-
day was postponed until this afternoon.
! Announcement has been made that the
Automobile Legal Association OF Boston.
was admitted TO membership in the Masss-
chusetts state Automobile Association at
| a special meeting held in Boston on Jan
uary 70. This acquisition 10 the Massa-
| chusetts state body makes II the second
STATE 1s%rss II the country in p2P.
| Legal Association also becomes the largest
unit OF organized membership in the Amer
ican Automobile Association.
Ralph De Palma. one Of the best known
country. left % SsH 9orE SgS On % SATURDAY MONS ons
ing for New Oroleans to compete in the
Mardi Gras track races on February and 8.
! This viii be his first appearance in COM
petition since be was injured at Dahbury.
Conn. last fall, and as he is still using
being completely cured. he will probably
have to be lifted in and out Of the seat Of
He is TO drive a 20 horsepower Fiat
stock chassis AZ New Orleans. which he
is inclined to think ia too heavy a machine
| 70 do very well on one mile unbanked
horseracing track. The Fiat Cyclone.
his famous track racing car that was dam
rebuilt for the opening meet on the Los
! Angeles board track mot ordrome in ADril
De Palma now holds the ONE, ten a nd wenty-
Ave mile records for one mile tracks. which
he does not think will be lowered at New
Orleans.
j. b. r. Smith. state Commissioner OF
Motor Vehicles for New Jersey, was one
auet OF the New Jersey Automo6iIe and
Motor mo S, GISo IN u NeTsrk s land and &co%fppltmented %
sanization. He 3" said id in STes' part VI '"e'r OF
Yours is the greatest automobile club
in America. IL Is the greatest in numbers
know il is greatest OF all in its loyalty 10
our own great state OF good roads and
excel in all these things YOU are soon to
excel all other motoring clubs in home
elegant home Of any club in the land nd ''os'
Of automobiles by this mean those
do use them--oould clearly understand
OF just what proper and an improper
are the rights and duties OF each other.
mere would be no trouble IN Affecting
proper regulation Of motor vehicles and
~ so Tar as We acquire a knowledge in
these respects the difficulties are removed
IL is IN the accomplishment OF this thar
you have labored 80 earnestly and, with
the scientific knoMledg a your Conimsnd.
so successfully; and It has been a great
pleasure to the Department OF Motor Ne-
nicles a. Trenton to cooperate with YOU
and with all others similarly Interested.
purpose OF the legislative act authorizing
its existence ls to accomplish this very
end and that the restrictions and the pen
altles OF the act were only means 80 that end
Let us continue to labor for clearer
understanding and for higher standard
OF right. and OF duty in motoring. Let us
approach our, tasks in an orderly Way,
aided not only by the result s of our indiY idua
experiences but by a logical consideration
Let us undertake the study and dev elopment
oil the science OF motoring hios
One of the first of the automobile manu-
featuring concerns to announce its racing
Motor Company OF this city Paul \ Line
berger, vice-president OF the concern, has
outlined a racing campaign for 1910 that will
place the winner OF the Atlanta gold trpohy
contest in the Eastern sT States ' Tse se Rainier
twenty-four hour race at Brighton Beach
in the spring and early summer. 1t will also
at Philadephia. in the stock chAsses road
race at Lowell, in the Vanderbilt cup race
and also IN me Hrand Prlze ey ent II the latter
contest Is held either at Savannah or on
In many OF these events two Rainier stock
who won the $1,000 Atlanta gold trophy
with a record OF 200 miles in I7s minutes
will be at the wheel of the Rainier in a
majority of the events in which il com
petes. Wallace II. Owen, who has drive en-
in a great many oompetitiye events, has
in any contests in which two cars may be
entered Both Disbrow and Owen are ex-
pcttcu W uIiNc nailicIs III Tue touring con-
test for the Gidden trophy.
The members of the Physicians Motor
Club of Philadelphia have asked the authori-
ties of the Quaker City for the privilege of
being permitted to drive their cars faster
than the rate allowed by the local ordi-
| nances and the State statute. They base
their claim for the privilege on the fact that
| smbulances, trolley repair wagons fire
department vehicles and police patrols are
all permitted to make excessive speed and
| have the right Of way over other vehicles
| The club members think they should he
| permitted to exceed the legal speed limits
! when answering emergency calls
MADDEN BESTS CROSS.