The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-11
AMONG The AUTOMOBILISIS
COH MISSIONER SHITH TAIhS
ON NOTOR lEHICLE LlUS.
Declares Much Observation-Disclosures Exists
RrEartilnE New Jerseys Attitude
Toward Non-R sblent Motorists
SAYS RrrIprOriiN Requires study


ton las' night a. the clubhouse 81 the Auto
ulohila club Of Amert.l. IA fift"-fnVr'h
street west ot Bruaiwlv Henry sander
son. president Of tl," club presided al the
meeting AMI introduced ~" Commissioner
Mr. SMITH Il" larr,l that New l"r-"y had a
v"rv different problem To ons.ier "A hand
ling ~" question 81 motor N"Ui'!r lrgi~ll-
ton than an. other S'a'" On account 81 ~
PROXIMITY - me two largest cities IN the
fA~t. New loTN aud Philadelphia
Commissioner Smith SAID .h- \-w Jersey
polt,y ui dealing wIih non resident auto
mobllr~r~ Va- la-sslv mi-unIrr-tuul ~"
personally regretted III" bitterness "ug"u-
dcr"d aud hoped tho members Of ~" Nu'n.
mobile club uf America the pioneer among
motoring ,lth- ~ TIA, country. would help
To- promote potter Undertaking % the
fats. lie suggested that the question OF
~. tpToral l~gt-lA' on Wa one that could -
b'-t settled a. 4 ,uuf"t"n,e between repre-
p -sutatIve- 81 the various states Interested.
who could mas" r.. concentrations after a
careful consideration 81 IA" various points
involved ili~ address va an part as
follows
. I have endeavored 10 understand the
position ~ IN" nonresident desiring 10
tour In New Jersey think ! 'an share
with him IN the fullest d"gr'" ms feeling
of annovauo" AMI often r"-"ut men' when
after contemplating the freedom with which
IA" laws of hI- own stat" receive non
resident MOTORISTS lie rud- himself con
iront.I 10y IA" necessity uf registering and
paying d nominal lee when hr desires to
'I~ra'" hI- ear ~ \"W Jersey IAN well
understand hat such a one naturally assume
ing that motoring conditions m New Jersey
are similar - those "i his own Silt" ma
mediat"ly forms IA ht~ mind a spirit Of con
tempt and oi hatred and Nhcn b" further
rnns d"r~ that hr- touring m Sew Jersey
- - the direct adyuutag" II \"w Jersey
,.4IT B. .at. al foo
hIm To- conclude that IN" New Jersey policy
i ~hor' lrh'cd and narrow
/ think | IAN also understand the em- |
barra-stleni 81 'hu-.' II our own rsSidentS /
who take "A similar Wow Their per-onal I
interests are =" grna' that they are ready
10 support any policy that Will promote I
these interests human nature L. v"i FAR
removed from m" alrrui-tl'. and he best Of .
~ rightfully first consider self. when
orr own touring au'uI~t-. our hotel men. /
our motor manufacturers and our supply /
men urg" another Io,t'y sincerely avn /
path,Z' with them and Il" what l. with n T.
my power 10 helm them. II the assumption !
that motoring 'onuluon. N New jersey +
are similar 20 'ho-n 81 other states j. found .
- h. supported hv iGr facts. | think /
shoud b" compelled 10 conclude hat New .
Jersey j. wrong III" facts however. will !
not support such ala assumption
In the fir-' plA " ~ must ID" remembered p
thai IA" geographical uu-Iiiun and topo- 4
graph 81 '"udIil"u "i Vow ler-"N mas" -
our StAt" IutuI- our sta" = the HIGHWAY b
on It, eastern borders % ,I'y WIN % popula-
ION Of ans. r,N trriaf.Iy -, -, and nu ~,
western b"r'i"r- a 'rtN NIth a population 4
Of nearly .rvN u-n. 50 Hl b. for motoring
rurp"s''-. ar" pr" all rar'- ~ N"w Ter
population vt 30" state. NIlI max" an aEEre- .
.a'" HppruNIma'iuS r..ss' 'ss' I"r-"us who's" .
automobiles regularly Use 90" Roads ui =
S'l'" 'h"-" area '> nov a. sr"t' ~ 'na'
Of Na.-a hl-"'t~ and Vet IN" 81 los" mile.
ago Of IuIrp, 81 ruAi. fHr ~. ""l- that Of
any other -ta'". 80 hl. b lnd""'i Apgru n, mates
hat - all n" Eastern AMI Middle State
Nov Icr-cv'- extended -eA cast and
varie'F Of li!l country "'h her numerous
PROXIMITY - 'he-" 'Hl. kly ropulaf"i centres
mas" her road mu'h NOR" man ordinarily
tween New England amt N"N y ore on tho
one hand and P"nn-y wanna AMI ~" south ,
on tho other makes hsr 20" natural hlEh-
WAY for ,orlWunI' a. nu N"'w""n tf"-"
nrI.r ,nrdI',or. Trough, %.,, I@r~.y a. y.
to - ~ . very early daN Va m motoring
problems vh i'h 70 many 'r~'tu - ~" onl,
ust now presenting Themselves =" other :
With regard 80 our improved road -v-- .
tom ~ viii n- r"'u"ml"r"i 'ha' w" ha'" /
ROAD Ihe-. rual, .uu-I-t 81 a,uu'tuuou-
and uniform -N-'"n 90 SO hl'h -p" "a a''"u !
n"n j. gwen =" sr"i"- ana Hilfnm.ni
hey ven" hUllt 80 A. ~ ''"''l.ns 81 q
49, oop and are re" Goo All motorists without :
90 80 am ~"r' h"E ont 'ha' ~ r"|is'ra''"n
They "tUa' Uppr"N llna'".N ON" ma" ~ f"al q
Ter every ~" and '..i e. .uAf" uiI"- ~ =
area Tho r"l. Do rra o. ally ever ,"rn"r 3
81 10" Siarr our r"ad- rN ~" nh. luu~ 0
- Of brtlUrIupu- '.UtrF- a." rnDT" IRE"
from - dust ~ ~ - han i"-g ~ an ,
- m .ou-tlur - "ip' 81 testimonials verify :
4ng -" rN."Il.'n." "' oar f"ai -v-t"m In ?
IN rarii ,iiar rh" FEDERAL Dtr... 'or 81 Punu d
Roads A. MA-hlur'"u I".uE among ~" fore. h
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