Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
ALL AUTO CLUBS
ON A. A. A. BOARD
Bait Thrown to Far West States
to Be Excellent In
duCement
TO CHECK DISBURSEMENT
Pacific Coast CommonWealthS
Have Fifth of the National
Auto Registration
TO CHECK DISBURSEMENT

All clubs of the American AutomoDile
association which has now eStapllSAleu
itself In thirty-nine states, as wen as III
the District of Columbia ana the s hes-
waiian islands, will, when an aIhenu-
ment to the constitution suggested py
president L. r. Speare, is adopted at
tha forthcoming annual meeting IN new
Work. city. have representation on all
foIr national boards-good roads, tour
Ing legislative and contest-ln aduilloh
TO furnishing q member OF the ulree
torate. The proposed constlluttoiIa,l
change has met with practlcally ain,, uilail,
nous approval, and hence its adoption
seems assured. 80
cluh committees wiD automatically De-
come members OF national DoaruS nav
ing similar functions. This Will giVe
every organized A. A. A. unit Volce
and a vote on all national boards' anu
likewise supply country-wloe souiceS
Of information and cooperation Wheh-
ever occasion arises tor prompt "AN
effective action.
One of the most recent accomplish
ments of the A. A. A. local-state-ha-
tional plan is the passage OF an amend
ment to the Vermont law Wnlch ou-
plicates the wide-open reciprocity
clause of the New York statute. Inns
means that Vermont will reciprocate
IN registration without limit to any
state responding in like quantity ana
In n limited form to, those calling for
a specified number of days Inc nos
pitable amendment was sought by the
Automobile club of Vermont, or Wnlcn
Col. w. w. Brown of Springfield Is
president and S. S. Ballard secretary
and james M. Boutwell,. Montpelier,
chairman of the legislative committee.
Secretary of State Bailey had said at
the annual meeting of the State cluo
that he was in favor of placing YER
mont in the open-door list ana tnaI
he would support any measure having
this object in view.
In the keystone state the Pennsyi-
vania Motor federation supplied an
other indication of organized results In
securing ante-election promises from
legislative candidates, which would IN
sure the passage of needed good
roads law. President Robert T. Hoop
er and Secretary Paul c. Wolff were
given the unanimous assistance OF the
FederaEon's clubs throughout the
state, With results that were most graf
flying.
The Associated Automobile clubs OF
New Jersey pursued a persistent cam
paign in such an effective manner that
it would seem to be practically assured
that the obnoxious registration proVls-
ion in the law of that state would be-
Forthcoming session of the legislature.
In carrying on the labor President Jo-
seph H. Wood and Secretary H. A.
Bonnell were accorded support from all
the clubs in the state organization.
while the dealers association rendered
valuable assistance.
The A. A. A. legislative board will
carry on active work in the various
states of the country where the auto
mobile laws have yet to be brought
into satisfactory condition and Chair
man Charles Thaddeus Terry reports
that his board has contributed various
kinds of assistance in over a dozen
states during the past month or so.
That the winter will be an exceedingly
lively one in regar9 to automobile leg
islation is presaged by the activities
that are even now becoming apparent.
The efforts will include the bettering
of old laws and the establishing of
statutes where none now exist, with
the campaign including uniformity as
the keynote.
The subject of good roads is COM
manding countrywide attention, with
the automobilists carrying on the
greater part Of the work.