The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-12
AMONG THE AUTOMODILISHS
AUTOWOBILE CLUR OF AMERICA
ELECTION TONIC Mt.
Heary Sanderson Nominaten to succeed
Judge Carp ~ Head Sf the Organixa.
tIsa-Inited states Meter Company
Acquire Alden sampssa Csneern.

A. no opposition ticket has beea named
the election Of ofhcers Of the Automobile
club Of America toni Rht At the annual
meeting In the clubhouse in Fifty-fourth
street. west Of Broadway. will be, largely q
formAlity. Henry Sandsr-On. Who has
served two terms a. hrSt vi,e-presidsnr OF
the club. has been named nv the nominating
committee to succeed Judge Ebert A.
Gary as president OF differentiation.
The other candidates to be- voted for are
a. follows First vice. president. John y.
Borne: Second vI"e-presidsnt. Robert lee
Morrell third vice president. Edward shear
son treasurer. ,. r. Marshall Three
governors to serve four years from April.
IpiO-Dave Hennen Morris. Alb1ft or. shat
ia, and y. a. Gary Governor 10 serve
In place Of Cornelius Vanderbilt, real Rned.
until April. 1919. Alfred Ely. Governor TO
serve in place Of zen. Horace Porter. re-
signed. until April. 1918. Gen. George Moore
smith
Announcement Vas made yesterday that
the recently organized United States Motor
Compahv. which controls the production
NJ the Ma xwell and Columbia pleasure cars
had acquired the Alden sampson Manu-
facturinE Company Of Pittsneld Mass.
whiCh makes commercial vehicles sXClu-
~ively u - said the sampson plant - to be
enlarged Alden sampson ID. founder OF
the company. died about a year ago. The
Pttsneld company has AWAY. devoted Us
alone aud a. u 10 member Of the Associa-
ton Of Licensed Automobile Manuf.cturerr
has exhibited a. the annual shows IN Madison
Square Garden.
william '. Mcgee. chairman Of the con-
test COMMITTEES of the NoTristown Auto
mobile Club. who recently completed a
pat hhndinR trip over the route OF the clubs
the run will ~ an endurance contest IN fact
- yell as ~ name The total distance To
.oSe Ven =. oS ~. me ,i 49, -. 90 .ne o
me di-'sncs the first day and I75s miles
The Sheckine stations for the nr-, day.
With the mileage 90 be covered between
stations are a. Follows. Reading, 7t|
niles Wiiks.bsrr So .ss miles. STANTON.
Isa miles On the second day the cheek
lnE stations and their distances on the ~
Stroudshurg ~ = miles Easton - 4. miles
AlentOwn. rs miles. Philadelphia. -
miles NOrriSto~n. >. miles
The chicago Motor club has announced
that ~ Nin conduit fusl e"onomy contest
"a he driven over a course OF about 30 miles
going through Lake t,eneNa by NAy "
aisonaahn ar and IiSino vi. event ~tiI ~
'he nr~t fuel economy contest held IN Chl-
ago -,nce the one Conducted three year-
ago 30 Valparaiso and return for the Knight
trophy
IN. rule. for. The even. have beer. pre-
NAlsNl ~ y F1NAfus. hfFNH NAuaN ana
bf'o Van Bachele members Of the clubs
To- hut"sl COMMITTEES and have bern ar
proved ~ hartman Butler Of the A 4
'ont~-i board The arr are Ia he divided
INTO tNo 'lAa~r- one for touring ears ard
another - include .r"ad-lers, runabou's
aud tov fonneaus bach 81 these classes
VIII 10 dtN tded INTO siN divisions. accord
ing . he selling prices OF the 'aTS
The running schedules viii be -. - and
~ piles an hour. arranged according tn tho
ceiling pT'"e 'la--iflcatiOn- The cars en-
r-r-d must ~ Of 1910 design and none hut
-fOsk ar will DO allow 81 IN he contest
Entrants must furnish detailed -p~gthca.
ttons ~ the 'at~ they nominate n gtll he
Ne ~--arN for Each touring "ar 20 carry
Tour or NOR" per-0n- and the carS ne the
other class NIil 80 required 10 carry iV0 nT
- pounds on an average ~ he italian =
must D." supplied be- ballast Tive formula
." Pc u-~t ~ picking the winner Nss de /
led several YEAR ago nv the h"ago
Motor club and - a. follow
IN" actual We ght ~ The ar Utth pas .
~sng~rs W o.. Nsi gh~st ~ the time ot start
lug. vii 30 ~ i'ied hv tho amount 81 xA-o- ,
l~te consumed ~ "un. -. - ounces - the /
gallon g., oritnF 20 fhe graduate measure
~" ar With the highest percentage Ia he
IN" winner
~ fhc fuel tanks will ~. lnsd ~ the
rs' hni"al committee or ~ fhr drt, gr - tho
ar ia tho prs-~sn"s 81 IN" DoUFnittss should
he 'apa' ~ oi The tank 10 tn-Urir i-nt for
no run -eulsi Can- pi fuel vii ~ furnished
starting time fRirl"- viii "los" GA Ap-ii
% with 'haris- R"n' chairman OF the
'lub~ contest committee
boon made regarding Nhat kind Of ron
lot T. - D.. ,onduCtessi ~ rho New Jersey
Nufautobil- and Motor Z luh for - 0psaing
- euf ~ the ~~sson y i sNI.e "t'ssi that tho
NrNarL organization vii hold an endurance