New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-03
AUTO NEWS OF THE AI
New Jersey Motorists Want Uni
form Automobile Laws.
TO URGE ACTION BY STATE
Fair Treatment for Visitors ana
a Changed Attitude Are
Demanded.

Uniform regulations for motor vehicles
ar. essential to the welfare Of ths motor.
ist," says Harry d. Bowman. vice-preeA
dent Of the New Jersey Automobile ana
Motor Club.
THE nonresident motorist Of S.v
York. Pennsylvania or any other state .
this great Union should be confident ths.
when he ventures out Of the boundaries II
his state into New Jersey or any other
state ne does not become a 1awbreaker
TN Europe II ia possible by securing
home license to travel in any part of thss
land Of different countries and customs
IT appears. therefore. remarkably strange
that a citizen Of the United states VIM
desires to travel for pleasure In a nno-ss
vehicle cannot do so easily. because Of rhs
objections Of New Jersey.
"Supposing all industries were treated
ne Jerseyites now treat motorists
what would happen7 Suppose We insisted
that nonresident business concerns psy
some sort Of taxes on the value of thsts
plants because they do business in Wv
Jersey7
Corporations are now chartered in ons
state. subject to little restraint. and 10
business where they will Their sph.rv
is nationwide Many OF the biggest cor.
porations in the land are chartered in New
Jersey. aiding materially in The develops
rnent Of business
"Supposing the neighboring states pro.
hibited corporations not incorporate
within their confines from doing business
in those states Would not business ~
stricted and hindered?
'AutomooiIfng for pleasure and business
IS becoming more general. and il a federal
law is not to be had at this time the
states should adopt uniform regulations
IF the next New Jersey Legislaturs
adopts the amendments 70 be offered b,
the New Jersey Automobile and Motos
Club the question of reciprocity will B,
almost settled for upon New Jerseys az.
ton rests the action of all other states"
Residents OF New Jersey are in ac.
cord in their insiStence that an equitable
light law shall be placed upon the statut.ss
Of the state. This remarkable demonstr-f
ton is due to the efforts of the New Jsr-
sey Automobile and Motor Club. which
originally demanded that the law shall r.
quire lights upon all horse drawn veliiciss
after dark.
No adequate penalty supports the pres
emit weak law on this important subjs.
and there IS very little effort 70 enforv.
it, Automobiles are required to carr
substantial front and rear lamps and this
regulation is never evaded by motorists
Too many horse drawn vehicles on cnun.
try roads do not carry lights. and in ors--
TO properly protect the automobile Owner &
well as the horse drawn vehicles q
strict enforcement of the light law is n.~
essary. Dangers on unlighted rural high
ways should be eliminated. and the clusS
predicts the passage of an equitabls ligR:
law at Trenton next January
AS the number of closed front ood.y
nultiplies in the market IL becomes av.
parent that. despite the simplicity of tn.
idea involved. there is room for the utmost
variety IN its execution No two respecti7s
makes of closed front touring bodies an
exactly alike, even though they may ~
similar to marked degree. any more thsn
two makes of open front touring body AZ
exactly alike. despite striking similarity.
In the long series of new style bodies
which have been brought out within ira
last few months. for example, none has
been exactly like the new Pullman crsr
ton that has been designed for the Modsl
NJ chassis of the Pullman Motor Car Com
pany.
Although the new Pullman line vas an.
nounced several weeks ago. IL vas then
stated that 8 new form was being devsi
oped for the largest model of the trio rs
claims for distinctiveness rest upon Ia
fact that the front doors and the dat.
which are of the same height as the Don.
net, are lower than the rail between tsr
front and rear seats, while the hand -
at the end of the rear seat is still highs
The result IS a sort of char-a-banc sfs,
very suitable for so large a car as rh.E
Pullman M of 90 horsepower. Cirnior
Brothers. the local Pullman agents. han
the new model on view Il