The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18

ton OF the invited guests. speakers
land members of the organization who
are planning to attend the Road Con-
gress.
The Touring Club Will lie represent
led by II large delegation of its officers.
directors and members from all over
the United States. President Come
Mast, of New York; Vice president
David Beecroft. of Chicago; in addi-
ton to Secretary Elliott, Will be in
present will be: i. A. McKeel II. NJ.
SHETLAND C. Il. McMillen. Col. Henry
! MacNar. chairman of the CLUBS
FIGURING Committee and editor of the
Automobile Blue Book. the ojeial road
guide of the Touring Club. Vice
president Beecroft is scheduled to de-
liver an address during the afternoon
session on Road Users DAY. having
AZ his subject, The Rights Of Road
Users in America Learned from Eu-
ropes Lessons Mr.. Beecroft, who
is editor OF Automobile and Motor
Age has only recently returned from
an extensive tour of Europe durong
which time he studied the traffic rules
ton OF vehicles upon the thorough
fares and is an acknowledged author
lfty upon all subjects relating 10 mo-
tor cars and the development OF the
motor industry.
Road Users Dar.
Aside from the natural interest
which all automobile users have in
1.-THE deliberations Of the congress. all
motor car owners are especially con-
cerned in Road Users Day which
will be held on "Wednesday under the
direction of the Touring Club OF
America.
AS striking illustration 6f the wide
spread recognition that good roads
are a most valuable asset to any com
munity. the proclamation recently is
sued by Governor William Hodges
Mann Is Of peculiar importance. 1t is
the first time that proclamation on
the subject of good roads has ever
been issued by the chief executive Of
tficer of any State in the Union. and II
has awakened tremendous interest
throughout that State in the need OF
more and better highways and their
proper maintenance.
All users OF the public highways
owe a debt OF gratitude to the officers
az the American Association for High
way Improvement. under whose
auspices the congress is to he held this
week in Richmond. President Logan
Waller Page, who is director or the
United States Office Of Public ROADS,
Secretary J. f. PennNhecker. Jr., ana
Charles p. Light, the association
tehief field representative have WORK
ed industriousy and successfully TOT
the interest of the Road Congress
which will be attended by the fore
off "a
Eexperts. legislators, railroad ofhcials,
manufacturers, contractors agriultur-
i.lists and everyone interested in pun
lie highways their maintenan ana
administration.
seek Oldest Car.
Tn Steyens-Duryea people are en-
| deayoring to find out who has the
oldest car made in fhicopee Falls.
Mass. while his the place wher the
stevens Duryea cars are made. Prizes
have been offered for the most in
teresting data concerning these cars.
lOwners are requested to tell when
they bought their car. what model it
lis how long ii has been in service, the
cost Df lp-keep, the nasaasb er OF natles
LIT has travelled, what tires 1t has and
how long they have remained on the
front and rear wheels and, II posi-
bile. a photograph OF the car In It's
most interesting Observation-Disclosures
IL was used for a snow plow. for in
stance.
The Stevens people have Just bought
back the frat motor the concern ever
built. They found 1t driving little
motor boat on lake in Northern
Massa chusetts. It had been attached
| to the original Stevens autombile, a
two cylinder affair. had been trans
ferred to a delivery truck. From the
truck it passed into the hands of a
travelling wood sawyer who used 1t to
drive his saw. The sawyer sold it to
| the motor boat man and the motor
boat man exchanged 1t for a new en-
CINE OF the latest design. But the
| factory was glad to get the little
| old motor back. even II a new engine
| was given i'll exchange.
Advocates CIeaM D~aign.
That the motor car as an advanced
! means Of transportation win experience
4 marked increase in usefulness to
the world with the coming OF "clean
design" Was the sentiment that was
hurnN6 into the minds OF American and
British engineers at the international
session OF the American and British
societies ~ automobile engineers. by
Howard r.. Coffin. 1pgted the leader
az American engineering practice.
| Mr. Coffin stated that clean design
cars free OF rods and ciuttering OF
iron and wneef--wsfs tn absolute Ger.
tninty for the next few years, accord
tns @ eho trend Of the principles OF
AnS3n0erlng practice.
NJ, COffin's address was made a. the
dinner given the American Society Of
Engineers by the British Society
The American engineer expressed the
belief that tais CONSTANTLY i9ereasisg
, simplicity would make I, pcssihae ~
women To drive the gasoline car ard
that ''clean design" like the elimina-
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