Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17

York and the New England states will be
held at Springfield. Mass. this evening.
upon which occasion the visiting offclalS
will be welcomed by Mayor Lathrop.
With other important subjects to be
discussed at this conference Will be the
adoption of plans for the construction OF
uniform highways and trunk line routes
connecting the main Travelled thorough
fares of New York, Massachusetts, Con-
necticut. Maine, New Hampshire YER
mont and Rhode Island.
While all OF these commemorative nave
hundreds of miles of fine roads. which are
being maintained under the most modern
methods. one OF the long-recogniZed needs
fr highway Improvement is the necessity
FOR more continuous trunk lines from
state to state, which in their constfut-
fion and measurements will be of uni
form standard In addition the highway
officials will thoroughly discuss the dust
problem with the best preventives, and
the success of the appliances now DeinS
used In various states.
Fftis conference affords the New Eng
land officials the opportunity to meet lot
the first time since assuming office. state
S,pt of Highways William II. CatHn,
State Engineer John A. Bensel and Supt
of Public Works Charles T.. fireman COM
prising the new highway commission OF
the state of New York
Logan Waller Page, director OF the
Emitted states office of public roads. and
Assistant Director Paul ID. Sargent Will
represent the government at TINS con-
ference, at which Director Page, VINO IS
also president of the American Assocla-
Mon for Highway Improvement win pre-
side.
Massachusetts will be represented by
Chairman Harold Parker. Col. William
d Sohier and Frank Kemp OF the hlgh-
way commission. Connecticut by State
Highway Commissioner James NJ Mac
Donald, New Hampshire by state Eng
neer ii. C. Hill, Rhode Island by Jonn
~ Edwards. chairman state board of
public roads: Maine by Parker l.. Hardl-
son. state highway commissioner and
Vermont by Charles w. Gates state nigh
way commissioner.
TO the following: II. f. Mckinsey, hve-
passenger touring car, finished IN auto
xray and George b. Alexander, touring
car, TOW tonneau. finished in washington
blue.
Mr.. and Mrs. M f. Myers left Thurs
day morning in their new Washington
touring car for New York, via long
route TO Philadelphia. They expect TO
be gone several days on the trip.
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One Of the important matters discussed
AZ the special meeting of the active rules
committee of the Manufacturers Con
test Association. held at the automobile
board of trade. last week. was makins i.
possible for the Glidden tour to be an
out-and out amateur event The contest
rules have all along stipulated that re-
liability events were open only To regis
tered stock ears This has worked a
hardship on some owners, who have pur-
chased cars from manufacturers who, de-
eirous of keeping their product out of com
petition. refuse To register stock models.
At the Detroit meeting Of the Manufacture
ers' Contest Association il was voted to
recommend change in the rules, to go
into effect January l. 1872. that would
permit Of the conduct OF sanctioned tours
with other than registered stock cars.
At meeting of the National Associa-
ton of Automobile Manufacturers. held
the latter part of the week. the question
of the Glidden tour was taken up. l.
was the opinion OF the majority Of those
present that the amateur element IN con
tests for this trophy should be brought
into the foreground again Resolutions
were drawn UP and presented To the
Manufacturers Contest Association re
aJesting that IL recommend. 10 go into ef-
feet at once the proposed Change in tht
reliability rules to admit other t5an tx
isteIed stock cars
In view of the reprss entativc charac-
ter of rhe y. \. A. NJ. many Of whose
members are enrolled in the W. c. A. In.