The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-23

sylvester, OF Washington. superintendJ
ent OF the Metropolitan Police, District
OF Columbia. He took mp the compli-
Gated problem of efficient regulation
by the police of the heavy traffic ia
the large cities OF the country, Illus
trating with the methods in use In the
national capital. 1t would greatly sim.
plify the problem he said. II the COM
munitics would erect proper sign
speed limit where and when to slow
down. keep to the right, to the left,
ms near the curb as possible, in plain.
bold letters. along roadways and in
sections where the display of warn
ings, is important.
Mr. Sylvester was followed by Mat
thew s Rogers. Secretary OF state.
Connecticut. who discussed the Motor
Vehicle Law or Connecticut" 4 fen-
turc of the Connecticut law which was
of special interest to the convention
is the application OF the money de-
rived under II to the building of roads.
On this point the speaker said:
Connecticut does not take the money
derived from It's motor vehicle Jaw
and turn 1t into the treasury for the
general purposes of tho state, but
causes 1, to be paid over To the High
way Commission Of tho State. to be
NSt''l III hStpinS tHG oldle TOduS, SO
called. in repair. so that every cent
paid by the owner or operator of a mo-
tor vehicle is used directly for the
benefit of tho pathway over which he
travels, and he thus In effect. receives
II return of portion of the money
he pays to the State"
Hugh Chalmers on Auto Industry.
The Relation OF the Automobile In
dustry to the Good Roads Movement"
was the subject OF the address deliv-
cred by Hugh Chalmers, of Detroit
head of the motor car manufacturing
company which bears his nome. He
asked his hearers to get rid OF the idea
that the automobile makers arc the
chief bcne1ciaries OF good roads. The
Turner. not tho motor ce- maker, in his
opinion, will derive the greatest ben
ehts.
Manufacturers of automobiles he
said. are continually besieged by peo-
pie who demand large contributions to
help build country roads, which, they
state. are constructed for their peculiar
benefit. He thought the idea is alb
Surd
although tho automobile interests
benefit from good roads," no said, at
Is well 10 remember that the automo-
bile industry has succeeded in spite
of bad roadsi It ie woll to remember
that we have learned to build cars in
such way that they will stand the
pounding of any kind OF road. Al
though there are no improved roads in
great sections OF the country. still
automobiles sell rapidly and steadily.
They will continue to aell, because the
people need .hem and must have them
They will soil whether or not anything
further is done with the roads"
The automobile interests, he assert
ed. We're performing their share of the
duty by carrying on an expensive sys-
tenn of missionary work and helping
TO mold public sentiment so that. 1t
will take action.
The morning session rnded With
paper on 1.-THE Illinois Motor Vehicle
Law" by Sidney S. Gorham. of Chicago.
Paper by Colonel sohier.
Business was resumed at 1870 in the
afternoon with paper on "'ihe Motor
Vehicle Law of Massachusetts," by Col
onel William p. Sohier. of Boston, mem
her OF the Massachusetts Highway Com
mission. He was followed by Colonel
Charles Clifton, OF Buffalo. president
of tho Automobile board OF Trade who
offered Review OF the Automobile
Industry" Tho other speakers Of tho