The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-22
AUTO|STS WATCH
NEW YORK LAWS
Suggestions That Changes Be
Made Bring About Preamble
and Resolutions.
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE
ASSOCIATION AROUSED
Dix Urged to Oppose Transfer
Of Work Of Good Roads TO
State Officials.

Automobiles of the whole country
watch with much concern the progress:
of legislation in New York state a:
il relates to motor vehicle and highway
laws. for invariably these statute:
serve as models for adoption in Other
cormonwealths. Particularly has this
been the case with the New Yorl
highway law. under which more money
is being expended than in all the other
eastern and middle states combined
The recent suggestions that radica
changes be made brought about tht
sdo~tion of the following preamble ano
resolutions by the executive commit
tee of the American Automobile asso
citation, at its monthly session held al
The national headquarters. 4S7 Fifth
avenue:
Resolutions Are Adopted.
Whereas, the American Automobile
ASSOCIATE. having for one of its main
objects the construction and mainten
ance OF properly developed systems OF
9cad roads, and such association hav
ing successfully worked for wears in Sc
curing comprehensive state laws, lib
eral appropriations 10 make such laws
effective. and the appointment of com
petent highway officials, has found
that the best results have been obtained
by jntrusting the control of highway
affairs to a"pointive officials who
have long terms OF office. thus assur-
ing continuity in policy and retention
in office of experienced men.
Whereas. the policy Of placing high
way construction and maintenance in
the hands Of sbort-term elective Off
cials has resulted in frequent changes
or policy, repetition of mistakes of
former officials, and has by reason of
short tenure in office not attracted
capable highway engineers. and, in
short, has found by good roads advo.
Gates everywhere to be undesirable;
therefore, be it
Governor Called Upon.
Resolved. That the American Auto.
mobile association urge John A. Dix
governor Of the state OF New York, to
oppose the movement 70 transfer the
work of construction and maintenance
Of good roads in New York state TO the
office of state engineer and surveyor
and be it further resolved that copy
of these resolutions be sent John A
Dix, governor of New York.
President Robert P Hooper presided
and the others present were: J. p,
Coghlin, Massachusetts; f. G. Webb
New York; G.. Y. Robinson. Conrecti.
cut: John Bancroft. Delaware; David
Beecroft. Illinois; ]. N Brooks. Con
necticut; G. II. Gillette, Connecticut
7. H. Edwards Illinois: H. NJ Rowe
MARYLAND; S. A. Miles, n. A. A. NJ;
G. f. Doe, Rhode Island; f. E. Ed
wards. New Jersey: A. f.. Lerche. Mas
Il n l. Il l.
chairman executive committee. Charles
Thaddeus Terry. chairman Legislative
board. Howard Longstretb, chairman
touring information board; George G.
Diehl. chairman good roads board; s
Nj. Butler. chairman contest board.
Association Progressing.
The reports of the chairmcn of the
various boards indicated that the gen.
eral work of the association was pro
gressing vigorously in various parts
of the country Chairman Charles
Thaddeus Terry of the Legislative
board suggested a plan whereby Amer.
leans might secure the international
plate of identity for touring abroad
Chairman George c. Diehl of the good
roads board reported that matters were
progressing satisfactorily in relation to
the national good roads convention in
Chairman Howard Longstreth of the
touring information board made clear
that the enlarged activities Of this
branch Of the work will exceed any
thing ever before accomplished in this
direction. Chairman S. NJ Butler ex-
"lained the situation in regard to a ma
tioDal endurance tour, and the entire
subject was left to the decision of
the contest board.
The growth of the association hav.
ing made 1T necessary, it was voted
creased another hundred, while the ex
ecutive committee itself was increased
TO tbirtyfive members
The Nokomis Motor club Of Noko.
mis-. Ill, was admitted to membership
1t was reported by the Illinois direct
ors that extensive plans are under way
for making the state association most
effective, and applications from near.
lv dozen clubs are in immediate pros
pcct.
Kentucky Association Out.
TIE Keutuckv State Automobile as
ISOLATION. for failure TO meet its dues
vas dropped from the membership roll
Recruiting work in Kentucky will I'M
doubtedlv result in the formation of a
Few state body in the near future.
The present membership Of the Amer
lean Automobile association is over 35,
COO. and it is predicted that the mum
her will be in excess of 10000 within
the. next thirty days, because of appli
cations which are in Immediate sight
The next meeting of the board of di
rsctors will take place at Chicago
Thursday, February 2, in the national
automobile show in that city.
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