Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-14


New York between representa-
tiyes of the Touring Club of America and
the American Association for Highway
Improvement, whereby these two organi-
cations have become more closely anil
ated for highway Improvement. One result
of the working agreement will be dfvi-
sion Of interest, the American Associa-
ton for Highway Improvement taxing
over all of the good roads efforts suggest
, ed by it's members and through It's va
rious branches.
| BY this affiliation the Touring Club Of
America proposes to play more impor-
tant part in the good roads movement
than heretofore. as the organization
which has been perfected within the past
year by the American Association per-
meates into practically every state of the
Union. The association has also gained
the hearty cooperation OF the big rail-
f, roads OF the country and other large IN
terests,. and through these kindred al
filiations more practical results in state
aid and actual road Improvement nave
been achieved in the past year than ever
before.
The association had it's origin year
ago as the result of the widespread
interest in the International road con-
gress at Brussels, at which the Tour
ing Club was represented by several
delegates. The benefits of such con-
gress were so clearly revealed that the
Touring Club last fall agitated the ne
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ganization on virtually the same lines
in this country.
Logan Waller Page. director of the
United States Office of public roads.
Department of Agriculture. was quick
to see the national significance OF
such an organization. and the Ameri-
can Association for Highway Improve
ment was formed, with Mr.. Page as
president. Among its officers and di-
rectors are: Vice President. w. c.
Brown. president of the New York
treasurer of the United States; secre-
tary. J. E. Pennypacker. jr., Washing
ton. d. G.; chairman of the board OF
directors. Louis W. Hill, president
Crea, president Pennsylvania railroad;
James s. Harlan, interstate commerce
commission: B. F. Yoakum, chairman
Frisco lines: A. G. Spalding, San Diego
highway commission; w. w. Finley,
president Southern railway, and AL
fred Noble, former president American
Society OF Civil Engineers.
The great object of the association, in
addition to its efforts in stimulating pub
lie interest in the necessity for better
establishment through its numerous local
agencies and highway commissioners of
a uniform system Of road building
throughout the United States somewhat
on the general plan as adopted abroad.
The conference of highway officials. rep
resenting a dozen states, held a year
ago at the Touring Club of America in
New York, was q marked illustration of
the keen interest taken in the subject
Of improved highways, their maintenance
and regulation.
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A motor road between Washington and
Gettysburg and the abolishing of all toll
roads in Pennsylvania will be urged more
strongly than ever as a result of action
taken by the Pennsylvania Motor Fedora
ton. The organization believes a Wash
highway would be
far, better memorial to Lincoln than
library or monument.
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One of the objections that the recently
organized Motor Racing Drivers Associa
ton has to the contest rules of the 4. A.
A., 1t Is said, Is relating to the clause
in the twenty four-hour race section.
which provides for the length of time
driver may pilot car without relief. The
rules provide that three consecutive
hours be the maximum length of time
that any one, driver be at the wheel. and
that at least an hour intervene before he
can again drive his car. The drivers claim
that three hours is not long enough for
man to be at the wheel. and that
this is what causes them to sc. SO little
sleep during twenty -four-hour contest.
When a man is In good physical condition.
they claim, a five or six hour service at
the wheel is not too much and it gives his
alternate an opportunity to recuperate.
j. A. Muehieisen returned Thursday
morning from visit to Detroit. Mich.
HARDWOOD Bacon of Detroit. Mich. spent
several days Washington last week.
MIR. Bacon was formerly in the Post
Office Department. but is now engaged