Arizona republican., 1911-12-12

cations ii would appear that this
| gathering will result in the adoption
of some concise plan behind which
| all organizations can concentrate
| their united support The country wide
| sentiment for governmental participa-
ton, according To the report of Chair
| man George G. Diehl of the associa-
| tons National Good Roads board. has
| accumulated To degree that makes
| possible the passage of "A measure
| that will establish the broad principles
| Of federal aid.
While concurrent with the effort to
! secure a federal registration law there
has been a consequent general i'm
proVement in the motor vehicle laws
| Of many states. chairman Charles
ThaddeuS Terry of the legislative
| board made apparent that the nation
al identification numbers would not
| only obviate the almost intolerable
annoYarces and unjust impOsts to
which the motor vehicle user is sub
jected under the various and ever
changing state laws. but that the
highly desirable unification and stan
dardiZation of the motor vehicle laws
of the states would not only be Sc
cured in the most important partic-
uiars by the enactment Of the meas
ure. but the agitation for the law
by motorists all over the country has
already had much To- do with secur-
ing uniformity throughout the states
i'm motor vehicle laws in all respects.
Furthermore. il was demonstrated by
Mr.. Terry that until the federal reg
istration bill becomes a law this coun-
Try will have no basis upon which to
enter the international compact with
foreign nations for reciprocal priv
ieges
In its work of providing interstate
routes in detail. and mapping the
country as a whole. subdivided into
states. Chairman Howard Longstreth
Of the touring information board eX-
hibited proof Of the great progress Of
the work by showing routes north and
south, and east and west. besides nine
state and sectional maps.
Realizing that the admission of mo-
tor driven vehicles To Yellowstone
Park is perfectly logical, the meeting
pledged support to the Bannock COun
ty automobile association of POcatel-
10. Idaho. in its plan of opening up
the park L" automobiles.
That the \. A A is gradually am
plifying its foreign touring arrange
ments was brought out in the re-
port made by Powell Evans who rep
resented the American organization at
the l. l. A. r. meeting held in July
last at Geneva. Switzerland.
During the past year. according to
the report of the contest board. the
number Of events has decreased fully
one-third: furthermore. the au' ONO
bile manufacturers. one by one. have
dropped out of the most strenuous
competitions. \ return To events
wherein amateurs are mostly the par
Elephants, seems to be the general
trend
Reference to the death of Chairman
5 NJ Butler came in a resolutions
committee consisting of Robert p
Hooper, DR. Charles l.. Bonlfeld. and
Charles Thaddeus Terry. who will ad-
euately place the association on rec
ord i'm its loss of a most efficient and
conscientious officer.
During the past year the national
organization increased its nmber of
state bodies from 80 To AZ. with three
more assured in the near future. Neb-
raska. South Carolina North DalIo- !
ia, and Montana have been formally /
admitted, with North Carolina only !
requiring a meeting to perfect its state |
association machinery.
South Dakota's application, favor |
a blV acted upOn at the animal meet |
ing made the forty second member !
To the club list. through the various |
state associations. there have been g. |
additions. an increase from 249 to 314. /