Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-12
SAVE WEST VIRGINIA
FROM UNDESIRABLE LIST
Motorists Rally to the Support
of Bill Giving Tourists Uni
form Reciprocity.

| West Virginia Is at present on the
verge of the most important crisis in it's
motoring history. i'll that the state legis-
| lature will have important question
| before it for consideration. l. e., uniform
reciprocal bill. For months past even
years, the West Virginia motorists have
| felt the need of reciprocity, and have
taken steps to bring the matter to its
present issue. During the recent cam
paign the motorists made the question OF
| reciprocity one of the campaign issues,
| and each and every candidate was APP
preached and asked his views on the pro-
posed bill for West Virginia. Gov. VIII
liam T.. GlaSscock started the movement
by indorSing the measure, and the candi-
| dates were quick TO fall in line and prom
| Use support to- the bill, says Motor in its
| current issue
West Virginia is peculiarly situated and
| the stringency of the present laws com
polling all foreign state motorists tour
ing through any portion OF it to register
and pay the fun registration fee has been
| a deterrent to touring i'll the mountain
state that has been severely felt i'll a bust
| ness way. Tourists have become accus-
toned to avoiding West Virginia, giving
| it and it's roads a wide berth.
| To save West Virginia from being
| placed on the list of undesra bles the mo-
| florists have rallied to the bill to make
| reciprocity with other states u law, and
| HIlIc tn1S step IdS Deeil d IdTu one 10 &C
! complish, on account of the opposition OF
| many OF the lawmakers. Il straw vote OF
| the members of the legislature shows that
/ the bill will pass.
The bill carries with it every possible
provision for the success of motoring in
! this state, including such clauses as the
licensing of all drivers of cars compelling
| all sorts of vehicles to be equipped with
uniform lights on the public highways
| and throwing open the gates of the state
| tn ciderS offering rppiprOcitv and
| coming them The bill completely revolu
tonizes the present laws.
When the proposed changes in the rules
were suggested considera BILE opposition
| developed. The movement received sew
| eral crushing blows. but the West Vir-
| ginia State Automobile Association kept
at its task, which effort now seems abou,
| to be crowned with success.
| The bill win be presented in February
for the consideration of the makers of the
state laws: and, meanwhile, the various
organizations connected with the state
association are busy bringing influence It
bear on all local legislative members tC
| secure their support for the bill. AnC
when it is presented there will be dele.
cation of lobbyists to follow up every ad-
| vantage to be found and to urge it's pas
sage.
| Every state touching upon West Vir.
ginia offers reciprocity. The very peculiar
| geographical situation causes a decided
inconvenience to tourists from the larger
cities. For instance, wheeling, the largest
city in the state and the recognized bust
ness center with its population of 125 900
is situated in the northern panhandle ;
and it is impossible to travel west half a
mile before striking the Ohio line, or AS
over six miles without getting into Penn
sylvania, or north but few miles unit
the state lines are again left behind. This
same condition exists in the eastern pan
handle, and with the main cities situated
|. along the Ohio river other states mus
be largely depended upon for both pleasur,
and business uses OF the automobila