Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-07

IN BIG TYPE AS THE AUToMo-
BILE CENTER OF THE SOUTH.
Expressed in more general terms. the
objects Of the association were these:
l. To work for the best interests of
the automobile trade in Atlanta
.. To prevent hostile and unfair
legislation.
3. To promote the building of good
roads and the keeping in repair of all
roads. good and bad.
4. To encourage the erection of ROAD
signs at all cross roads.
3. To boom Atlanta
Rea! Good Is Accomplished
A glance over the automobile his
tory of Atlanta since the organization
of the A A. and A. A. shows that It
has done much constructive work and
that ii has made real progress.
For one thing it headed off on two
occasions the obnoxious and unjust dol
lara horsepower tax. To DO this it
went into its pocket to engage attor-
neys to fight the bill and its members
gave up their time to lobby against it.
The members of the organization
have kept up d continuous fight for
good roads. They have been at great
pains to point out to the proper road
authorities any roads in need Of at
tention. they have entered literally in
al! good road towns and they have
worked earnestly for the betterment
of road conditions.
1t is through the effort of the four
AS that Fulton county authorities voted
to erect signs at every cross-road and
this work is now in progress.
And in the matter of booming At
lanta the 4. 4. and A. A. will have
done more, when its second show Is
ended, than anybody has done since the
DAVIS Of the Atlanta exposition
George Hanson Started 1t.
The idea of binding the dealers IN
Atlanta together to work for the good
Of fine Industry belongs to George Ham
son. O., at any rate, if he dloh
ORIGINATE the idea he put it in eXecu-
ton,
yv,ere had been talk OF such an or
rani1atfon. and Of the crying neeu 80
:, fen. some time. And not impTobaoN
+ha,. would be talking yet, if MI HAN
SON had not arranged for a oarotcue'
o,,,a,.,ntceins the expense of the th'hs
i7irrselr and if he had not gone ou'
ir ono Of his cars and seen Virtual!y
ever-- dealer in Atlanta. AS resul'
r. his vigorous promoting the Atlantis
da,1ars cot together at the Cold Springs
harhacue grounds June 10, 1911.
Once together the matter OF organ
izing was a clnch. 1t had only neeoeU
start to get the association uiloel
,,av At the barbecue officers "er@
elected plans for a permanent organ
tza+ion made and the Atlanta Auto
mobile and Accessory Association was
under way .;o
Tha original officers of the assocla-
ton were George w. Hanson, pres
Ient. r. J. Long and c. L. Elyea' wee
..~asidonts and e. H. Ellerby, secretary
and treasurer,
Worked Quietly But Well
rnara was no footing of trumpels
about the new organization. But 1t
set 90 work quietly and earnestly -
do the work that lay before It, .
The first task that fell to the 'o' ol
the new organization was that OF "orh-
i,,g against the dollar-a -horsepo"er pi"
'.ii.l, was recommended by hoKe
s,,,ttb and strongly urged on the legls-
,.,,,,~a of Georgia. This is an UNJUST
ear,, of taxation and one that shouio
,,,,.a haen fought by every automooiiis'
s, ivory dealer in the state" But IN
-, ,,.o,.oia there was but one organ
:...i,,, ready to take UP the hgh''
l,ou,dering what should nave oeeH
,b, task of a state automobile cluo' inc
,..,l. dealers association raised enough
-. to employ two of the best law
=, The state. And with their help
49,. ,,,en,hers OF the A. a. and A. "A
.,,.,.,.r,,o1 on the capitol and argued the
,.t,f ~ death 1t needed only an eXpia-
Ito, of the injustice such tax
would work and the Gripping blow 1t
,,.o,,I5 strike the automobile business
~ the state to convince the legislators
~ .t. r7desirabiity Of the law and It
s-~4b,cith killed. Later it was re-
Nod and again the dealers took up
tho dght-aud won.
49," 9tad Signs Secured.
...,,+ ,,orl, attempted was that OF
- road signs erected throughout
$50, countv. Every automobiles has
s'+' ,ra need of adequate road signs
throughout the whole state but all nave
taI+ +5a hopelessness Of trying to rem
a5.. the defect over the entire state at
ono time. II was felt, however that
- ..-..ar signs were erected IN Fu'-