The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-11
IDAHO AUTO MEN
WILL GATHER

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/ WILL GATHER
State Convention to be Held In Poea.
teilo on March 1eth, VIII, Deissates
Present From Many cIubs.-conven
tion COMMITTEES Named.
The idaho State Automobile associa-
| ton win held its second annual con.
vention at I, Pocatello on Saturday.
March 16. where It win be the guest
Of the Bannack. County Automobile
club. The convention last year was
at Twin Fails at which time Chair
mana. G. Batchelder Ct the executive
committee OF the American Automo.
bile association, was present.
At the Twin Falls meeting, ]. E.
Clinton, Jr.. Of Boise, was elected
president, Robert W.. spangler. Of
4 Twin Falls, secretary, : and w. w.
Mickelwait, Of Twin Falls, treasurer.
The automobile clubs OF Boise, Twin
Falls, Idaho Falls. Montpelier and
Gooding were represented at the
meeting. The Pocatelld club which ha
been organized since, is now member
Of the association, and it being the
newest as well as one of the largest
Of the clubs. aided in the decision Of
the officials to hold the annual meet
ing at Pccatello.
The American Automobile associat-
ton, which is the parent organization
with headquarters at New York, Is
ccmposed of forty-two state organiz-
ations and many Individual cubs in
other states, the total individual
membership being nearly half a mil
lien. The national association is de-
voting great deal Of attention just
now to federal aid fer good roads,
Eand it has already accomplished many
things of vast benefit to the motorists
Ct the United States.
The efforts Of the Bannock County
Automobile culb to open Yelloystone
park to motorists has met with strong
support from he American Auto
mobile association, and hundreds Of
thousands Of motorists throughout the
United States have been watching with
intercst the work Of the Pocatello
club. N
At last nights meeting President
Snodgrass named a committee on ar
rangements to handle the state con-
vention, the appointees between DR..
Earle D. Jones, chairman; H. J. Pc
terson and George Grasser.
The regular club delegates to the
state meeting were chosen as follows:
Theodore Turner Of Pocatello and DR..
w. e. Patrie of Blackfcct, with T. F.
Terrell and Fred Murphey as alter
mates. RM
Secretary Tfist lasf night read 10
the club the roiicwing letter from
R. J. Hayes. who b. spending-a few
days In Washington:
4 had = conference with Senator
Borsh this morning about having the
roads. In the park opened to automo-
biles The senator has had several
talks with the secretary about the
matter. ana the secretary seemed fav-
orabay inclined but has not said any.
thing about Il lately. Senator Borah
promiaed to- take the matter up again
and push 1t ~ hard a. possible. Il
will not be his fault II the park roads
are not Opened. learned from other
sources. however. that the secretary
Is inclined toward the idea that roads
would have to be widned or new ones
built before the autos could be allow
ed. in. ~ Il would not be safe az the
roads afe now. but he may see it in q
different ifkht hter ON. Senator Borah
10 veey nnNk In sympathy with " and
will spare no effcrt to help out. will
be in New York again in a few days
and will Try and see President Batch
elder ON the A. A. A. and go into the
matter with him..
. SA~sAJ 0p0u64Ct VI Sue 0V6to A8-
sociaticn has written Secretary Trist
that he and L. A. Burton will be the
Twin Falls delegates and that Prssi-
dent Clinton and strong delegation
will be present from Boise.
Clubs In Boise. Twin Falls, Mont
pelfer. Gooding. idaho Falls and St.
Anthony will be represented and the
meeting viii be one of the most i'm
portant events Of the year.
In attendance also will be the ex-
ecutive officers Of the Inter-Mountain
Good Roads association. the next an
nual convention Of which win be held
in June at Logan.
President Sherman of the Good
Reads association. and Secretary Wal
lin have both been personally invited to
attend the auto gathering and viii
make 1t point to be there