Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25
OMAHA MOTOR CLUB ACTIVE
Three Hundred Members Secured
and Many More Coming.
OUTLINE OF WORK PROPOSED
Routes Through Nebraska Are Pre-.
pared and n Club House or
Home Ia Now Being
Proposed.

With approximately 800 members, The
Omaha Motor club organized eighteen
months ago. has grown to such proper.
lions that it is the largest and perhap:
the best known club in this section Of the
country, If not in the entire west
Outside Of the work Of sign boarding
roads. collecting touring data. maps, etc.
the Omaha Motor club has organized the
Nebraska State Automobile association
with sixty counties affiliating and $50
individual members.
As an inducement to members joining
the Omaha Motor club 1t offers its mem.
bers an affiliation with the American
Automobile association. furnishes tourtns
Information. maps, etc, and co-operates
with them in every way possible. The
club assists. through its legislative COM
mittee. in obtaining fair and just laws
and ordinances. and aids, through its
affiliation with the state organization.
in obtaining good roads throughout Ne
braska and through the American Auto.
mobile association. in promoting better
transeontinental highways.
Stotc- :" Aut tuHputEns
Included in the plan Of posting the
roads, Is one for a statewide campaign
for putting up steel sign boards, The
summers work also includes the compll-
Ing Of an extensive series Of maps, tour
ing information, etc. into road book.
which when completed. will be dis
tributed free to all club members about
June l. The club. working in conjunc-
tion with the Nebraska State Automobile
association, has secured county maps Of
every county in the state and these win
be made uniform and published. They
viii show landmarks. crossroads, grade
crossings, as well as dangerous spots
throughout the state and will designate
the principal roads through the various
counties. In addition to these county
maps there will be routes across the
state. transcontinental route, and
shorter trips In Nebraska, Iowa, Mis-
souri, and other nearby states. These
Will include popular summer resorts and
large cities within radius Of 800 miles
OF Omaha
Among other benefits obtained through
the Omaha Motor club. is information
for those desiring to tour abroad, their
affilfation emitting them to special dis
counts when they forward their cars
through the express companies, and club
privileges In every state in the union.
This is obtained through the use of the
"A. A. A." emblem. which. together with
the Omaha Motor club emblem, is given
free with each membership, These en-.
blems are handsome in design and finish,
and are an ornament TO the radiator OF
any car. .a. ....
Club for Members.
According to the officers and others In
terested in the welfare of the organiza-
tion. the Omaha Motor club will not be
content to rest until It has secured LEGO
members. and an active campaign looking
to that end win be started early In the
spring. When 200 additional members are
secured the plans include the opening of
club rooms for the benefit OF Its MEM
bers just hat the nature OF the rooms
VIII be. whether club rooms in down.
town office building. or country home,
has not yet been determined. There are
many advocates OF both.