The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-25
Motoring Notes,
Good Roads News
and Trade Matters

by organizers OF the Central
labor union chaufreurs of various
commercial automobiles of Washing
ton are being organized into q union.
which probably will be affiliated with
the International Teamstera,- union.
and the campaign has az its object
to take in all salarieJ automobile
drivers. 1t is pointed out by those
Interested in the movement that not
only will the union give protection to
men in case Of sickness and in other
ways. but it also will have tech
meal department to train its members
in the care of cars and instruct them
regarding repair work. II Ia further
claimed that the men will see that
speed regulations are obeyed, and
that the members exercise care in
driving.
THE executive council of the
American Federation of Labor met in
this city yesterday. The members
are still working on the annual re-
port which IL to be presented to the
convention Of the A. r. of L.. which
will meet In Rochester. N. Y, next
month. jhe report, it Is stated. will
deal in 6ftaii with every phase of the
labor situation in this country"
But why should the chauTeurs
affiliate with the International Team
Drivers' union? That is a big. strong
organization. to be sure, but there
should be enough chauffeurs to form
an international of their own.
Bristol Goods Roads Men Busy.
From Bristol comes this iiiiau H1inSt-
ing dispatch. which indicates that the
Bristol good roads men are not losing
any of their activity and that the
Richmond Warrington Highway asso-
convention Here is the dispatch:
President w. H. Aston and Sccre-
tary r. Al. Runnels, OF the Bristoi-to-
Washington Highway association,
have named the following delegates
to attend the annual meeting of the
Southern Appalachian Good Roads
association. which con7enes in At
lanta November goth, and of which
Or. Joseph Hyde Pratt, OF Chapel
Hill. n. c.. Ia president:
NJ on g o m g ry county--Captafn
Tngles, Radford: John L. Vaughn
shawsvilie; John r. Maginnts. editor
Oh Tile INhdloIQ ANNWs, hkoNAOte Is 49,
Captain W. j. Shelburne, Christians.
burg. :. -,
| Pulaski county--F'rank WJsor. Pu-
iaski; b. r. Miller. Pulaski, and Roe
L. Gardner. Pulaski.
Roanoke county,. n. Marsteller.
Roanoke; O. D. Oakley, Salem, and
Joseph Turner, Rollins.
Smyth county,. ID. Tate. Chill
howie; n. l. Bonham, Chilhowie;
John p. Buchanan. htarten, and
George Holland Miles, Marion.
Washington eoun.y--W. II. Aston,
Meadowview: W. Clendenen. Abing-
erts, Bristol, and Carl A. Jones, Bris-
| toll
| Wythe county-Henry ]. Crowgey,
! wytheville: DIR. w. w. Ribble. Jr.,
! wytheviile, and DIR. w. G. Deip, Ru-
! raj Retreat
Delegate at-large-Captain M. 3.
Corse, Lexington.
About Benjamin Briscos.
| From United states Motor company
lis this official statement:
Announcement was made YESTERDAY
that BENJAMIN Briscoe had resigned
as president Of the United states Mo-
tor company. although retaining MS
Interest in the big organization. Many
/ of those interested In the company
are DESTROYS Of having Mr.. Briscoe
remain but the great strain that e
has been under during the past year
necessitates his taking an extehaea
rest.
/ For the past two months Mr.. Brfsf oe
has been working early and late to lie
end that the company's AFFAIRS be re-
adjusted and 1t be reorganized so
that II will be no longer hampered py
lack Of working capital-but viii De
placed In an excellent position - nan
die Its big volume Of business wnicn
last wear ran to upwards of 10000 0o.
and now feels that he Is entitled to the
long needed rest. He leaves with
the sincere regrets of his associates In
the company.
He win remain. however. until the
middle OF November, when he leaves
with hts family for several months
stay in Europe, during which time ne
will arrange for further extension
of the company's export business.
MIR Briscoe ts one of the prominent
figures in the automobile world, having
been so ever since the Briscoe Manu- :
featuring company at Detroit LOOK up
HE automobile parts business In lsss'
He became more prominent when nc
forsanixed the MaxweiI-Brfscos com
lpany in 1904, which attained ander
his presidency such splendid sue
icess, and which concern. together win
the Briecoe Manufacturing company,
has been the most profitable and tEe
I strongest' in the United States NJ 3t+sz
Icompany's aggregation.
Mr.. Briscoe was one OF the organ :
Eizers of the American Motor Car Man
ufacturers. association and served two
terms as president, He is vice. presi-
dent and q member OF the executive
COMMITTEE Of the National Association
Of Automobile Manufacturers. as wen
as being secretary and q director OF tina
automobile board or trade.
/ He has been especially active IN
association work. Tor the general ad-
vancement OF the industry, aad mas
also taken q keen interest IN COM
petitions that brought motor cars SO
forcibly to the attention of the pubic
in the early days.
Mr.. Briscoe has wide ACQUAINTANCE
among automobile manufacturers and
dealers, both here and abroad.
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YOUNG KING COLE
SENT TO MINORS
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