Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-13
State AUTO
HAD Meeting
Grant Call Represented Bis
marCk at Important State
Gathering

Grant Call, representing the Bis
marck Automobile club. has just re-
turned from Fargo, where he attend
ed the state association meeting in
the capacity Of a director. He con-
tirmed the vote Of the directors Of the
local club | continue their Affiliations
and support with the state and ma
tional associations. He says great in
terest is being taken in the progres.
sive auto club movement, and 1t is
hoped that Bismarck aUtoists will not
be lacking in giving hearty support to
the local club at this time. Bismarck
now has So regular members and 1t is
hoped this number can be increased
to - by June l..
Lurleigh county now has l2O.Odd
auto owners and if each owner will
be enthusiastic. says Mr.. Call, and
give his share of support the Bis.
marck club will rapidly come to the
front and gain position and proMin-
ence which the clubs IL the eastern
part of the state now hold. 1t will be
but a short time till we have a thor
oUshly sign.posted highway between
I dISO dllu blSlIidICN anu l)Io
marck and Dickinson.
I Mandan, Minot. Dickinson and Dew
lis Lake are pertccting organizations
and will soon be affiliated with the
North Dakota association and the AM
erican Automobile association.
1t is the earnest desire and inten-
ton OF the local club to establish and
TO maintain a permanent. regular and
adequate ferry on the Missouri river
at Bismarck. Mr.. Call requests every
member and auto owner to become in
terested and to give his support TO the
club.
The annual meeting Of the local
auto club will soon he held at Bis
narck. mention OF the date Of which
will be made in this paper later.
State Association Meet.
The Fargo Forum of Saturday con-
tanned the following regarding the
meeting of the state automobile assO-
citation, which was held in th.t city
on that date
Officers Elected Were:
President-W.EW. Smith, Fargo.
Vice President-H. F. Haveland,
Grand Forks.
Secretary-Seth Richardson. Fargo.
Treasurer-C. F. Mudgett.
Without preliminary ceremonies W.
W. Smith, president of the North Da'
kota Automobile club, called the state
meeting to order this afternoon with
the following towns represented: Far
90, Grand Forks, Cooperstown, Wah'
peton. Bismarck. Chance. Lidger.
wood and Valley City, and the princi'
pal business Of the afternoon was in
going over the reports of the differ
ent officers. which were read by the
secretary, Seth Richardson of this
city, and these were all discussed.
Another matter that came up for at
tention was that of the Glidden tour
visit to this city all day Sunday, July
10, and it was unanimously decided
that the state organization should
take notice Of this and as many mem
bers as possible be in attendance here
that day. The meeting was. one of
the most important that has yet been
held, for it was the annual session.
All of the different delegates were
much in favor Of legislation that
would in the future tend to make the
roads Of the entire state in a much
better condition.
The Towns Represented.
The different cities in the club were
represented as follows:
Fargo-W. W. Smith.
Grand Forks-F. II. Haveland.
COOUerstOWn-C. G., Pilot,
Eismarck-Grant Call.
Lidgerwood-C. E. Robbins.
Wahpeton-Frank Eberly.
Chaffee-B. Bracht.
Valley City-C. F. Mud3ett.
Secretary's Report.
Secretary Richardson stated tina
for several years Fargo's auto clul
had been endeavoring to secure
membership in the national organiza
ton, but it was only last year thai
the three towns necessary for mem
bership could be secured and that now
there were eight towns with a mem
bership of about GOO.
He stated that this would be found
to be Of great benefit to all OF the
owners of autos in the state, and he
was very much pleased to see tina,
Grand Forks had entered the list
as well as the others, for in number:
there was strength, land in time he
hoped to see every town and city ii
the state members.
President Smith remarked tina
when he was in Minneapolis recently
he had been told that the coming
Glidden tour, which will make its frs
stop in Fargo, was intended to be al
owners trip rather than n for the
manufacturers, and he would lige tt
see a North Dakota owner of a ca
be selected to make the trip and THU
was discussed at some length and will
likely be done as Don as the mem
bers can select the nan to make tn
trip. Routine business was then at
tended to, the GLIB being in session
until a late hour.
, RAILROAD TELEeRAPHERs NEE
!, BALTIMORE, Nd, May 18TH
annual convention of the Order 0
Railroad T~elegraphers met in this cit