The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
MOTOR CAR news
AutOists of America Are ASSO.
citation Mad.
Almost Every Town or Com
munity Has q Club.
KANSAS IS NO EXCEPTION
There Are 5000 Members OF
State Association.
ExDOrts in Automobiles Are on
the Increase.

Motorists, it might be said, are as
sociation mad. Almost every town of
any consequence in the country now
has an automobile association. There
are scores of such organizations in
KansaS-bOth town and county CLUBS
and they are rapidly increasing In
numbers. The Kansas State Automo-
bile association, which includes a large
number of affiliated organizations, has
q membership of five thousand. 1t is
estimated that the American Automo-
bile association, of which the Kansas
association is a branch, will by the
close of this year have 100000 mem
bers.
While a lot of perfectly good breath
is wasted at many of the automobile
association meetings, still it will have
to be admitted that the organizations
have been a paramount factor in the
Improvement of the public highways
in the last few years.
Work of American Association.
In speaking of the work of the
American Automobile association.
John A, Wilson, the president, recent
ly said:
Not until one has had an oppor-
tunity in official position of coming
in close contact with the workings of
the American Automobile association
can he fully realize the enormous bur-
den which devolves upon the body in
its widespread efforts to improve con-
diitions governing the use of self
propelled vehicles. While motor car
owners naturally give first heed to To-
cal matters, their comings and goings
are so extensive that they must CO.
operate in both Interstate and intra-
state form.
"Of course we will have differences
of opinion among ourselves; now and
then clubs will kick over the traces
and try to go it alone. There will be
those who, when their selfish ideas
are uncovered. will confuse the situa-
ton for moment and talk another
association. But the American Auto
mobile association will continue un-
disturbed it's effective work, for it Is
composed of thousands whose only in
terest Is the general good of automo-
billing and of those who participate is
this now pleasurable necessity"
Exports and Imports.
Automobile exports from the United
States are twenty times as much as a
decade ago.
Meantime the imports of automobiles
show marked decline. The total
value of automobiles and parts thereof
imported in 1909 were nearly 81, 100000,
and in 1918 about 81. 800. 900.
American automobiles are sent to all
parts of the world, the figures for 1913
showing exports to about seventy-five
countries and colonies. All the princi-
pal countries of Europe and America
are included and the list also extends
to Bulgaria, Roumania, Servia, Turkey.
Greece. the Azores. the Canary islands.
the West Indies. Siam, the Dutch East
Indies, Russia In Asia, Korea. French
Oceania, Egypt. China, Japan and
India.
The largest purchaser Of our auto
mobiles is our next door neighbor, Can
ada, the total number sent to that
country in the eleven months of 1913
being 1924. valued at $7,S7O,OS6. The
United Kingdom is the next largest
customer. the total number sent to that
country in the eleven months being
1904. valued at $3.4S2, ,301, while to Aus
tralia, New Zealand and other British
Oceania were exported 3,069 automo-
biles. valued at 81, ,773, ,140; Germany. 959,
valued at 1911, ,293: France, SO1. valued
at s6o9,731. and Italy. 3O2, valued at
$259,079.
Auto and POp-Pop Notes.
The Kansas City automobile show
February 16-22-will draw a large num-
Der Of TOpekans. Practically every
motor car dealer Of the city will visit
the show, and scores of other Topekans
who are interested in automobiles will
be there.
Frank Southwick and w. NJ. Padgett