El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-18
MOTOR ASSOCIATION WILL ADOPT
BYLAWS NEXT TUESDAY EVENING
Lengthy Discussion Takes Place Over Voting Rights
and Mail Vote Will Have to Decide; The Suggestion
to Take in Car Owners g cts Very Little Support;
Cooperation Promised Chamber of Commerce.
FOURTEEN firms among t

FOURTEEN firms among the local
- automobile, tire and accessory
= dealers were represented at Friday
nights meeting Of the permanent or
sanization which. il was decided. is to
be known as the FL Paso Motor assoei-
alton, at the dollar dinner in the
Sheldon grill. The total attendance
was - but absence from the city kept
president Ben L Clements and secre-
tary {. p Henry away while treasurer
g D. Nauman was doing jury duty at
the court house and wondering why he
should be cOoped up
Chief discussion centered upon the
new constitution and bylaws r r.
STUART salesman FOR the Nauman
Motor company. acted as chairman Of
the meeting and, as chairman of the
bylaw committee. he presented the
graIt OF the bylaws. The name of -El
FasO Motor association was passed
without comment, as were the clauses
outlining the objects of the association
such as cooperation in good roads,
working for suitable traffic regula-
ions. cooperation in credits. promotion
OF social Intercourse among members.
auto races and auto shows but there
was some discussion over the clause
which made it an object OF the assOci-
alton TO protect members from "frivol-
Gus and unjust court actions and suits
for damages This was finally left
open and viii be finally decided at the
next meeting
Voting Rights Discussed.
The real snag was struck when il
came to the classification Of member
ship The committees report called for
classes a and B. to include all persons
connected with the industry while
class c let in owners Of cars. subject
70 the approval Of the membership
committee.
This brought out a discussion Of vot-
ing power and the committee reported
that class G members would hold no
votes but that their moral support
would be Of great aid in securing legis-
laIlOn while their mem bershiD fees
would contribute materially TO the
funds OF the association
me discussion over the voting power
between classes A and 3 vas interest
ing II. L. Burkhead and the chairman
urged that If statesmen showed enough
interest to attend meetings OF the
association, they should have equal
votes with the heads OF companies. L
o Jarvis, L. f, Gillett, :. Z. Silver
SPARE and others thought that the
mem bership should be strictly limited
TO the trade and not be left open to the
owners and also that the right OF vote
was matter which should not be
lightly passed over but that IL should
be left TO a poll Of the various con-
Germs which contributed TO the tenn
pOrary- organization for show week.
Mail We: Meet Tuesday.
1t was finaIy decided 10 submit the
various propositions to a mail vote Of
every concern contributing TO the
original fund and that this. vote be
polled at a meeting 10 be held at the
chamber Of commerce on Tuesday even
ing. next, at o'clock The chairman
announced that while he was a sales
man he would have to have a vote in
the organization or would withdraw
any help he was giving
George H Clements, Of the chamber