Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-13
LOCAL MOTOR CLUB DOES
GOOD WORK FOR MOTORIST
Bosch Tells OF Advantages Accrung to Car Owners in
Way of Fair Laws and Better Roads

lection in his use and endowment of
the city streets. Tt secured the i'm
ProVement of many pieces of road
near Harrisburg. 1t has given to
tnnny tn;t,!. 'owhsnlps, road drags, that con-
tribute to betterment of many miles
OF ROAD and keeps them passable. It
mas broken up many speed and horn
traps. 1t has been directly responsible
Ior the placing of scores of danger
signs In the country adjacent to Har-
rispurg. 1t has secured the posting
OF numerous crossroads signs in Dau-
( phin and Cumberland counties If hos
worked to have the law regarding the
removal OF loose stones from country
roads better observed by s1Inervisors
IL VIII ever work to improve on many
or the things it has had started. and
VIII ever be alert to see that tbe
thlhgs accomplished do not go back
put with increasing zeal will endeavor
to better past records.
Ihe activities of the club are held
within the bounds of it's income. We
nave a membership of about four
hundred, and many of the members
reside In neighboring towns, so that
the net Harrisburg membership is but
about three hundred
Inere are over one thousand cars
IN Harrisburg proper and within A
circle or twenty miles radius with the
capitol as center there are over
IWenly-IlVe hundred cars,
we should have membership of
at least seven hundred in Harrisburg
and with such a local memberships we
could so extend the work of the club
that it should be easy to attract mem.
bers TO the number of possibly five
hundfed more from surrounding
towns. With such a membership the
income would enable the club to
greatly increase its benefits to its
membership. We pay no salaries:
our expenses are kept to as low an
outlay as possible, so as to conserve
the income and use, it to ends that
nave for their object safer and pleas
ant riding
We gladly welcome new members
VINO desire to unite with us and share
the burden of expense and we doublv
welcome all who by their activities
snare the burden of work involved in
carrying out the aims and objects of
the club
we are a business organization. Our
business at all times and in all places
is TO work for the interests of the mo-
torist Any of our members will he
glad TO receive and forward applica-
ions for membership. and our club
room in the Patriot building is omen
daily where applications NAV be pre-
sented, files of motor journals found. !
Foad maps or route books consulted, |
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secured. We are constantly in touch |
with existent road conditions in the
territory surrounding Harrisburg and |
civ give such information to all in |
quirers '''i III
On May 10th, 11th and 18th we
snail run tour east and into South |
Jersey and Delaware. This is TO he |
styled Publicity Run. 1t is nor q |
contest of speed or endurance. but has
for its object the bringing of our CITY
to the mind and thought of neigh
boring sections. That we will be vel
coined is evident by the generous con-
tribution of trophies from the towns
and cities along the route, there prom
ses to be a trophy for every car nm
shing, and we hope to take with us
over one hundred cars. Can Won
realize that one hundred cars leaving
harrisburg one minute apart and rune
ming at say seventeen miles per hour
will place the first car in Lebanon ere
the last car leaves Market Souare9
Picture that in your mind for a mo-
nent!
VIII it impress other towns and
titles that Harrisburg is Some
burg?"
Doesn't it create in you an impulse
% go?
Then go with us. Entry blanks are
'eady at the office.