The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
ORNE IS CHOSEN HEAD
AUTO CLUB OF STATE
From Tuesdays Daily.

From tuesdays Dairy
Officers were elected this morning
at the annual convention of the Min
nesota State Automobile association
/ in the Hotel Saint Paul at ST. Paul,
as follows:
President, Henry H. Orme, st. Paul
First vice president, DR.. j D. Park,
Duluth.
Second vice president, ]. H. Hilge,
st. Cloud.
Third vice president, DR.. A. B.
Stewart, Owatonna, reelected.
Treasurer, ]. K. Martin, Little Falls,
reelected.
Secretary, G. Roy Hill, Minneapo-
lis, reelected
! Mr.. Orme was placed in nomination
by the retiring president, Mr.. Hob
mann, who himself declined to be a
candidate for reelection. Mr.. Orme
is a former president of the St.\Paul
Automobile club. Sixty-five deleg ltes
+ were present.
The meeting was called to order at
ten o'clock this morning by Presidenc
Hohmann. In his annual report Mr..
Hohmann called attention to the fact
that two wears ago there were thirty
seven clubs affiliated with the associ-
alton. During the year 1914 eight
new clubs were admitted, and two
dropped out, making a net gain of SIX,
or total of forty-three clubs at the
BEGINNING of 1915. During the year
1915 eleven new clubs We're admitted
aG follows: Two Harbors, Wells,
Browns Valley, FairmOnt, Carlton
County Walker. Htbbing, Minnesota
lake, Brainerd. Fairfax and lie Sueur.
Two clubs dropped out making a gain
Of nine, or q total of ffty-two clubs
IF present affiliated TwN years ago
the membership nun heTnd 1926. Last
vo"r the membership numbered A.
1856, @nd the total me1nbor~hip today
was 5.122, rnaking a total gain of t.
G96 during the last two wears.
Gain Mo- ENOUGH.
Mr. Hohmann obcervnd however,
that while a substantial gain had been
made in the numbcr Of Clubs affiliated
and the total membership. the gain
was not in proportion to tho increased
number of automobiles. He recon-
mended that the delegates use their
very best efforts this year. not only to
increase the memberships in their
own clubs, but also to make a special
effort to secure one new club for this
association. The aesociatin should
have at least one club in every coun-
ty in this tie, and there were eighty
six counties.
Mr. Hohmann said there were some
very Important measures pending in
congress, which should rot only re-
committee of the association, but of
each and ovory member affiliated
with it, There were pending. for in
, stance, q hill for federal aid for roads,
a proposed war tax on automobiles
and gasoline, end the so-called
Ada~os1n hill. makirp one license tag
good fer anv part of the United States.
He said the association members
should all at present give special at
tention to the proposed war tax on
automobiles and gasoline, and he sug-
eested that every club have its mem
hers write to the members of congress
protesting against this tax.
Too Much Premium.
The president said he believed that
bill permitting mutual or co-opera-
tive fire insurance should be passed
~ the state legislature, because he
was sure that all felt that they were
paying too much premium on auto
mobile fire insurance. ..,.
He recommended that the legisla-
tive committee prepare a bill for the
roXt legislature for the registration
Of highway routes. So called trails
were beirg laid cut in everv direction
and he thon@ht al act should be
passed providing for the registration
Of such highway routes, having in
Guided therein prohibition of dupli-
cations, making it unlawful to in
jura the markings, etc.
The president expressed the earnest
hope that the weather conditions
would be more favorable for tours
this year than last, and that each
club would arrange several tours, and
If possible. have the tours so arranged
that at least five or six clubs in
certain section of the state could hold
their tour on the same date and meet
at a c0mrnon point. This would be
a means Of bringing club members
and their families. in all sections CT
the state, more closely together. and
w0r'd he the means of ESTABLISHING
q closer union and stronger bond
Of friendship among the people
throughout the state.
This evening the association will
hold a banquet at the same hotel, the
st. Paul.