Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-14
WORk|NGTOFORM
AUTOMOB|LECLUB
IN THIS COUNTY

W. G. Keen, representing the Geor-
gia State Automobile association. ar
rived in this city today for the purpose
OF cooperating with the motorists and
good roads advocates of Americus and
Sumter county, with view of forming
an automobile club, which viii have
its headquarters in Americus.
One of the first objects of the club
will be to affiliate with the Georgia
State Automobile association which
is composed of the individual car
owners, and others who are interest
ed in the movement for better high
ways, in carrying out the program for
which it was organized, particularly
supporting the state highway depart
ment
Other planks in the platform of the
state association are as follows:
Prevention of the passage of legisla-
tion which is not to the best interest
o. the motorists.
The elimination of reckless driving
and protection to all users of the
highways
The posting Of a uniform system of
road signs throughout the state upon
all bad grade crossings, dangerous
curves and crossroads whereby the
numerous accidents which are occur
ring annually from lack of warming
may be averted,
In order that a greater amount of
cooperation may be secured and 4
larger amount of interest manifested
by the general public in the expendi-
ture OF all money to be spent under
the federal aid road act, jointly with
| the various cSlnties in the state, and
to secure our roads constructed under
| the supervision of a competent engi-
neer and staff, legislation has been in
troduced by the association to secure
state aid for the construction of our
main market highways, also d joint
county bond issue whereby any num-
ber of counties may cooperate in
constructing any particular highway
State supervision and the enforce
ment of the general traffic laws
The state association when COM
pleted, will have thorough representa-
ton in each and every county of the
state, and will be controlling faG1sr
looking to the efficiency of gene
road construction throughout GeofA
gia.
The local clubs will be affiliated
with the Georgia State Automobile as
sociation and the American Automo-
| bile association.
This is the day of the automobile
club, and like the proverbial mush-
room, motoring organizations have
sprung into being throughout the
United States. No first class state,
county, city, town or hamlet is COM
plete without one.
/ Motorists are learning that if they
want fair and reasonable legislation.
better roads, and good sign-posting
systems, they must get together" and
provide them, and an automobile club
now to be efficient is a business insti-
tuition, and these business institutions
are becoming more in the majority and
less in the minority. The purely so
cal automobile club for owners is be
ing supplanted by the service" or
ganization, particularly in the local.
tiles where large clubs abound and
provide the recreation and social fea-
lures desired, leaving the automobile
club to 50 about its business of doing
things"
With, perhaps. not single excep
ton there is no motoring organization
in America today which is so support
ed by the motor car owners in it's
community as its power for good de-
mands 1t is motor club dues which
stick tightest to the bottom of the
pocket of the average automobilist-
not because he is consciously piker"
but because he does not stop to think
that the club in his city or state needs
his individual support
A working example of this is found
in the Automobile Club ofSouthern
California. This organization stands
ss one of the foremost Service" clubs
in America today, while it also has the
distinction of being the pioneer of its
type of organizations.
The consideration Of branch Office
and a touring bureau in this locality
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