Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-12


ed the limited nunratinu of nIc,s,,ro
motor NehlcleS as the principal means
VI ei4'''i''''liS waste "' SaS"i'nc
Directors chosen at the business
meeting were; William H. renncU,
Lewiston: -. w. IIoccG. Ir, Portland;
David Talbot. EockIand; I.cith s
Hack. llCulton: Charles II. Iiichhorn,
Augusta; Walter &. Morse. Rumford
Is. .. Norton. Belfast: Charles a. hin.
Belgrade Lakes; Fulton q. Redmond,
Ellsworth Henry T. t;oss. Auburn;
Elmer Dotcn. Portland. and Joseph W.
Simpson, York Harhor. The associa-
ton now has 5000 members.
Following are summaries of Inc more
important features OF the address ana
reports.
g. ca. m.
S"SSs'''o'''
e'"'H "1 "tdte rank w Ball.
no l'S recently returned from To-
pehd' N""'' Nh"fe nc was ~ attend
diice upon tle American Association of
oecit''''icS "' 9iatc, was at that con
Nehtioh' appointed Il member of the
co'itill'lee 10 suggest uniform leSisla-
lloh IN regard to motor vehicles and
1t was along these lines that lie adj
"len9eu we maine autolSIS. Tie Sdld III
pait
~ l'lV' lile receipts Tor automobile
registrations ana licenses was $9l04
III l'll' $l-'4o-' IN l2l2' $9S,ol3, IN 1913.
$l33.'l0; in 1914 1872 a.; in 1915 800
80 IN 1910, $"bo,l3', and up To- date III
l'lls year Oh l"l' the sum of $SS.00o.
IN other words. the receipts for the
"ll"ie Ne' OF 1910 only seven Years
ago Just about equalled our largest
single DAY III l9l" When these figures
are examined ana considered IN con-
hee.ioh WIN 'he pfoportlohate increase
III ''le o'iIer states. IS II at all Surprls-
''is u'at we nave laIled to keep pace
Win the passage OF proper laws to reg
ulate thelr use.
Hau the honor at the meeting OF
tie Association OF Secretaries of state
at topeka nan, To he appointed on
the committee to report on uniform
laws Tor motor vehicles and | real
i1e ~" iu'lle VIII ne our EFFORTS with
out Ihe cooperation Of the men inter-
ested IN inns subject.
Inc matter OF license fees, traffic
laws lisht Jaws ana the law looking
to"dfuS reciprocity the rights Of per-
9ol's SolhS from one state to another
without e necessity OF registering III
more imam one state (tleir home state
or state OF residence seems to be the
SUBJECT that might properly be consid-
cleu.
me matter or fees might he con-
sluered matter for the different states
- "oih out as theE nave IN tic past
Wltlout regard to the other states.
WIN the UNIFORM idea of allowing peo-
PIE 10 traNel if"m one state to an
ot"ei WITHOUT registering in the for
eish state II properly registered in
their nome state, would obviatc to a
great extent the necessity of uniform
laws regarding fees, as no one ex-
cept persons residing in this state
would be at all concerned with fine foes
charged in another state, and I am
not sure that it would be wise at This
time to attempt uniformity along that
line if the other can be brought aho,I,
] am strongly convinced +bat ~
traffic laws, the head light laws and
single registration law can and should
be made uniform and think ,bis idna
prevails in nearly ALI of tive s,atos r
see no reason vhv Maine -
the same traAic LAVE ~. VIZ mn9 nas'
sets or New yorl On 49, -, Ins.SsaciIu-
son travels from 49, wen d per :
bv auto ba Win o. sI, e,9,9' - 'ostoiD
he ,s v;ol.tina w o a, Niio" Wheh
This 7 am s,,ro bo 9Des ins Inc Jaw
der III. av,stt,or az 'g.? 'io' Ni'o" un :
~ a. IN 5 oo''u,'ioiS' ana II IS
to;s,s - ~ ~ i'lhs that innocent au-
~ .s's a, e. peins constantly held up in
'ie oi'ierehI states because Of the