The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
NEW YORK HAS NEW
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
Important Organization Es-
tablished in Interests Of All
Automobile Owners.

The biggest town In the world has a
rev automobile club. a regularly char
tsred association, which IL af1iliated with
the New York State Automobile Asso-
citation, one of tho strongest State bodies
in America Tho State body now has
lis regular clubs in all OF the principal
cities of the State. numbering some
10000 members. with New York as
big as the rest of the State, there is
no reason why the home club should
not have at least as many members and
take the proper rank In motor clubdom.
The need for a club for the city is
great. Out of more than $4,000
pleasure car owners, hardly more than
I'VE per cent are members of clubs. and
OF course doing nothing TO help the
cause of favorable legislation and good
roads. II the Greater City would unite
30 help in the great work which the
State organization has been doing for
many years at the capital. automobile
owners would be assured Of fair legis-
latton, just treatment by courts and
Dfncials, cheaper insurance, and a
vastly improved system of touring in-
formation, which will be free to ali
members and members of AFFILIATED
clubs.
The Automobile Club of New York
was duly chartered several months ago.
been deferred until the end Of the war,
and the consequent resumption Of auto
mobile activities.
In the interim. however: union has
been made with the Safety First Society,
ana the activities of that beneficial Or
sanitation will be carried out from the
headquarters of the Automobile Club of
New York at 81 East Fortieth street,
telephone Murray Hill 5549. The de-
Jay has also enabled the promoters of
the club to work out a plan of mutual
fire. collision and accident insurance TO
cars. which viii save members many
thousands OF dollars annually.
Right here II might not be amiss to
say word about what the State asso-
citation. OF which the Automobile Club
or New York is a part, has been doing
In promoting the interests of car own
erS. Among other things representa-
tives of the association have blocked
many pieces of hostile and discrimina-
tory legislation. thus saving thousands
OF dollars to motorists annually Chief
among those Is the fight against an in
demnity bond being required of all own
ers which would cost each owner from
e3b 10 $50 year. Then there was the
emort to get through n bill for the com.
pulsory use OF n patented device for
rear lights and signalling, which was
also defeated by the action of the state
body. A bill was introduced to double
the present registration fees on passen.
ger automobiles that was defeated
through the same source. The menace
has not been killed, however. for with
the constantly growing registration ant
Increasing desire for more revenue there
IL an increasing desire for the big graft
The only way to fight those things i,
through strong organization in the
city as we'll as in the State at large.
One of the biggest features OF thu
new club will be the mutual insurance
plan. which not only offers the car owne,
n substantial reduction in rates. but ;
chance TO participate in the dividends o
the organization This insurance is eff
fected through a regularly organize,
company, the first mutual automobile
insurance company licensed by the In
Surance Department of the State o
New York, whose requirements are mos
rigid
The Automobile Club of New York
OF which II. l.. Rood Is secretary, vii
be represented at the Hotel Mems Shoy
ct the Grand Central Palace this week
and those interested win ind much L
interest them in the literature which vii
there be given out
There Is also in process of formatio,
an International association. The Ne1
York State Automobile Association an
the Ontario Motor League will draw ten
tetive plans for big and loyal organiZa
tion that will do things and be of som
real benefit to automobile owners.