The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-09-05
MAURY auto OWNERS
TO ORGANIZE CLUB
FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT
officers OF STATE ORGANiZA-
TloN INACCURATE MOVE
MENT AT COLUMBIA.
TO ENROLL LARGE MEMBERSHIP
Better Roads Is Principal Object of
Organization But Also viii Pro.
mote Other Matters Beneficial to
Car Owners.
(Daily Herald, September A.

Better roads, better traffic laws and
their proper observance, proper expen-
diture of public road funds, equitable
taxation of automobiles, acceptable
legislation, courtesy in automobile
traffic and other matters pertaining to
the use of automobiles were given as
the objects of the Tennessee Automo-
bile Association and it's county
branches last night at well attended
meeting Of Maury county auto owners
at the court house. The melting was
addressed by P. NJ. Estes, president Of
the state association; C. II. Peay,
state secretary; Joe Morse, director Of
the association, and J. H. Smith, di-
rector of the association, all Of Nash
vile.
Local auto owners expressed appro-
val of the purposes of the associa-
tion and advocated the organization of
a Maury county club. Temporary or
ganization was formed with j. NJ Ded-
man as president and R. H. Clagett
as secretary. Friday night, Septem-
Der IL, was designated as the time
for the next meeting and commit
tee will be appointed to secure appli-
cations for membership. Twenty-sev-
en- members were enrolled last night
as follows
J. B. Garner, w. w. Dyer, C. c. Fry,
w. C. Salmon, J. M Dedman, Bruce
Cochran, George Sloan, H S. Lilius, s.
R. Hardison, w. M. Tolley, c. P.
Hatcher, w. P. Ridley, H. A. Moore,
j. B. Hardison, Harry Huston, Bob
Harlan, Keith Denham, Rush Gresh-
am, w. o. Cherry, Walter Fraser, DR..
A. ]. Barnett, Branch Satterfeld, A.
Samuels, R. H. Clagett, w. D. Has
tings, ]. l. Finney, j. A. Sloan.
Mr.. Estes reviewed the organization
and work of the state organization and
pointed out the possibility for greater
service through the formation of coun-
ty clubs. He said that clubs had been
formed in Cheatham, Wilson, Smith,
Sumner, Giles and other counties and
that eventually every county in the
state would be organized. He explain
ed that the state organization has only
one salaried officer,the secretary,
and that the membership fee OF 70
goes into fund for the promotion OF
the good roads movement and for ad-
vocating legislation beneficial to the
owners of automobiles. He spoke OF
the immense amount of money invest
ed in automobiles in Tennessee and
said that it was only through an organ.
ization of this kind that the owners
could have part in the protection
of that property. He dwelt upon the
benefits of good roads and asked that
the auto owners of Maury county form
a club to be united with the state
association.
Messrs. Morse, Peay and Smith
spoke along the same lines. j. b.
Garner, w. C Salmon, w. w. Dyer and
]. M. Dedman spoke for the auto own
ers of the county, endorsing the words
of the Nashville men and favoring the
formation of club here.
The membership committee will
make an effort to enroll every owner
OF an auto in Maury county and also
to add to the membership any person,
whether an owner of car or not,
who is interested in good roads or the
commercial welfare of the county.
Acting president J. NJ. Dedman to-
day appointed the following temper
ary membership committee: Glenn
Campbell. Spring Hill; DR.. c. Y.
Clarke, Mt. Pleasant; S. r. Hardi-
son, C. c. Fry and w. F. Anderson OF
Columbia. Additional members Of
this committee from each district in
the county will be appointed soon.
The committee will he called for a
conference Immediately.