The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-11
RICHMOND MOTORISTS U RCED TO ATTEND
MEMORIAL HIGHWAY MEETING AT CAPT AL

Motorists of Richmond who are in
terested in perpetuating the National
Old Trails highway, as a national me-
mortal, are requested to meet at 5
O'Clock Wednesday morning in front
of the Bethard garage in order to
drive to Indianapolis. A special meet,
ing to take up the subject will be held
there Wednesday.
Prof Harlow Lindley, of Earlham
college, spoke before meeting Of To-
cal motorists, in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms. Monday evening, review
ing the history of the road, and It's
place in the life of the nation.
Civilization has been dependent
from the beginning of time on COM
munication and portation,' he
said. 1T took 200 years for civiliza-
ton to travel from the Atlantic coast
to the Appalachian mountains, and so
years for it to cover the rest of the
continent. Waterways have been the
highways of civilization, and when
they were occupied, the tendency has
been to connect them with a system
of land transportation. This govern
ment recognized the need of penetrat-
ing the interior of the country, and
espoused the need of a great national
highway long before the railroads
came into being.
! For 20 to 80 years, the National
highway was the great connecting link
| between the east and west. In that
time, it was the Pennsylvania and the
| Big Four and all the other cross
; in
I What more fitting tribute to these
| times could there be than rebuilding
! by the government of this highway?
1t occupies the logical position as 1
J great national highway, and is pecu'
liarly connected with the development
of the country. One way to Amere
canization is to establish connec
ton with the past and this work VIII
do it,
Explanation of the work that is be
/ ing done by the Ohio Automobile as
sociation for the motorists OF ina
state was the theme of State Sen
ator ]. F. Atwood's talk. Speaking
as a member of the Ohio Legislature
and as a member of the Ohio Auto
mobile club, Senator Atwood was abl'
to give the result of the club worl
from two points.
Help in Legislation
THE most valuable aid we had Il
legislation came from the representa-
tives of the Ohio State Automobil
club" said the senator. Trained Il
the work of their association, the
came forward to present the views Q
the motorist, and were able to tell IL
what was good and what was bad leg
islation. Not only was the organize
ton valuable in a statewide sense
but we have found that the county OF
ganization encountered local issues c
: vital Importance.
j, To-day representative of the cour
? ty motor club attends each meetin
r of the city council in our larger cities
they cooperate with the chief of p'
| lice and keep motorists informed {
changes in traffic regulations"
81 Protection from speed traps was al
e other point stressed by the speake
:, "A man should not be arrested unles
/ he operates his car dangerously
/, recklessly,' he said
Explains Plan
2. Explanation of the plan of membe
: ship in the Hoosier Motor club We
: taken up by NJ. A. Noblett, secretai
n of the association. Although there
no local branch, a number of indivi
g uals already have joined the state a
Il ISOLATION, and Louis 3. Campbell, ma
q ager of the National Finance compar