The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-05-05
NEW ENGLAND NUMERICAL SIGN
POSTING MAY BECOME
NATIONAL.
Automobile Club of America and New
England Hotel Mems Association
Plan Meets With State Highway
Commissioners Approval.

The New England States uniform
numerical system of sign posting has
every prospect of being adopted
throughout the country. At an i'm.
portant official gathering recently
held at The Automobile Club OF
America, steps were taken to extend
this new simple system of marking
highways, and committee of eigh-
teen was appointed to promote the
plan, which is already in practical
operation, Connecticut having already
commenced to mark a portion Of the
Boston Post Road.
The meeting which followed din
ner rendered by the Club to the
visiting officials and delegates, was
called at the instance of Arthur l.
Race. President of the New England
Hotel Mems Association. In attend
ance were Arthur L Woods, Presi-
dent of the Automobile Club of
America, Elmer Thompson, Secretary;
Herbert Sisson, Highway Commission
er of the State of New York; Ar
thur l. Race, President of the New
England Hotel Mems Association, E
M Tierney, President National Hotel
Mems Association; D w Hoegg, Main
State Automobile Association; N
Balm, Secretary Empire Tours Asso-
citation; w A Van Duzer, Pennsyl-
vania State Highway Commissioner;
Frederick C Hall, Secretary, New
Jersey Tour Association; w Patter-
son, Rhode Island State Highway
Commissioner; Thomas D Green, ex-
President, New York City Hotel
n
necticut State Highway Commission;
Almon c Judd, President, Ideal Tour;
ID b Goode. Boston Chamber of Com
merce; Frank c Hall, New England
Hotel Mems Association; j M Mack
all. Maryland State Highway Com
mission; William A Kimball, Secre-
tary. New England Hotel Mems AS
ISOLATION; A D Converse, New Eng
land Mems Association; Lannin,
Garden City, L. l.; E E Hogel. Act
ing Secretary, Automobile Club of
Philadelphia; J F McAdam, Vice
President New England Mems Asso- !,
citation. |
Colonel Arthur Woods, President of |
the Club, welcomed the gathering, |
and commented on the activity of |
the Automobile Club of America
during the past fifteen years in sign
posting the roads with the yellow ,
Arrow Marker" He expressed his
interest in the new plan of designat-
ing through highways in a clear,
simple manner. directing motorists
wherever they might want to CO.
Colonel Woods said, 81 am glad the
club has devoted itself to this sort
of thing because an automobile or
ganization has no reason for existing
unless it is CT service to those who
own cars"
This uniform system which has
just received the official sanction of
the New England Highway Commits
sioners, provides for two standard
colors only yellow background
by black border with
black numerals in the centre. The
inform symbol will be painted on
he telegraph and telephone poles
along the rcaf weys. Where such
facilities are not available, proper
POLES will be erected. Interstate and
routes will bear the num- s
,grB from ! { SO inclusive, although
III the higher Jmbers may not be s
lsed. State routes will begin with S
he nume1 ais 100 and continue in t
rider Sc .:.t~~-. painted on the c
'oles, these signs will be square: On t
he Natural CT main routes the q
lumhcrs Will be six inches in height. '
IN States locto7. the numbers will
e four irche- in height, with alb f
'reviated State Name beneath, the q
etters being two inches high r
Arthur L Race President of the s
Jew England Hotel Mems Associ- t