Evening star., 1923-10-21
UNITED MO7ORD0M
NEEDS EXPLAINED
Brashears Says Only Com
mon Action Can Secure
| Vital Legislation.

GOOu anu ptllCI iOduS1 ithC
anything else worth while to the motor
ist, are a product of organization" says
Edward S. BrashearS, chairman Wash
ington Motor Club. Legislators in
troduce their bills, motor vehicle de-
partments make their recommended
tions for road building and the
federal government lays its plans for
a network of modern highways, but
without the local automobile club and
the national association, which en-
braces 1t, the interests of the man
who pays the bill-the motorist-
might easily be lost sight Of
'The Washington Motor Club had
this thought In mind when it affili-
ated with the National Motorists AS
sociation, because it realized that the
problems of the modern car owner
can best be solved by the sort of
organization that is built on the idea
or service, which means doing every
thing possible to make motoring more
pleasant and less expensive for the
motoriSt.
Strength I'm Union.
Like chain. the strength of the
national organization rests largely
with the strength of it's affiliated
members. The officials Of the National
Motorists Association have felt all
along that its growing strength is
due to the fact that every club which
applies for membership is prompted by
an enthusiastic desire to put Americas s
auto clubs on the map in such a way
that the voice of the car owner will be
plainly heard without the aid of an ear
trumpet
The car owner wants more miles
or better highways per dollar invest
ed. Thus far he has turned his pock-
cts Inside out in the belief that roads
must be built at any cost, but he is
finding that something more than
quantity is needed for satisfactory
road building campaign. He sees
that the road problem is something
which must be tackled intelligently
and without delay, and he appreciates
the fact that he is powerless alone.
The potential power of the nations
motorists - organized = staggers the
imagination. The power of the in
dividual car owner is as voice in
the wilderness calling for permanent
roads, more efficient maintenance.
fairer taxation. less red tape in high
way affairs and less diversion of au-
tomobile taxes into general state ap-
propriations.
Nearing Million Mark.
"a million motorists organized to
night for what is right in automobile
transportation would represent a
phenomenal opportunity for service
TO the nations ten million car own
ers and the forty million who ride
with them. And 1t is the proud boast
of the National Motorists Association
that since its organization. but
little more than a year ago, it is
gradually nearing the halfway point
in its drive for the first mil
lion" The qualified. paid-up mem
bership to date is 312,406. excluding
the York Motorists Association (Pa),
which has just cast it's lot with the
most powerful group Of motorists in
the history of motoring.
THE late President Harding n
dorsed this movement to concentrate
the power of the American car own
er when, just prior to his death he
renewed membership In the Marion
Club. the Ohio State Automobile AS
socation and the National Motorists
Association. Isl
THAT the success of motoring for
all concerned including the manufac-
turer, the dealer, the car owner, the
hotel man. the banker, the merchant
and the investor, can best be had
through organization built on the idea
OF service is demonstrated by what
the National Motorists Association is
doing right along for the District men,
bers and other affiliated club members
through its Washington headquarters.
Here the association is on hand
to combat unfavorable legislation de-
signed to benefit special interests and
TO lend the support of more than 300,-
600 members in the furtherance of
any plan, law or movement that is
calculated to aid the motorist and
all who are interested in his welfare,
which is nearly everybody nowadays.
Solved Transportation.
"A year ago, when the railroad and
coal strikes were disturbing factors
IN The, the road n1 building program, the
took up the task of solving the trans
portation of road-building materials.
The automobile seems to be the
target of every promising legislator
RI Dt11n IT,, ,z-tK1
Every adverse local bill passed by a
Legislature eventually affects the en-
tire country, for motorists are no
longer confined by state boundaries.
the motorists of but one state is soon
found to menace a large proportion
of the motorists Of the country in gen.
. eral.
therefore. be prepared at all times
to lend national support to those local
clubs which are attempting to fight
an unfair bill single-handed
News Of such local problems reach
the National Motorists Association
headquarters post haste and are acted
upon in the spirit Of service upon which
the organization Is founded.
THE National Motorists Associa-
tion is making survey of road build
ing for the purpose of recommending
proper types, width, general construc-
tion and maintenance of highways to
Associated with the National Motor
lists Association and scattered about
the country so as to represent all in
terests In practical highway develop
ment are NJ. T. Church of good roads
fame, Don B. Scott and J. T. Scott, pi-
oneers in sign posting, mapping and
good roads promotion; H NJ Breidert
the touring wizard of Chicago, and Ray
mond Beck, at the helm of the National
Motorists Association national head
quarters.
Stfrs Up Competition.
One point which demonstrates the
power of organization and which re-
veals the results derived from it is
the healthy, good-spirited competi-
: ton which is aroused among affili-
ated member clubs. Without an ex-
change of organization news of ac-
tivities through the National Motorists
Association bulletin and the many forms
of personal contacts, local clubs would
be slower to catch the spirit of progress
through organization.
For instance, when the hustling
secretary of the Rochester club,
George c. Donahue. came down to
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