San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-11

spects, the bus men are seeking some
few changes in the measure in order
to protect their industry more ade-
quately.
FINISH PLANS. r.
The bus operators in a three-day
meeting preceding the hearings per-
fected the organization of the Bus Di-
vision of the A. A. A, which already
had been functioning i'll a preliminary
way, set up a permanent national gov
erning body to administer nine region
al districts covering every state in the
Union, and put the finishing touches
on plans for their appearance before
the Senate committee.
A. NJ. Hill. Of Charleston, W. Va,
president Of the West Virginia Trans
portation association, was elected
chairman of the bus board. which per-
manently will direct the affairs Of the
bus division. The entire nation was
laid off in nine regional districts, each
with a director, as follows:
District No. Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Con-
necticut and Rhode Island, with
Ralph NJ. Sparks of Boston, president
of the Motor Coach Association OF
New England, as director. :,
District No. New York, Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey, Delaware, Mary
land and the District of Columbia,
with s. J. McMains of Harrisburg,
Pa. president of the Pennsylvania Mo
tor Bus Association. as director.
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ginia, North and South Carolina. Geor-
gia and Florida, with S. A. Markell OF
Richmond, Va, chairman OF the legis-
lative committee, Motor Bus Associa-
tion of Virginia, as director.
TEXAS IN NO. 8. o..
District No. 4-0hio, Kentucky,
Tennessee and Alabama. with Ralph
w. Sanborn of Cleveland, of the Ohio
Motor Bus Association, as director.
District No. 5-Wisconsin, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, South Dakota and
North Dakota, with George p. Mccall
Ium of Detroit. president Of the Michi-
gan Highway Transportation Associa-
ton. MS director.
District No. 6--Iowa, Illinois, In
diana and Missouri, with Chester G.
AlOOFf OF lllss H''A'A''s -
Tie Illinois Motor Transportation AS
soriit.Jn, as director.
District No. Montana, Wyoming,
Colorado. Nebraska and Kansas, with
II. II. Moore Of Kansas City, Mo-,
president Of the Missouri State Motor
Bus Association. and the Kansas Mo
tor Bus Association, as director.
District No. S-Mississippi, Arkan-
sas. Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, New
Mexico and Arizona, with c. L. Eng
lish of Dallas, Tex, executive secre-
tsry Of the Southern Bus Owners AS
sociatiOn. as director.
District No. 9-Washington, Oregon,
Idaho. California, Nevada and Utah,
with W. Il. Travis Of Oakland, Cal,
president of the Motor Carriers Asso-
citation Of California, as director.
SEEK COOPERATION.
Having perfected the organization,
set up rules for eligibility and irOned
out other matters incident to the bus
boards administration. the legislative
committee of the bus division was in
structed to confer with similar com
mittees Of the National Association Of
Railroad and Utilities Commissioners,
the American Railway Association and
the American Electric Railway AssO-
citation. in an effort to arrive at con-
cord on the Cummins bill-before the
Senate committee hearing opened.
A number Of the suggestions for
amendments advanced by the bus divi-
sion's representatives we're accepted
unanimously, but, when the conference
ended, there still remained others on
which harmony had not been obtained.
II is these which are prolonging dis
russions before the Senate committee.
There is every indication. however, it
was said. that these differences will he
ironed out, entirely satisfactorily TO the
bus men.