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AUTOMOBILE AND ACCESSORY ASS’N WORKS
TO KEEP ATLANTA AUTO CENTER OF SOUTH
Real and Lasting Good Is Ac
complished by the Men Be
hind the Organization.
By PERCY H. WHITING.
The fact that Atlanta is to have an
automobile show this fall goes to the
credit of the Atlanta Automobile and
Accessory Association. And it is mere
ly another of the many enterprising
moves that have been made by this
peculiarly live organization.
When the Atlanta Automobile and
Accessory Association was organized it
had many objects. But boiled down
to one big aim it was this:
TO KEEP ATLANTA ON THE MAP
IN BIG TYPE AS THE AUTOMO
BILE CENTER OF THE SOUTH.
Expressed in more general terms, the
objects of the association were these:
1. To work for the best interests of
the automobile trade in Atlanta.
2. To prevent hostile and unfair
legislation.
3. To promote the building of good
roads and the keeping in repair of all
roads, good and bad.
4. To encourage the erection of road
signs at all cross-roads.
5. To boom Atlanta.
Rea! Good Is Accomplished.
A glance over the automobile his
tory of Atlanta since the organization
of the A. A. and A. A. shows that it
lias done much constructive work and
that it has made real progress.
For one thing it headed off on two
occasions the obnoxious and unjust dol
lar-a-horsepower tax. To do this it
went into its pocket to engage attor
neys to fight the bill and its members
gave up thei: time to lobby against, it.
Tlic members of the organization
hav kept up a continuous light for
good roads. They have been at great
pains to point out to the proper road
authorities any roads in need of at
tention, they have entered liberally in
all trood road towns and they have
worked earnestly for the betterment
of read conditions.
It is through the effort of the four
A's that Fulton county authorities voted
to erect signs at every cross-rcfad and
this work is now in progress.
And in the matter of booming At
lanta the V A. and A. A. will have
done more, when its second show is
ended, than anybody has done since the
days of the Atlanta exposition.
George Hanson Started It.
rhe idea of binding the dealers in
Atlanta together to work for the good
oi the Industry belongs to George Han
-Bon (> at any rate, if he didn t
originate'the idea he put it in execu
tion.
There had been talk of such an ot
gan:::ation, and of the crying neeu • .
it. for some time. And not improoab.x
tliev would be talking yet, if Mr. Hafi
oin had not arranged for a barbecue
guaranteeing the expense of the thing
himself, and if he had not gone ou.
in one of his cars and seen virtually
. ver • dealer in Atlanta. As a result
of his vigorous promoting the Atlants
dealers got together at the Cold Springs
barbecue grounds June 10, 1911.
•Once together the matter of organ
izing was a cinch. It had only needec
- start to get the association under
Lay At the barbecue officers were
elected, plans for a permanent organ
ization made and the Atlanta Auto
mobile and Accessory Association was
unde -way.
The original officers of the asser
tion were George W. Hanson pros'-
dens F 3- Dong and C. L. Elyea, vic*,
presidents, and E. H. Ellerby, secretary
and treasurer.
Worked Quietly But Well.
There was no tooting of trumpets
about’ the new organization. But it
-et m work quietly and earnestly to
do the work that lay before it.
' task that fell to the lot of
the new organization was that of work
ing against the dollar-a-lwrsepover hil.
which was recommended by HoKe
Smith and strongly urged on the legis
■atu-i of Georgia. This is an unjust
L. n: of taxation and one that should
tiaV e been fought by every automob ills,
... | every dealer in the state.. But in
Georgia there was but one organ
iz-,tion ready to take up the fight.
Xuldering what should have been
• ,-k of a state automobile club, the
~.. . ' dealers association raised enough
i<i employ two of the best law-
Lts’ in the state. And with their help
th" members of the A. A and A. A.
warmed on the Capitol, and argued the
bill to death. It needed only an expla
nation of the injustice such a tax
would work and the crippling blow it
Lould strike the automobile business
rn the State to convince the legislators
f the undesirability of the law and it
was' forthwith killed. Later it was re
vived and again the dealers took up
the light—and won
Road b'Sns Secured.
The next work attempted was that of
e ttin- road signs erected throughout
?-,,1t0n eountv. Every automobilist has
Lit’ th'- need of adequate road signs
throughout the whole state, but all have
‘ . , ho p e iessness of trying to rem-
teit i. ffi-t over the entire state at
ed » Vim- ' H wa- felt, however, that
® no .. ' -Jgns were erected in Ful-|
Tunic H would not only be a great
. in it-If, but a great and
He-'t lesson to the whole
valuable oOj- L *-
.. , So a committee from the asso-
i or- *he matter with the
elation took up --a
commissioners. The need for
, .... 11 uh ■ the county 1
• n kaa th* point. As a re
.u?t n thc- roads Os Fulton county will)
Reading from left, L. S. Crane, John E. Smith, C. L. Elyea, R. S. Abbott, R. N. Reed, Wylie West, ehairnian
soon be well marked, and it is cer
tain that this movement for road
signs, so well started in Fulton, will
gradually be taken up by other coun
ties of the state.
The work of the dealers' association
in welcoming the Glidden tourists last
fall is well remembered. As a result
of their active co-operation with the
parade committee there was an out
pouring of cars such as the South has
never seen before, and such as has sel
dom been equalled in all America. That
this turn-out of cars was a good ad
vertisement for Atlanta is well known
to those who saw the glowing ac
counts sent out by the scores of cor
respondents who were with the tour.
Then Came the Show.
Os course the chief claim the Atlan
ta Automobile and Accessory associa
tion has for big distinction was for the
show it gave early in 1912.
After the national show given in At
lanta has proved a rather mild success
it was announced that there could nev
er be another national show here.
This was a hard blow to Atlanta as
the automobile center of the South,
and it cost the city dear. For branch
houses that should have come to the
Gate City went elsewhere and branches
that were located here found that their
territory was being lopped off right
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COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF THE ATLANTA AUTOMOBILE SHOW.
and left and that other Southern cities
were getting the business that had
once been Atlanta’s.
It was evident that if Atlanta was to
stay in the running it must have an
automobile show. And it was still
more evident that to make it a suc
cess it must be run on a scale that
was fully as large as that of the first
show.
It was a tremendous task and one
that taxed the new association sorely
at first. It gamely took up the work,
however; and by vigorous endeavor
the preparatory work was done. An
experienced manager, Homer George,
who had promoted automobile shows in
New Orleans, was engaged. The Kilt
ies band was rounded up. And every
inch of space in the vast Auditorium-
Armory was sold at a price that guar
anteed the success of the exhibit.
How good a show it was is well re
membered. The weather was execra
ble throughout the entire week—and
the affair was given three months too
late—at the end of the heavy selling
season, instead of at the beginning.
But for all that, it was a big success.
People by the thousands were drawn
from aJI parts of the state and the
show went through with a rush.
Better Show Promised.
And now the A. A. and A. A. is work
ing on a larger and better show. More
space has already been engaged than
was used last year. Negotiations are
on with the best bands in America.
Decorations that will cost $16,000 have
been contracted for. The Appalachian
Good Roads association has scheduled
a meeting here for the week of the
show and will draw thousands of peo
ple to Atlanta. Excursion rates have
been secured on the railroads. Not a
detail has been overlooked that will
make for the success of the exhibition.
On the day the show opens tours
from a half dozen Southern cities will
roll into Atlanta, bringing tourists
from all over the South. These tour
ists will be entertained by Atlanta.
Free oil, free gasoline, will be given
them, theater parties and various forms
of entertainment are already being
planned in their honor.
And all the work is being done by
the show committee of the Atlanta Au
tomobile and Accessory accosiation.
Big Things Planned.
The Automobile and Accessory asso
ciation has big plans. It is gradually
working on a scheme to reclaim the
Atlanta automobile speedway and to
hold races there. It is hoped at first
to have local meets and later to give
some reces of national importance. It
will cost a peek of money to put the
track in shape, but the men behind the
organization believe they see their way
clear to finance it
Another scheme they are working on
is that of forming a state automobile
club. George W. Hanson, president of
the Four As, considers that his pet
hobby now. And be-will put it through.
For George Hanson is a man who is
in the habit of doing the things he sets
out to do.
The need for an automobile club is
apparent. Os course with the A. A.
and A. A. the motive in promoting
one might be termed indirectly selfish.
If it is selfish, it is a broad form of
selfishness. The local association real
izes that whatever is for the best in
terests of the automobilists is for their
own best interests. And because of
this they are yvorking quietly on the
scheme of forming a club. They Intend
in time to organize a state club, with
not less than 5,000 members. This club
will have a club house in Atlanta. It
will be able to protect the automobile
owners of the state from hostile legis
lation. It will be able to do grand ser
vice in the cause of good roads.
And when it comes it will owe its
start to the local dealers’ association.
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What State
Is It From?
Could you tell if you saw this car on the open road? Or would i
pass you in a cloud of dust and leave you still wonderi-.- where its oc
cupants hailed from? Th- Us a lot c 5 satisfaction in being able to iden
tify just where a car comes from. It adds interest to a day’s run or an
extended tour.
And it is simple—very simple, for every car carries a distinguishing
mark in its license. Each State has a characteristic license tag. It
matters not whether the car came from Maine or California. Florida
or Washington, the arrangement of the license number will tell you
which, at a glance.
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How to know these number plates is an absorbing study. It is fully
explained, with illustrations of the tags issued by every State of the
Union, in the September MoToR.
And besides this big article, the September number is a gold mine of
information. “Does it pay to huy over-size tires?’’ ‘The annual
output of American versus foreign-built cars,” “New things for the
motorist,” “Helpful Hints” are a few among the many vital problems
discussed by practical men in a practical way. On Sale To-day.
September Number Just Out—All News-Stands
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FORD’S AUTO OUTPUT
IS 75.000 MACHINES;
FACTS ABOUT THEM
Had the giant of fairy tale lore,
whose every stride carried him seven
leagues, desired to lay aside his magic
boots for a while and travel in twen
tieth century up-to-dateness, he might
have secured an automobile to suit his
needs by contracting with the Ford
Motor Company for its entire this
year’s output and have had this output
combined into one gigantic car.
Local Manager R. S. Abbott is of the
opinion that if this company had built
one car equal in size to the combined
dimensions of its present year s man
ufacture of 75,000 cars the resultant
ear, in al! probability, would more than
meet the requirements of Mr. Seven-
League Giant. He could ride in it in
comfort and take with him Mrs. Giant
and all the little Giants.
To begin with, such a ear would
have a wheel base of about 118 miles
and its tread yvould be approximately
66 miles wide. So, lying within the
territory bounded by the four wheels
of the car, there would be a fairly
good-sized principality, consisting of
more than 7,789 square miles.
The car could be moved all right and
it might prove as good a hill climber
as any Ford, although its hills would
be nice little hummocks like the
Rockies, the Alps and such small con
tusions of the earth’s surface. It could
be moved because it would have a mo
tor of 1,500,000 horsepower to furnish
it impetus.
The 1,500,000 horsepower motor
would be a cute little plaything itself.
The bore of its cylinders would be
something like four and one-half miles
and it yvould have a stroke of nearly
five miles.
Some idea of the size of the wheels
for an automobile such as the Ford
Motor Company could build for Mr.
Giant can be obtained when it is stated
the tires for the front wheels would
measure about 35 1-2 miles by 3 1-2
miles. The tires for the back wheels
would be slightly larger, with measure
ments of about 35 1-2 miles by 4 miles.
And in connection with the size of
the tires here’s a question for the
arithmetic class How many times
would the back wheels revolve in go
ing around the world?
Os course, the car would have a ra
diator. It would take some radiator to
cool the mammoth engine. Without
taking the brain with figures of too
large proportions some idea of the
magnitude of the radiator can be had
by merely giving the length of the
radiator tubing. In this radiator there
would be approximately 1,675 miles of
copper tubing, more than 1,562 feet in
diameter.
With a tank capable of holding about
750,000 gallons of gasoline Mr. Giant
would start out for his morning spin.
If he did start he undoubtedly would
see to It his wind shield was in good
shape for service. His car would be
fitted out with a “gust breaker” the
glass of which would be about 30 miles
high by more than 47 miles wide, a
glass expanse containing about 1,410
square miles.
Official records show that automo
bile registrations in the United States
total 717,875. During the last two
years the wonderful growth of the au
tomobile industry has been more pro
nounced than at any time since the
introduction of the motor vehicle.