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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 “The Car With a Conscience” Definite quality, splendid workmanship, superior style, superior finish and honest value comprise the funda mental basis upon which motorists are asked to give con sideration to the Oakland Cars. A broad service programme-broader even than the selling plan—laid out with the view of caring for the inter ests of Oakland owners, constitute concrete assurance that any consideration you give Oakland Cars will not be mis placed. Under the direction of factory trained mechanics, repairs and adjustments will be effected at our service sta tion. This service is competent and generous. The Oakland Motor Cars of today are standard for their respective horse-power ratings, and fill every want for power, comfort and speed. The three models—“3o,” “40 and “45 are made up in five and seven-passenger touring cars, roadsters, runabouts, coupes and limousines. The prices range from $1,250.00 to $3,000.00. We want you to visit us. We will gladly show you. Oakland Motor Company Direct Factory Branch 141 Peachtree The Atlanta Georgian Automobili Department 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. - 111 "" >l. .Ji ■>■ \ A'-- - ■ ■■■ TS /\ L \ I S'"? \‘X X v - ■Z f 7’" v f X a •rt a i, w ' ' ' N / \X. < • •' ' \ / H ‘ . ■/<: -'-.-K ’ * ■ A F;; • . e ■ ' .. ■. ; i; .. . / . ' 7 . . ’ 7 -A'., , ' A X'V / 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. | 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 Vjg| 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.