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Show MIDWEST AUTO CLUBSSJRONG Uuh Man Studies Work 'of Chicago, St. Louis i i 4. 0Kr 6. Hwm, field crcUry of the Utah 8tat Automobll m oclatlon. return od horn Saturday after a trip East, where h haa b)n Investlffatinff automoblla as-delations as-delations and thalr plan of operation. oper-ation. Mr. How expressed himself as bains; surprised at tho larjrs ami, powerful organisations the modern j sutomoblle club has become, ese-1 daily St. Louis and Chicago, the' two largest stubs in ths Mldcils West, oach with a membership' above ths forty thousand mark. Mr. tlswes said: "I spent con-J sldernble tlmo at both of these ( club's headquarters and went at' some length Into their detailed workings. I find both are ope ruling rul-ing along the lines of our organ Ixa-1 tlon here, but they ar so much j larger that It Is hard to make a opm pari eon. Where are op-1 rating with, not to exceed three, employes, both th Chicago clutr and th At. i-rouls club have over a hundred employes working constantly con-stantly In giving service to their members. "I find, however that we excel I both clubs In our touring bureau work. The Chicago club has just adoptsd the strip map system and Is furnishing member strip maps for th first time this year. After examining their map. It was easy to show them where they could greatly Improve them by following follow-ing the plan used In Fait Lake. At St. Louis they ar still using th old log styl of road Information Informa-tion but are preparing to completely com-pletely reorganise their touring bureau next year on th strip map I basis. "The Insurance feature Is th strong point of th Chicago club, while the fit. Louis club plays its service department up and has tuat Introduced membership Insurance Insur-ance aa a feature. I "I believe the automobile club! idea la much stronger In the Fet than In the Weet. The motoring public eupporta Its club better than here and for thla reason the clubs have grown Into big strong organisations able to do reallv big things for tha motoring public. "Tha Utah association Is well thought of In the Kaat where Its work In the touring bureau reaches the Eastern clubs through Its members creasing the country. ' |