Show MAKES blansf R heaved OF A A A PRESENTS VIEWS ON A possibility SEEM TOO j BR BE TRUE WOULD PLACE alaci SERVICE STATION WITHIN CALL CALA OP OF ANYONE ANY WHERE DESERT MOUNTAIN OR olt FOREST BY GEORGE C DIEHL president american automobile association editors editor note george C diehl ot of the american automobile association has baa eiroa alyon much time and thought to a plan that aou would d make motoring mo torine in america a far bet witter swifter and surer thing thine than now it la Is said to be highly practical and ana many of the grea greatest creat dat automobile experts in tho the country have given it their 0 K all car owners at least will 1 bo be interested in it 1 1 I 1 would it appeal to you to be ba able to take an automobile trip from li om canada to tho the gulf or from maine to california and yet all the while be no he further away than a local tele abony call from a mechanical service station legal leeal aid or complete touring louring information I 1 I 1 no doubt such a result seems it a trifle visionary even tor for this era of 0 all 11 home comforts wherever one gots nevertheless the american automobile association has hag worked out a plan by which just such a re 1 suit not only Is possible but which la in fact could be lui lai successful operation within a compart comparatively ively short time while it Is I 1 true that no automobile organization ever before hall haa attempt aed d to make national dation Dt ion the r scope cope of 0 such work yet we are absolu absolutely toly confident confider lt that the plan pla is 18 practical and would unction function successfully from the start twenty or more divisional headquarters of the american automobile association established throughout the country would have bare general supervision er oryl slon territories investigations have bare shown us that wd wa would not experience any difficulty in securing the wholehearted whole hearted cooperation of reputable mechanical ser avice CT aca stations station we have found tor for one thine athing tt that this abl plan appeals to every one interested interest kd od in the motorists motor itla welfare every up to date mechanical service station has quickly grasped thal distinctive business ad Tan taire to be singled out as the re rep p tor for his locality of the automobile association 4 corvi MB to help 1104 the local service gerrace station man would I 1 terr gladly as we wa have haro learned leaa nod agree to ia give mechanical first aid tor for em jacy cases on OB the highway without I 1 a added leei ea from the tha A A A mom mem the ilia wall maa that through rough ills ilia with the As all a large volume tokumo ot of business would come coma to him that otherwise might go eo to his bis competitor nearby t the offic official Jal connection between mr and the ar association guari batees to our fair prices and prompt when repair work i shall prove prote nece ne ceary avary regarding legal aid experience ciper lence has shown us that the very best legal talent throughout the country la is avail able for or this service aei alce I 1 bureaus could be establish tod ted at all the and district headquarters headquarter these thesa places would have hare co constantly on hand band complete maps and latest reports as ag to road conditions condition it has long lone been our ambition that the highways of 0 the nation should bo be marked la ili a systematic system atie manner and especially the PRINCIPAL high highways one such system that has been suggested la Is the use of route numbers the telegraph poles would be painted painted with a band ot of white on which would I 1 bcd aixa a route number for instance the new york to san francisco frani i route might be given the number 7 and this figure stenciled on 1 1 background ot of white paint would ap pear at frequent intervals clear across abo be continent 7 it fi route soon marked f i i i the task of 0 marking the poles 13 not as stupendous an iines taking as a s at first bigat lie be suppose our divi dional headquarters would issue instructions to our district ers era and co as one the entire route could bo be marked lit in a tow few days this route system would do 10 much to avoid the contusion confusion which tile car awu ia now because ott on leaving now new york all he would have to do would lie be to watch tile the poles for the figure 7 our plan calls for or the painting ot of so many poles that the motorist would never be out ot of ight of a marker day or night tuo the same crews that painted the route numbers would also place markers tor for dangerous curves and for railroad crossings official A A A hotels together with our supervision of camping sites in the western and rou southern thern sections of tua the country complete the services ices contemplated under our scheme we cannot but feel that with these purposes mado made into accomplished facts acts the motorists troubles would be reduced to their lowest terms how long tor for ex example amplo do you think a trap could exist under such a system in case care you should not already have figured it out we will venture to lu add mat it would exist exise just as long and no longer than the time requited for or our attorney to reach the spot boin volle may say all very fine but why all tho the selfish ser service rice we aply tutt luat it is 13 just as great an all oblige obliga licia to furnish service e that ot of nett neuis s sity must be prompted by as to furnish service ot of a ll 11 d anti and unselfish nature the NI N I of today the crying need of 0 the motorists of 0 amenta is of pur pose pobe and efforts tile the consolidation of all intel interests ests into one gigantic and powerful service organization the american automobile association IS ia voday nonpolitical non political I 1 however many of the questions with willi which it must deal require that from time to time it consult with public officials fici als our own membership ip 13 kept informed as to questions affecting alot christs ciris ts questions aich of lall call tor for action by congress or state ieee lature or city councils but the A A A feels that it would be recreant to its trust it if it did not also see that the members of congress and the state stale legislatures as ai well as other public bublic bodies were af so kept informed as to the bearing same questions have with reference to the individual motorist the divisional and district offices of the A A A would have many duties these duties range all the way from looking after conditions in the home town of the motorist up to the big constructive problems confronting congress and the nation and it may be added that the american automobile association will always be round found operating cooperating co with brawn boriin and heart to further the principles of the greatest good to tile tha greatest number although it aspea S tor or a k class and that clail the motorist boris nevertheless the public good ever has its 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