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Show MOTORISTS OF NATION UNITE New Organization Has 200, 000 Members in 23 States Something happened In Chicago las; week which toOcues directly the fntert t8 of every business man This I something was the organization of the National Motoristi association. TWTO day later, headcpiartei $ were opened In Washington, and the body already is functioning with 200.000 members in twenty-three states. A campaign Is now under way to Obtain 1 000,000 members b the end of this year. With their families, this w.nihl mean that tho association represented rep-resented close to o. ooo.ooo persons. The resolutions adopted at the recent re-cent organisation convention in Chi- i iu indicate the principal din ci "ns of actvity. They may be sumuiarsed as follows 1. Creation of a nallonwlde system of traftlc lines wlin lateral roads feeding feed-ing them 2. The working out of fundamental and more nearly uniform principles for handling traffic in the larger . ities 3. An engineering survey and study of road building, for the purpose ot recommending proper types, widths general construction and maintenance of highways to meet present and future fu-ture requirements Systematic elimination of grad? crossings and similar menaces. 6. Analyst uf li.e causes of automobile automo-bile stealing and Insistence upon stricter law enforcement 0. Estabhshnunt of a legal department, depart-ment, 7. Organization of a national clearing clear-ing house f" touring Information. 8. The working out of a standi.'! for effe ting, among automobile clu'-throughout clu'-throughout the country, an Int. r change of emergency first aid xl road service. 9. Extension of safety education in the schools. 10. Support of that part of the auto-l mobile industry and trade which is! - ing to advance the industry'; and; condemnation of the activities of that part which, by unethical and illegitimate illegiti-mate practices, preyf upon the motorist motor-ist and brings disrepute to the industry. indus-try. In addition, a very important Ptrt of the work will lie in the state .;nd national legislative halls. Discriminatory Discrimina-tory taxes on the motorst will be opposed, op-posed, and If added taxes are neces-1 sary. sound levies will be BUggesti (1 ,Road legislation is to be considered in tho same way |