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11421
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The Carolina Motor Club, headquartered in Charlotte, organized in 1922 under the direction of Coleman W. Roberts. The club was an early pioneer in the field of tourism in a time when most travelers just passed through the state.
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12286
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Tourism is North Carolina's third largest industry. In 1935 the Carolina Motor Club's first educational tour for American Automobile Association travel officials, newspaper and magazine travel writers, and photographers took them around North and South Carolina providing a crucial landmark for the state's tourism industry. The tour took twelve days and was organized by Coleman W. Roberts, the president and founder of the Club.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 7, Sept 1971, p10-12, il
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11783
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The Carolina Motor Club, headquartered in Charlotte, organized in 1922 under the direction of Coleman W. Roberts. It completed its first year of business with 1.900 members. Today, it serves a membership of 500,000.
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11920
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The one time Secretary of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce and initiator of the Carolina Motor Club, Coleman W. Roberts is responsible for the start of North Carolina's state travel industry. A business worth over $300,000,000 annually, Roberts pushed for the following directives: a certificate of title law, opposition to city vehicle taxes, better highway markings, school safety patrols, driver's education in the school systems, a state highway patrol, highway beautification, a new travel council, a gasoline tax diversion, a state responsibility system, and the point system.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 31 Issue 15, Dec 1963, p11, 23, por
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14578
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Roberts, founder and president of the Carolina Motor Club, says the coming boom in the travel industry is catching North Carolina short.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 13 Issue 34, Jan 1946, p11, 24-25, f
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18701
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The Carolina Motor Club, headquartered in Charlotte, organized in 1922 under the direction of Coleman W. Roberts. With the war on, the club's activities have been reduced. McKnight recounts some of the accomplishments of the organization over the past twenty years.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 10 Issue 19, Oct 1942, p21
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