The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-29
TO RESTRICT AUTO MAKING.
TWENTY-SIX THE LIMIT or
GASOLINE VEHICLE BUILDERS.
Restriction I'm Numbers Declared Necessary
for InduStry's Protection and Develop
ment--Llcensed Association to Prose-
cute Infringers OF the Selden Patent.

Tventy-si1 manufacturers in this country
are making 90 per cent. Of all the gasolene
automobiles produced here. One OF them
represents also several European makers.
They assert that they are able to supply
double the present demand They do not
propose to permit any other gasolene auto
mobiles TO be made, sold or used except
those turned out by themselves. Such was
the statement made yesterday by George H..
Day, president and manager OF the Assocla-
ton OF Licensed Automobile Manufacturers.
TO Sun reporter.
To this end the association has issued
formal notice which. MIR Day said yesterday.
vns the last warning that would he given.
that all infrn gers OF the Selden basic patent
and 400 other United States patents owned
by the members OF the association would
render themselves liable to prosecution,
And YOU know" added Mr.. Day slgnlfi-
cantly, that it ia the dealers and users who
are usually selected TO be sued IN tnese patent
infrn cement cases.
Pressed as to whether twenty-six members
made up the ultimate immediate limit Of
makers TO whom licenses would be granted.
Mir Day qualified his statement by the adj
mission that several other applicants were
under consideration for membership Pressed
still further Mr. Day said that II was possible
Tint other makers controlling valuable new
inventions and having the capital TO ,manufac,
tire them would be granted Licenses. but stated
such TO the fold would have to be preceded
by ample demonstration of the value OF their
product by long road use,
MIR Day entered fully INTO the details
of the formation and SUBSEQUENT thorough
investigation OF the condition OF the industry
by the association and the reasons Tor its
determination to limit the breadth OF the
industry TO its own membership 80 fur IN
the manufacture OF Gnsolene automobiles
went /, o,..., ,.,,,,., -
March last Since then It has been At work
about three months, Il having taken six
Weeks Weeks to to- get ready the offices and prepare
for the investigations 10 DE- mae AND a..
nersonnl visit Of our investigators TO the
factories, towns and banks we have Learned
that our members lnamul,H,GG as oyer w prr
country and have ample capital for the con
duet OF their business. We have further
learned that about $50 concerns ~ all mould
ing our members. have so FAR been Moor
nornted to make guso!ene vehicles With
many of them It has been merely case of
starting, only to quickly fail.
dav our members are ensily supplying the
public demand for them, There must be
a profit in an industry for u TO be developed.
81 ilIust ration, was able to make the chanless
Hicycle "A success by reason OF It's capita
where a poorer concern bud fnled through
lack of sufficient resources, Pntent law ~
for the cXDerimrnter. Without protection
there would be little invention and slow
development. .,.. =. III,
tuke ANYTHING offered in the automobile
line. it should be protected and so should
The dealers by the limitation OF rnunufactu r"
70 reliable makers. The wor! HESS, goods
oil makers that fail are dumped on the mar
ket NJ prices Iuinous to us, and we have
formed this association to save ourselves
and the public too. The time will come
very soon, though. when the public will be
able to tell COOL automobile from a bad
one. - -
We merely propose to protect the business
for the agents Ms well as ourselves. Agents
approval OF this method Of protection and
tell us they are with. us In this movement
n strikes me that this association and this
step are necessary for the preservation Of
the new industry and its best development in
this country"
The membership Of the association Is made
I'D OF the folio wing makers.
Motor Carriage Company. Packard Motor
Car Company, Odds Motor Works. Knox
son COMPANY. tho Auocar Comphny. The