The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-13
THE SUN. SATURDAY. JUNE is, 1908.
CONTROL OF AUTO INDUSTRY.
NINETEEN MAKERS SIGN A NINE
YEAR AGREEMENT.
Concerns Pool Their Rights Under the
selden Patent-Organization starts
with q Cash Capital Of 100000 TO
Form Fund to Fight Opposition.

Scl0eu PAt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" ''
with q Cash Capital Of SlOO'OoO 10
Form Fund to Fight Opposition.
The Association of Licensed Automobile
Manufacturers, a new combination, will in
the future control the automobile industry
in the United States. The sum ofS70oOo
Ia invested in it by manufacturers ana IL
consists primarily Of nineteen makers OF
easolene cars. These have signed nine-
wear agreement and pooled their rights
under the Selden patent. This Is for tie
purpose OF restricting indiscriminate ex-
tensions OF manufactures and the infringe
ments Of all patents.
To become a member of the association
and receive a license. every motor maker
must pay an initiation fee OF $4,000 ana
81 900 for advance payments for royalties
during 1908. Along with this the members
must pay a quarterly royalty on their
catalogued selling price on every venice
produced by them. The Electric Vehicle
Company gets a certain percentage OF
this money and the balance will be lodged
with the treasurer Of the association.
The organization started with cash
capital of S10O, 900 and this will form FUND
necessary for litigation and to fight oppo
sition Ownership of the fundamental pat
ent is claimed by the association on all
sorts of automobiles operated by hydro
carbon explosive engines, which patent
will not expire until the year 1912 In
many instances the courts have recog-
nized the claim and no one can sell or con-
struct machine propelled by gas engine
with a license from the association and
controlling the basic patent issued to George
B. Selden.
In addition to the fundamental Selden, pat
emf, the association controls about 700 others
F. l.. Smith, Odds Motor Works, Detroit,
Mich. vice:-president. Barclay H; Warbur-
ton, Searchmont Automobile Company,
Philadelphia, Pa; general manager. George
H. Day. Electric Vehicle Company. The
licensed members are The Winter Motor
Packard Motor Car Company, Peerless
Motor Car Company, Haynes-Appereon
Company, Apperson Bros. Manufacturing
Company, Searchmont Automobile COM
pany, Locornobile Company, George N
Pierce Company. Knox Automobile Autocar
Long Distance Automobile Company. Pan,
American Motor Car Company International
Motor Car Company, Pope Robinson Com
pany, Waltham Manufacturing Company,
J. Stevens Arms and Tool Company, II. h.
Franklin Manufacturing Company
The distributing centre will be New York
and it will be the headquarters for the
new industry and the following companies
will have offices here:
Electric Storage Battery Com pany, Phila-
del phia; Relay Motor Car Company, Rea ding
Pa; Barker Brothers Company. New York,
Pittsburg and Philadelphia; Studebaker
Brothers Manufacturing Company. South
Bend. Ind; Mobile Company of America. New
York city: Olds Motor Works. Detroit, Mich.
Searohmont Automobile Company, 'Phila-
delphia. Pa; Brooklyn .Automobile Com
pany: Starin Company. North Tonawanda.
y. Y: Lackawanna Motor Company. Buffalo
\. Y: Peerless Motor Car Company. Cleve-
land Ohio: Thomas Motor Company. Buffalo:
Cudell 4 Co.. AK la Chapelle, France; Meyer
Automobile Company. New York; Rockaway
Automobile Company. Rockaway, N j.:
Shelby Motor Car Company. Shelby, Ohio
Packa I'd Motor Car Company. Warren. Ohio
Standard Automobile Company, New York:
Union Automobile Company. Union City.
Ind; Conrad Motor Carrinee Company
PaffIG 9 Moeor car ebBanS. foede
ohio: Century Motor Vehicle Company. Syra-
cuse, Y: American Darracq Automobile
Company. New York; Smith 4 Mably. New
The Columbia and Electric Vehicle Com
pany secured rights to his automobile In
ventions from MIR Selden and after $2O0, 900
had been spent in litigation the Electric
Vehicle Company was formed.