The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-07
a TOu0BIIE ENGINEERS WET.
Discuss Motor Gar Designing and Bu,i,l-
hIE NJ Detroit.


hE ~ Detroit.
The 'hrce DAYS meeting 81 'he 80 ietv Of
Nutomnbil. InElna-rS held rsrsn,ly In I've
troi' was the most successful gathering
ever held ny tho organization Nhnui 2,n
engineers Attended the meetings amt dts
,u-@~d the paperp that were reai IN various
subjects concerning motor vehrls ds-lyn
and const ruc ion methods of trrating ma
terlals and tests 10 determine the qualities
81 the various metals us~i IN building
motor car.. The engineers have now come
to realize keenly that the lACk Of concerted
work. OF standard reference tables dis
regard Of uniformity IN the spec no al ion
Of materials can only result In greatly in
cr-asins the ALREADY existing large amount
OF needless expense. delay and veNaiion OF
automobile Production
The great sucres. 81 the Detroit meeting
rame as the natural result Of IN. fact that
automobile manufactur. IL settling down
to solid business basis and 81 tho broad
Aggressive policy Of IIo~ari T. Comm. the
president OF the -.riety Cocker =. clark
son. who Was formerly the -.,ztant general
MANAGER OF the Association Of Licensed
Automobile Nsnufa' 'ursrs n-came upon
Tho absorption few months ago Of the
me- hAnicAl branch Of the \ l. A. nv
the So"iety Of Automobile Engineers the
general manager 81 10. ..i~tv Sinr. that
in T~ased AMI plans have been made for
yyra, lie Al of work IL. pr...nt p.n,n.,-
ship II about COZ viii h" greatly increased
during the newt few months
Ia his a III 49, "tinc m" convent on
President tOTn -l'd
We - on 4 IN future de1I moro dire ,tIv
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WIN -"no OF '- rra' 81 "'"r'd'f prob
ems Nhi nav" '" u met ny "ur m"n'b"rS.
~ rough -" uKu mr. -p"i"'v channels We
a \
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po-.'-' '''oit ~, " -.- ~" " "''s' TOT W"
proRr"-- OF IN" eng n"er.ng end ~ the
motor car bHs.res- Tn. present alton 81
groI n,r.,. .ho,,ld "a. .upp,.r,n,cJ I,y an
Aggressive policy OF commute" aud sub
committee WORK DEALING WIN m" hnum"r-
car engineers We Hthih our in"m""rsnip
represent ne ORIG naiini "nd 81 ON" OF the
r..,. upon us A rc.ponsihlfv which "a.
ranno, ,eu .htf,
Ian go. hs. ...r ,,o,. ,.,r ,,our.
IN the development 81 the horSee.s vehicle
than IN m. ,as. OF any Other sr.nt inn.
tion since the world began. A. direct
result OF ms thlnss hsNc been lett undone
or only half done livery engineer has
been uorEtnR al hIsh pressure and found IL
,,.,''.,,t. -. $500 3, -, -.
'n'pOss- NHsr H.'S many
OF even the -'mple.' o' MS n"rpleNitie-
problems ~ gas engine prh,'irs
and OF motor rAr construction remain nm.
sIIi..I u, TN IN %. r,o-,.L ',o,,b,,,..
OF that typical Individual who from RI"
hard knocks OF eNper.n'e hGs cVolN'Si
men, ~ NAM az muda - ~i,sry ps"y I'd NV ,h
y de dN~r-ity " prHc'lc" thtolRhout he
whole rang" Of the automobile engineering
Mike he other sreat. modern indus /
rie- The motor 'Af business has a. Yet /
ieV..onrd h% sshsto, ,. 90, hnnt ,"ts,rs
and no serious enoI' hes u~~h inale io"ari I
~. ~nSineerinS rra''ic. Shich have gon" .
% lar M ne nuilainE ~ 70" very ioihdAti0n I
?, S,h.r srss n ab for.yaT IN ab,tS s
~ o. ~ present pa't u nonnd sooner
y later ana rfohnbt hooh-r 10 settle
sids s"SiViris- 20 Other ensn"~rins
'f.ani'au1h IA. ever nad -uS" ah opEnr-
uhnN a. na- .ng 70 az NW5hohie
,hElh"eIs NWIu We huysnr Tor IN"
llrect aitd immciAle 600 o. lhat business
'niTh La SaISs1 th ~ " lug ". mus
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pons.ble ior nlne,ie9ths OF ms production
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ions ia LARGELY useless and should n. "a
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ring far,or In he pre..nt s,tuatIor al