The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-30
engineers IN
FOREIGN LANDS

new 4OEks Lee. oV.--COkef r. Ozark
son, secretary and general manager OF
the Society OF Automobile Engineers.
today cabled the New York ONCE Of
the society from Paris that majority
Of the sixty-five well known automo-
bile engineers and manufacturers,
members of the 8. A. E., who have
been inspecting the leading automo-
bile plants Of England and France
and holding scientific conferences in
those countries sailed for home ON the
White Star liner Olympic, from Cher
bourg, on Nov. 20. Among the return
ing members are Howard E. Coffin,
vice president Hudson Motor Car Co.;
William e. Metzger, president of the
National Association of Automobile
Manufacturers; and Clarkson, " no has
been in charge of the party since it
sailed away on the Mauretania, on
Nov. /. Some of the original party
will break up into small groups ana
20 on inspection trips through some
important factories in Italy, Germany
and Belgium.
Garrison, in his cable, says the for
eign trip had been successful in every
respect. All of the S. A. II. party
were greatly pleased at the generous
and hospitable manner in which the
English and continental manufacturers
opened their factories for the men
who design and put on the market
most of the prominent American auto
mobiles. In France, particularly in
teresting visits were had to the Pan
hard and Delage plants. and the Le-
moline axle factory. The banquet at
the Automobile Club OF France, ten
dered by the Michelin brothers,
brought forth much interesting and
friendly discussion.
ClarlSson stated his belief that the
international automobile industry win
receive a great stimulus from the in
terohenge Of scientific and CONNER
cial knowledge brought about on the
tour now ending. The first OF it's kind
carried out In the history Of the auto
mobile industry.
The problems Of automobile design
and manufacture have grown highly
in the past few years. As showing
that the hour was ripe and perhaps
necessary for an international auto
mobile conference, the willingness on
the part OF our engineers and man
ufacturers to explore new fields was
such that Mr.. Clarkson was able to
organize the large $. A. =. party, rep.
resenting practically every leading
American automobile manufacturer to
leave for Europe within less than six
weeks after the idea started in the
$. A. Il. office.
Plans for the annual meeting OF the
Society OF Automobile Engineers are
being natured. Considerable time
win be given to the subject of the
commercial vehicle, the great new
factor in the problems Of automobile
making. In all. about forty carefully
prepared papers by many of the lead
ing authorities in their respective fields
will be presented at this session, which
win be held at Madison Square Garden
during automobile show week. The
membership of the 8. A. e. IL now APP
preaching 100, including the repre-
sentation of 500 OF the leading indus
trial corporations Of America, compre-
hending not only the automobile and
automobile parts manufacturers them.
selves, but those great commercial or
gaizations, like the various rubber and
steel companies, producing the com
ponent parts going to the makeup of
the modern automobile.
One of the most interesting express
sions about the trip abroad Of the S.
a. Il. party is to be found in the cur
rent issue OF The Motor Trader, one
Of the leading English automobile
magazines:
THE s. A. T.. has done a great work
for Standardization. Two reasons SUI,
ficiently explain the society's attitude
in the matter: the American engineer
is instinctively guided to place COM
mercial value before mechanical in
gennity, and, secondly, he IL disciplin-
ed TO recognize that the wider the
field aimed at, the cheaper becomes the
product at the outset. This, In effect,
is the story and statement of the
present position Of the American mo-
tor industry. Hence. the S. A. e. Is
as much q trade organization az one
appealing to the engineer, and as such
it's AFFAIRS occupy an important place
i'm the council OF the American indus
try. Apart from the logical develop
nent thus deduced, the history Of the
@. "A. IL shows how keenly the Amer
lean industry appreciated it's scope
from the outset"
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