The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-26
TWOAUTOMOBILE
ASSOCIATIONS
NOW in One BODY
Automobile Chamber of Com
merce Is Now Official
Organization
WILL FACILITATE
METHOD OF OPERATION
AutOists of United States Adopt
Consolidation Plan by
Unanimous Vote

So far as active work Is concerned
the National Association OF Automo
bile Manufacturers. organized 13
years ago and the Automobile Board
OF Trade, organized two years ago,
ceased to exist on Wednesday and
Thursday last. when, by number OF
meetings OF the directors. executive
committees and members. II was ar
ranged to transfer all OF the affairs
OF both associations TO the Automo-
bile Chamber of Commerce.
Ever since the Association Of Ii
censed Automobile Manufacturers
was organized. seven or eight years
ago, the trade has recognized the
wastefulness and the general folly OF
supporting two associations carrying
on. to a very great extent. the same
work.
The first steps to bring about a
consolidation were taken at meet
ing held during the Chicago show OF
1912, shortly after which each OF the
two associations appointed com
mittee to confer with the other. Their
interests were similar. Practically
the only difference between them
WA that the Board Of Trade includ-
ed In its program patent depart
ment, intended to protect the mem
bers against unjust exactions, Tea
ture whose continuation was made
q condition OF the consolidation py
the Board Of Trade committee.
The committees met frequently
and by degrees evolved a plan under
which the members OF the two or
ganizations were guaranteed men,
bership In the new body on terms
which both sides deemed equitable.
The Automobile Chamber OF Com
merce was incorporated on March
18th. by the IA men who had com
prised the executive committee or
the N. A. A. NJ, and c. c. Hanch,
the only director Of the Board or
Trade, who was not also a member
OF the executive committee OF the N.
A. A. NJ.
The necessity OF observing certain
legal requirements and other tech
nicalities made 1t necessary to delay
an actual transfer until Wednesday
last. but on that date. by vote OF the
executive committees, supported next
day by q general meeting OF the \.
A. A. NJ, a part of the funds and all
OF the records and plants OF the two
associations were ordered to De
turned over to the Automobile Cham
her of Commerce. The action OF the
members of each association was
unanimous.
Then the Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce held a meeting and adopt
cd the acts of the n. A. A. M. as It's
own. =,
All OF the departments OF the old
associations will be continued unuer
the same management. 3. "A. Miles
for 10 wears general manager or the
n. A. A. NJ. retains that posit'on
with the new organization, with n.
A. Bonnell as assistant genera man
ager. The trafic department re.
mains In charge or J. 3. Marvin anu
the commercial vehicle work IN
charge OF II. w. Perry, TO whose oe'
partment will probably be added
bureau OF publicity. with particuia,
reference to the interests or good
roads.
The officers OF the Chamber OF
Commerce are:
Charles Clifton, president; Wliired
G. Leland, vice-president; hush
Chalmers, vicepresident III charge
of the gasoline vehicle department;
w. T. White, vice-president, IN
charge OF the commercial vehicle de-
partment: II. II. Rice, vice.president'
in charge OF the electric vehicle de-
partment; George Pope, treasurer;
r. d. Chaplin, secretary.
The committees 80 far appointed
are as follows:
patents committee: c. c. Hanch'
w. n. Van Dervoort, l.. II. Kittredge.
Alvan Macaulay. l.. E. Latta.
Show committee: George Pope.
n. o. Smith. Wilfred c. Leland.
Traffic committee: A. l.. Pope W.
e. Metzger, II. n. Rice.
legislative committee: j. N
Quinn. q. H. Stilwell, ]. /. Farley. :.
The next meeting Of the board OF
directors will be held at the associa'
lions onices on Wednesday, June