The Detroit times., 1913-06-02
AUTO ENGINEERS
Will ENTERTAIN
BRITISH PARTY
Visitors Are to Attend Semi An
nual Technical Sessions of
American Society
MEETING TO BE HELD ON
CITY OF DETROIT Ill
Group of Prominent Delegates to
Visit This City During
Their Tour

NEW YORK, May 31.-Consequent
upon the visit made TO them by the
Americans in 1911, q party OF British
engineers arrived in New York
via the S. s. Minnewaska on May
26 The visiting engineers, most Of
whom are members OF the Institution
OF Automobile Engineers OF England.
are coming to this country to attend
the semi-annual technical sessions
OF the Society OF Automobile Engi.
neers under the auspices Of which
they ara making an inspection
tour Of automobile manufacturing
plants throughout the country.
Among the European engineers are
the following: Il. u. Browne. pres
ident, Institution OF Automobile En-
gineers. London; Basil H. Joy. secre-
tary, |. A. E.; Thos. Clarkson. mem
Der Society Motor Manufacturers and
Traders, London; Carl #. r. Benson.
Coventry, Hans Ruppentha!, srperin'
tendent; Daimler Motoren Gessel'
schaft, Marienfelde, Germany; j. b.
Ferguson, Belfast, Ireland; j. Inglis
Ker, Glasgow. Scotland; c. Gilbert
Moore, Coventry; Il. c., Pullinger
Paisley Scotland; E. Wooler, Bris.
toll; Chas. Wheeler, J. h. Dunlop, +,
s. Bennett. II. Massac Buist, j. A.
Prestwich. e c. Paskeu. London !;
e. b. Wood, Bristol; l.. Pollack,
Coventry: C. A. Branston, Cam
bridge; Tom Norton, Llandrindod
Wells; X. w. Smith. Redditch.
The semi-annual meeting OF tho So
ciety OF Automobile Engineers Will
as was the case last year, be held
on board a palatial steamer cruising
the Great Lakes. Four professional
sessions will be held on June D, 6
7. the party leaving Detroit on the
City OF Detroit ILL., (the largest fresh
water steamer In the world. char
tered exclusively by. the Society OF
Automobile Engineers), on the ar
ternoon OF June 4.
The technical discussion will be in
part In connection with reports OF
the standards committee divisions on
irons and steels. ball and roller bear
ings. motor truck elements, starting,
lighting and ignition systems, breach
ing tools, pneumatic tire rims, fuel,
motor testing and nomenclature. Sew
eral papers are to be presented by
British engineers. the subjects there
OF including petrol and steam buses,
calculating depreciation OF CONNER
cial vehicles, and measurement OF
horsepower. Subjects of papers to
be presented by Americans include
malleable iron, steel test pieces,
pneumatic tires, lubricating oil. brake
position, inspection methods, relation
of sales and engineering depart
ments, wire wheels. motor construc-
ton, automobile efficiencies, and pow
err variations with atmospheric
changes. Several live topics OF the
day are also scheduled, such as de-
sign and treatment of leaf springs.
worm gears, comparative efficiency
OF solid tires, electric motor starters.
limitations Of electricity In operative
motor car functions, desirability Of
weight reduction of cars, hobbing
methods. carbureters, manifolds, and
motor fuels.
Several hundred automobile engi-
neers, including their wives and
daughters, will take the boat trip.
which will include a stop at Sault
Ste. Marie, just below the renowned
government ship canal built for cross
ing st. Mary's rapids.
More or less elaborate arrange
ments for the edification and enter
tainment OF the visiting European en-
gineers have been made In New
York. Pittsburgh, indianapolis, De-