The sun., 1914-09-13
FORESEES A CHANGE
TO METRIC SYSTEM
Must Be Done il VIC Are to Be
International Auto
Makers.
WOI LD COST MUCH MONEY
Md Would Entail Great Labor
To Equip Us for
World Trade.
.0l LD COST MUCH MONEY

-, automobile supremacy NJ the world
fr. pguostInl'v that tho European war
"a gvcr =, 'hc automob'lc manufac-
.-tr- of the TINTED states, according TO
y GOOD need. chief engineer OF the
,'oor Notrr ear Compan'. Tho ono big
.ts.,..e q. 'r. tr''c1 states system Of
...ssu-, -rrrt. - tho automobile manu-
.-.,-s-- ,rI tn. men ip tho associated
.sust-'cs Nai t1s courage and the daring
., .t4vr. f1 'rr rIetri cvsto'1. which is
.ss9 m Uur.re rud South America. tho
void supremacy would be- absolutely as
.s-eA DO H. .Al.
'eTre .7.t.r from tho svs'em ~ inches
.-a f,.' ."a ti-'s ~ 'he system ~
.f"l--rt,rs .s. 'Irl.trrs and meter would
.r,1l an sNa,0l''u-" u turc. money and
,.-'s t4rt would have 20 be iunkcd Of
r-ob7h'y a. 'ru.h as 800. 900, 600" Good
.assd SAYS .but this cost would he 70
r,4 N- '1e argt demand for tools and
.s,l,r r-.'s ''a' VIII come with the ccg.
s,,ion " nos'ltloa and the period OF
-,sqrd.rr In Europe.
"rrs .-o--o would mean. ton. q rrcat
,s4' NJ work .u eye~v department of tho
-Ag.'r, n would "a back 10 tho tool
.nI parts manufacturer and extend
tN-ouRn the ,t'cs department of the
automobile factory I. would start In
= 7
rle workman u would mean a complete
-esdiusimen' of the knowledge Of tho
go-<.nge Of A system that we have used
ron the beginning to that of system
witch i practically a stranger In our
.-nwerc.ll world
"yver 20 take advantage to the fullest
sv'en, Z tho opportunity IN tho automo-
$40 Industry m South America, which
As Neen produced bv the stopping Of Eu-
he tA
srtrs ~ the metric svstc1l. To try 20
slnrly far demand Of South American
.ounf-ios with cars built according 20
he Tinted states .tanda rds would mean
~ enormous added selling expense be-
am, g would nccessltats tho establish
rent q Immense branches In these coun-
'-ics Nher, a large enough assortment
- ro~'s could be kept 20 supply the de.
rand THIS is true to-day Of the Amer
t'p- automobiles that are sold I'm Europe
Tile American automobile will naver
m shs 70 get the foothold tNat will be
'oeetssr' 20 make ,ts entrance permanent
ri.hoI, the change to tho metric system
-tc pe pie Of South America and Europe
r-s areus0med to tho metric system and
'-Nr wont change Il is M 20 us to
'ha-gc But tho entrance or Ameri-
-an cars unit according To tho metri"
o"easIrsmeHj INTO South America now
lrd INTO Europe ~ the close Of the war
you'd m-an 'hat tho European cars would
"e"o- regain their lost ground
'Au-~.ca IS tho home of automatic
rach.nc!y None of the European fac
'o-les cHu turn out machines the way
We 'nr1 them out. Most foreign cars are
T-s"'i.I'i~ band made. and that means
'.C.e- rric". There are not over three
'sr)r.e- 10 Europe that have ever reached
'n ou'pu' Of a. much as 1000 cars "A
vrlr
= ra engineers "f The automobile world
would welcome , change to tho metric
s's,cn, Tho d',Is.ou Of the units IN that
stem INTO teLtns and huudredths and
'horsardtls IS fir more practical than
ne irregular divisions Of feet and inches
TN' ut'ty and efficiency of parts would
Ne Increased % Scr cent berause NJ this
close g~a1ation In the n,etric system"