El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-19
ADAPT TING AUTO
FOR ARMY USES
It Is Not Believed That
Government Will Aid
the Factories.

Another meeting was held last week
Il the war college in Washington 10
{ discuss plans for mobilization Of troops
: and supplies in time Of war, particular
( y so far as civilian organizations are
! concerned. and the following account
/ OF it was prepared by the society Of
automobile engineers: Mai Palmer E
Pierce of the general staff corps. pre-
sided at the meeting. Lieut.. Col Chaun-
cey +. Baker being present to represent
the quartermaster generals ottlce-
, Representatives Of the naval consulting
board. the national automobile cram
her OF commerce. the society OF Auto
mobile association committees were III
attendance
information is being collected as 70
just how many government depart
ments need "A large motor truck equip
ment in order that Suitab bic Speclilca-
lions can be developed for each type
OF truck required The truck standards
division as well as other DIVISIONS OF
the standards committee OF the soclety
CT automobile engineers viii. as IN llle
past. take leading part IN this work
Serious attempt Will be made 70 de-
velop specifications Of proper length,
that is. neither too long nor too snort
covering adequately the requirements
Of the government which II IS ielt VIII
eventually harmonic 10 greater eN-
tent than has been expected heretofore
with the needs Of private users OF COM
uerciaI motor vehicles Some wei
qualified experts feel that Wlthln Two
or three years the commerciaI product
viii approximate what accofdln5 10
the best opinion, viii be suitable Tor
operation in all except special cases o.
government service This IS uhuouol
edlv the best line Of procedure. as II
IS not likely that subsidy plan VIII lie
established i'm this country In ccInec-
ton with truck manufa cture- Both the
truck manufa cturers and the govern
ment want to improve the current
truck specifications
L is agreed that the tests 70 which
trucks have been subjected on or near
the Mexican border are the most severe
that have been had in any part OF the
world. The conditions OF service nave
been abnormal in that the lines OF com
munication have been maintained Win
ont the use Of railroads The perform
auce Of some OF the trucks mas Deen
Wonderfully good. but there is room Tor
further beneficial specification IN va
lions reepects. The necessary en-
cheering study IS now Delns Hlaue'
many of the society Of automoplle en-
gineers members going 20 me He n,
can border 10 view at flrst hahu lle
unusual conditions Of weather, SANDY
grit and alkaH encountered
The development OF suitaole tractor
tvpes of motor vehicles viii also be
given attention 20
Regulations are being prepared TOT
use in the organization or Officers anu
enlisted men Of the reserve cores re-
Gently authorized by act Of congress
There will be a mobilization Of the re-
serve organizations Of a 1ortnights gu
ration each year Reserve corps Off
GERS will be appointed in sutfleient
number TO make possible the Assembly
of trOons at local points and transport
ing them TO Strategical points
Former president Wilson OF the
American automobile association an
nounced that over 90 per cent Of the
millions Of American pleasure car own
ers would very willingly and qulckIv
tender the use of their vehicles under
any suitable plan Of mobilization This
will make possible immediate trans
portation preparedness. which would ne
wanted in case of emergeucy- II IS
stated reliably that in many DISTRICTS
large bodies of troops can be mooolz-
ed bv motor cars before the railroads
operating in the respective districts
can get sufficient cars ready to trans
port them. Demonstrations, which
have been made repeatedly. show that
troops can be moved by automobile
faster than by train
suitable types Of armored cars for
use BY the ordnance department. as
well as types meeting the needs OF the
engineers. the signal ana the artiilery
corps. viii be developed