The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11
REMARKABLE YEAR
FOR MOTOR INDUSTRY
Automobile Chamber Of Com
merce Reports Show Tn
usual Demand.

AZ a record gathering 81 automobile
manufacturers IN connection with the an
meeting OF tho National Autorno-
bile Chamber of Commerce. Inc. in this
city last week. Charles Clifton Of the
Pierce-Arrow Motor car Company was
again elected president OF the organi-
cation.
ON Wednesday the commercial vehicle
makers In the y. a. &. &. held a com
mercial vehicle convention. at which many
standards were adopted furthcring the
plans for more efficient service to the
buyers Of trucks as well as OF pleasure
cars.
Substantial gains In automobile ship
ncnts for the month of May were re-
ported by the traffic committee. the fig
ures showing that more Than $1,000 car
loads were shipped, as against l5.3o2
carloads for the month OF May last year.
The shipping conditions have become
more normal. and makers are no longer
obliged to use Hat cars in shipping au-
tomobiles.
During the year the traffic department
reported on 231.523 clrloads OF automo-
biles and sent ?.j23 notices to railroads
In advance of the arrival OF shipments.
80 as TO insure prompt return OF freight
cars TO manufacturing territory an as
sistance to railroads as well as to the
hutpliippiit dliu ldtNig tISs
The directors elected were John y.
WHY'S CWillys-Overlaud) G. e. lIanch
tStudebaker) II. d. Chaplin uiudsonp I.
H.. II. Rice (Waverlcy). and J.. Walker
Drake t1iupmobilc). At the organizi-
ton meeting the following officers were
unanimously elected
President. Charles Clifton opiercs-
Arrow vice-president. Wilfrcd G. L.e-
land (Cadillac) second ,ice-president.
tyssnh Tbl,aR, ITka1NA a.Ia,
division second vice-president. Wind
sor 7. White CWhite). commercial vehi-
clio division second vice-prcsidert, II. H.
Rice (Wavcrley). electric vehicle diNi-
sion; secretary. r. II. chaplin 1iud-
sony treasurer. George Pope general
manager. Alfred Reeves.
The automobile manufacturers placed
themselves or record rs opposed to the
r%avenner bill now before Congress.
which has for Its purpose the prohibit
ton OF the use Of time studies and pre-
MUM or bonus payments in connection
with work OF the Government. The
MAKERS feel that such "A bill OF any SINH
lar measure Is dangerous class lcgiSla-
'ion which would prevent efficient meth
DDS In private MANUFACTURING industries
and he directly opposed to- the interests
OF the whole population Of the country
and to the ~workingmen themselves. by
IhdilllE ~ premium WI IIfAlANl'lNN Nv
SIDES reducing the production capacity
Of manufacturing plants.
There were reports from various ON
mitte.s III the work during the yclr. in
dicating that the automobile trade Is
enjoying It's greatest period Of pros GRITTY
with apparently no falling on IN the de-
mani for American made motor ears IN
this country and abroad. The figures
prove that the g%rcltcst proportion of
cars are now being bought in districts
where distances make the need FOR an
automobile most pronounced and an alb
solute necessity for the conduct of husi-
ness, inCiudin- Ia. Transportation OF IN
dividuals and freight.
Til. commercial vehicle convention
decided that no truck show vas ueccs-
sary At this time. although the usua
successful pleasure car .hovs Will Ne
held both IN New York and chicago
They decided against any change In IN,
Standardization Of frame widths AT this
time.
For the protection Of buy rs Of trucks
a standard definition for motor truck
chassis. both gdsoleue and electric. was
decided upon. and the convention. To-
gethcr with the annual meeting. ap'
proved a form OF service policy which is
expected to supply even better service
to the car owner.