The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-01
AUTO ENGINEERS
AID GOVERNMENT
Cooperating in Every Sense With
Council of National Defense Since
United States Entered War.

Washington, June 30.-Motor car en-
gineers and manufacturers have played
an important part in aiding the council
of national defense since the United
States entered the war, and Of all the
national engineering societies co-operat-
ing with the United States government
none has shown more striking and eff.
fective activities than the Society Of
Automotive Engineers.
Karl w. Zimmerschied, manager Of
the Washington office of this society,"
in referring to the revolution of the
standard machine shop work wrought
by the automobile industry during the
past ten years, directs attention that
therefore. outside of the instrument
making and tool-making trades, very
little machine work was done in this
country to such close limits as are now
very generally required in motor car
manufacture. The consequent wide
spread production of such high class
articles has brought into existence
very large body of machinists belonging
TO totally a new school of thought. and
it is upon these men that great demands
have been made since the beginning Of
the war. A still greater demand will
be made upon them before final victory
shall have been gained. In the long
run the automotive products of this
country, including motor trucks and
cars, aircraft watercraft and tractors,
are going to win the war.
The number of vehicles in daily use
for martial purposes is astounding One
is told that the density of traffic on
Fifth avenue is equaled. If not actually
surpassed, by that which exists over
wide area on the French front. This
traffic includes passenger cars ambu.
lances. quartermaster trucks, ammuni-
tion trucks, artillery tractors, special
apparatus for engineer and signal corps,
motor cycles and a half dozen other
types of vehicles in lesser number
In addition as many as a thousand
airplanes are in action at a time Mean.
while, the farm tractor is tilling the
ground for the raising of crops, and
submarine chasers are being run at eX.
press speed in search of submarine
boats, which are also propelled in part
by the internal combustion engines.
Tanks" are playing n most important
role in offensive tactics. Thus on every
hand Is seen the indispensableness of
automotive productions in the prosecu.
tion OF the war.
The S. A. Il. engineers have cooper
ated with the war department in produc-
ing a set Of specifications for military
trucks which will result in a product
superior in point of reliability and abil.
ity to that which has been furnished
to any Of the foreign governments.
The great test OF the automobile in.
dustry will come in connection with the
manufacture Of airplaine engines. These
require excessively close limits in man.
ufacture, exceptionally good material,
accurately heat treated and a veritable
army OF inspectors to check over the
various parts that will be used. The
very large number OF men that will
carry this program forward will have
10 be recruited from the ranks OF auto.
mobile manufacturers. There are prac.
tically ten skilled mechanics In the fly.
ing service to one pilot. TO say nothing
Of the army which will be required in
the factories for turning out engines
and planes. in the first instance. and in
the repair bases for keeping the equip
ment in shape.