The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-24
MOTOR CONFERENCE
BROKE ALL RECORDS
usual Number Of Business
Men and Truck Experts
on Hand.

remarkable success-has attended the
motor transportation conference held
,ach evening during the past week at
m. Colt-stratton Building. The attend
occ. increased nearly so per cent. each
.uocesslve evening. There were 2i2 in
tho audience on Wednesday evening.
which IL more than twice as many as
svsr before assem embed at conference on
.ro,or transportation in this country.
While the attendance figures serve to
,,soslIic the success of the conference a
sIcnIfic mt feature has been tho class
AZ pcople who were present and the in
terest displayed through participation In
tha gneral discussions which followed
ZACH formal talk. These talks have been
g,yen by a score OF the foremost author
nlAs on the respective subjects. The con-
ference has had the active cooperation
AZ a dozen different organizations inter-
ested in the promotion of motor trans
narration and several Government on
Gals who are supporting the movement.
A result Of the remarkable all around
s,cces 50 1t has been decided TO make this
conference n semi-annual affair under
the same auspices
, Tho executives OF the Colt-Stratton
Company have been highly commended
for their patriotic spirit In promoting
and bearing the expense of this confer
snee, the latter item approxlmating
5000. II Is not the first time that they
have taken similar action. for when the
rural motor express committee OF the y.
A. C. c. requested the automobile deal
srs OF this city to take an active part
DzNS
responded and placed a vehicle in opera
tion between New York city and SIAM
ford. Conn Their interest In the con-
ference will not terminate now that the
sessions are over. for arrangements have
beam made to publish In book form n re-
sumo Of the entire proceedings, including
talks and discussions. copies Of which
WIN be sent to all who have attended
the conference
Tobias A. Keppler, executive secretary
q the Interstate Motor Trucking Trans
cortation Association, who has attended
the various sessions, wrote to the dire
tor OF the conference as follows:
Il have attended number OF motor
conferences IN New York and elsewhere,
out last nights conference was the best
ever, not only In attendance, but In the
happy choice of speakers and the eange
OF subjects covered. II motor truck OPP
orators generally understood the value
Of these conferences they would not
miss them. Unfortunately, many firms
operating motor trucks regard them
only as an incident TO the conduct of
their business and do NOV. realize the
vast gums that may be saved. the an
royance eliminated. and the efficiency
that may be attained by following the
suggestions developed at these confer
ences The education OF the motor truck
owner is not only OF incalculable ad-
vantage TO him. but is a great public
service"
Secretary Of Commerce Redfield wrote
NJ follows: IT approve heartily the study
and discussion OF motor vehicle trans
portation at the conference. Apparently
you know my views as to the importance
Of motor transportation and I will not.
therefore. add TO them In detail at this
time. II Is development that cannot
take place over night. since II involves
PRACTICAL questions Of road construction,
transfer stations. &C. hope to have
more time 20 devote 10 the subject when
!fdustry returns to it's normal trend
after the war. Meanwhile, motc- trans
Hortat'on is largely matter OF ex-
pediency without the thorough organiza-