New-York tribune., 1918-06-07
Auton1obihng
Auto Makers Planning r.,
Standardization Of All
Motor Cars
By c. f. r. Scharn.

A further and important move hru
motor car industry OF the United Stat.
to conserve materials was made vest.,.
day at the annual meeting of the NJ.
tional Automobile Chamber of e..
merce, held at East Fortv-s..o.s
Street. The manufacturers voted ~.
appointment of committee to can.
slider what further standardized.
could be brought about in the mak;n.
OF motor cars, with an idea of render.
ing unnecessary the making and carr.
ing of an excess number of parts. n,
course, this does not mean that Al,
automobiles are to be made alike. hu.
that In such parts as can be made n
conform to standards there shall not h.
such deviations from type as to mak.
manufacturing needlessly wasteful.
Some time ago the tire manufactur.
ers agreed to programme that had ii.
effect of cutting pneumatic tire size,
for passenger cars from about 200 dow,
to 8. The automobile makers ALREADY
have agreed on standard 56-inch treaas
so that only one width OF axles and
tenders is required. There has bee,
progress along this line also in III,
matter of wheels, rims. nuts. bolt,
magnetic bases, intake manifolds and
bearings. Even cotter pins-to show
now lar Standardization has progressed
have been reduced from more thar
300 sizes down to 46.
Inese movements toward a STANDARD
automobile mean greater economies for
the public. Motorists will be able "a
buy, cars to greater advantage and tn.
problems or upkeep Will be more read.
lily handled where the automobiles ar.
of standard type. With the tire mn.
gramme agreed upon and that for ii.
standard automobile in the making. wa,
conditions certainly are proving ben.
eft to the industry. At the same TINA
patriotic ends are being served.
Colonel Clifton Reelected
Colonel Charles Clifton. of Ii.
Plerce-Arrow Motor Car COMPANY. n
Buffalo, was once more elected presi.
dent Of the n. a. c. c. Hugh Chalmers
was elected VICE president. Row n
Chapin, Hudson Motor Car Comnany
was chosen second vice-p president. rem
rosenting the passenger car diyision
and Windsor T. White, of the Wbiu
Motor Company, second vice-presidens
representing the motor truck division
H. II. Rice, Chevrolet Motor Comuapy
treasurer; c. c. Hanch, Studebak9
corporation, secretary, and Alfred
elected
The directors of the \. A. &C ara
! these nffYcorc on& E n " =
Collins, Cadillac; John F. DODGE. Dodge
Brothers.: Alvan Macauley, Packard; 4
William E. Metzgcr, Columbia: ]. wal
ter Drake. Hupp; Carl H. Pelton. May
we'll; r. E. Olds, REQ; John N. WilIu
Mlliys-Ovcrland, and C. w. Churchill +
Winton
Reports showed that more than one
tnlrd the production of leading mana
facturers is being driven awav over Ia
roads from the factories, thus easips b
the burden on the railroads. Other n
ports were on patents, motor truck
roads, export and traffic.
Motor Truck Men Meet
The motor truck manufacturers heN T.
q special meeting yesterday to discus
improve ments that might be made 10 +
tne emclency of motor trucks to heb f.
relleVe the railroads.&c. establish |
ment of return loads bureaus, whiti
are already in operation in thirty-eigs F.
cltles throughout the country; tn
establishment OF rural motor express
routes to aid the farmer in getting hh
supplies to the market in the shortes l.
possible time. and other matters having
10 do with motor transport work oya f
the road
Motor truck production has incressd 8
more than 100 per cent in the last IL q
months, as compared with the SAM
period ple66 of last year There are nov
Aou.Voo trucks IN use, besides thor
sands of passenger cars used for lisAI
trucking and business purposes.
addresses were made by Mr.. Chspi
as chairman of the highways transpsn
committee; George NJ. Graham and
a. Miles, of the national motor tradX
committee. and S. NJ Williams, prsi
dent OF the Highway Industries AN
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