New-York tribune., 1920-10-24
Major Carn1an
Elected Head
OF Engineers
Plans Completed by Society
for Promotion Of Public
Service, Particularly in
All Industrial Relations
Ready for Convention
Credit Capital Problem Is
Taken Up by a Special
Committee for Solution

EDWIN ). Carman, manufacturer. of
cleveland, Ohio, it was announced YES
'erday, was elected president of the
American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers in mail ballot covering a
membership of 1900 engineers, man
ayers and technologists in everv indus
trial center Of the country. Mr.. Car
man succeeds Major Fred J. Miller. Of
this city. He will take Office after the
soclety's annual convention, which Will
be held in New York in December.
John L. Harrington, consulting en-
glneer, of Kansas City; Leon P. Afford,
editor, of New York, and Robert B.
Wolf, president Of the R. B. Wolf Com
pany, of New York, were chosen vice
lfesldents for two years, in succession
10 John A. Stevens, Of Lowell, Mass;
HHenry B; Sargent, of New Haven,
Oonn, and Fred R. Low, Of this city.
three years, were elected, as follows:
henry NJ. Norris, of Cincinnati; Carl
G. Thomas, of Los Angeles; Louis c.
Nordmeyer, of st. Louis. Major Will
nam H. Wiley, publisher, of New York,
was reelected treasurer The secre-
tary will be elected by the society's
council in December. Calvin w. Rice
mas held this office since 1906
Plans for Service Announced.
Foilowlng meeting of the society's
council, composed of tho president.
Nice-pre ldents, managers, past presi-
dents, treasurer and secretary, repre-
senting engineering effort in many
sections Of the country, and with a
Premiership of twenty-one, broad plans
Tor promotlng professional endeavor
ahG pubic service, particularly as to
industrial relations and rewarding en-
glneerlng achievement. were announced
ne hnance committee recommended a
budget for the ensuing year of over
$500 600
The meetings and progress G. mnit-
tee detailed plans for the annual CON
vention Of the society in New York in
December and also announced plans for
congress Of mechanical engineers to
be held in Chicago next spring. The
engineering foundation fund for the
PROMOTION Of engineering research, of
which the society is one of the spon-
sors. within short time VIII amount
to 81 100000
professor Of machine DESIGN at Cornell.
was appointed the society's representa-
tive on the National Research Council
for term Of three years.
Interpreting declaration contained
in resolution adopted at a general
session held December 3, 1919, which
formed part of three resolutions that
were laid before the council and which
we're the occasion of the vote that
brought about the appointment of the
special committee on lndustrlel engi-
neeriNg, the committee said
The central thought in this declara-
tlon is that production is the utliza-
tion of the forces Of productivity. that
product comes into being through the
action of those forces, that the purpose
Of industry is to produce goods for the
use Of mankind and, therefore, It must
be conducted from the motive and in
the snlIlt OF rendering essential ser
vice to society as d Whole, which, Of
course, includes the workers them
selves"
Plans for Credit Capital
at is not difficult to visualize how
labor and management, two of the
great forces Of productivity, should be
directed so that their actions would
ne i'm keeping with this great motive,
but, on the other hand, il is not easy
10 see how a third great force OF pro-
ductivity credit capital should be ad
ministered with the same exalted end
IN view. Therefore, your committee is
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