The Washington herald., 1921-02-15
Nations Technical Gen
Jus Modified in Cause
OF Efficiency.
BRAINS OF COUNTRY
TO STUDY PROBLEM
Will Consider America
AS Single Industrial
Organism.

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Feb. 13.-Util-
ation Of the engineering genius Of
merica for the elimination Of ma
ytionaI waste in production was the
keynote sounded by Herbert Hoover
in an address at the opening Of a
two-day conclave of engineers and
technologists from all sections of
thc country here today. The scs-
sions are under auspices of the Fed
Grated American Engineering So
Ciety, of which Hoover is president.
Hoover announced the members of
a committee whose appointment, he
said, marks the start OF a great
national assay of waste. In this
project from 10000 to 100000 en-
gineers, studying the United States
as a single Industrial organism, will
attempt to locate the weakness in
the country's production system.
Preliminary surveys already have
been conducted. Causes of produc-
tion waste, such as labor conflicts,
decrease in individual productivity
and lack Of cooperation, will be
brought under close scrutiny of the
organized engineers.
Committee Personnel.
The personnel of the committee,
as announced today, is: ].
Parke Claiming. New York City,
pining engineer. vice president of
e Federated American Engineer
Societies and member of the
Eerican Institute of Mining and
taIlurgiCal Engineers. chairman;
fIra n. Hollis, president WOrCes-
Polytechnic Institute, WOrces-
Mass. past president of the
american Society of Mechanical En-
Eineers; l.. w Wallace, Baltimore,
member of the American Society Of
Mocha nical EngiEeers, president of
the society cf Indfstriai Engineers.
treasurer Of the Federated American
Engineering Societies; H. r. V
ScheeI, assistant treasurer, Brighton
Mills, PassaiC, y. j.. member of
American Society OF Mechanical En-
Eineers.
/. P. Afford. editor of Manage
ment Engineering, New York. vice
president OF the American Society
Of Mechanical Engineers, director
Of the Society of Industrial Engi-
uecrs and an authority on factory
- management methods; George D
[ Ia bcock, manufacturing executive
EOT Peoria. Ill. and author Of ''Tay-
or System in Franklin Manage
ment:" +. G. Coburn, Bethlehem
Shipbunding Company, former COM
mander in the Construction Corps
United States navy; Morris L. Cooke,
consulting engineer in Management,
Philadelphia, member OF American
Society of Mechanical Engineers,
Taylor Society and Society of In
dustrial Engineers.
Celebrated Engineers.
Harrington Emerson, consulting
engineer Of New York, member of
the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers and Society of Industrial
FnEineers; Z. Z. Hunt. New YORK
formerly labor investigator for
Clothing Manufacturers AssocIa-
ton. New York City~member Of the
Taylor Society and writer; c. +
Knoeppel, industrial engineer OF
New York City, member of the
American Society Of Mechanical En-
Ciueers and the Society Of Indus
trial Engineers; Robert Linton,
Montana mining engineer and mem
her Of the American Institute of
Mining and Metallurgical Engi-
nCers; Fred ]. Miller. past president
Of the American Society of Mechan-
jraI Engineers; J. II. Williams, en-
Cinecr Of New York City and mem
her of the Taylor Society; Robert
r. Wolf New York engineer, vice
president OF the American Society
Of Mechanical Engineers, and a
niOneer in the three-shift system OF
Industry.
Has started Work.
The committee. it was announced
has already started work and e
nationwide plan, described as the
most ambitious movement in the
direction Of solving economic prob
Iems ever undertaken by American
engineers will be put in operation
fror, the New York and Washington
beaduuarters of the council at once,
An announcement by the council
said: The Federated American En-
cheering Societies, in which the
national and local engineering soci-
tics Of the nation are coalesCing, Is
organized for public service.
Labor Problems.
unemployment, intermittent EN-.
nIoyment, strikes, lockouts, and re-
strictions Of output are waste. Dis
ne and misuse of machinery and
s1uipments and losses Of manufac'
tnring materials are likewise waste
Sterilization Of industry is a crying
need and also an engineering prob
lem Labor, capital, management
snd the consuming public stand tC
ain II common constructive actor
can be taken to lessen the idlenes'
- men, idleness of productive equip.
T,ant and the utilization of mate
II is proposed to organize the en-
,,nsers Of the country on a terri
torial basis, each State having ar
engineering organization. with thu
American Engineering Council tn
cxecutive organ of all.
Council Program.
Morning and afternoon sessions
-, The council today will deal with
., u,n,erous social, Industrial polit
kScaI and technical problems, amons
r., betterment of Patent Offic'
Snaitions in Washington through
Lrinping about the passage Of th'
! S-aIs1 bill. the establishment of {
nstional Department OF Public
works. and the general labor situ'