The New York herald., 1922-11-11
SHIP BUILDERS AIM
AT STANDARDIZING
New Organization Also Plans
to Coordinate Methods
of Operation.

Preliminary steps toward the forrna-
ton OF a permanent organization to
formulate rules and methods for the
Standardization and coordination or
ship building and ship operating in the
United States were taken yesterday
at conference held in Grand Central
Palace at the suggestion OF Herbert
Hoover. Secretary or Commerce. In
attendance were about score Of dele
gates representing the leading societies
and organizations in all branches OF the
shipping industry.
At first planned TO cover only the
Standardization of ship building equip
ment, the conference quickly expanded
its scope to take In the operation and
management OF ships, IN response to n
general feeling that any attempt to
deal with one field OF marine activity
to tho exclusion OF the others would
necessarily meet with failure.
Roy NJ. Hudson, representing the De-
partment OF Commerce, read paper
telling of the advances toward stand
ardization made I'm other American in
dustres and in foreign ship building.
, and detailing the advantages gained
thereby. He concluded with the fol-
lowing summary OF Secretary Hoover's
views of the means TO be taken by the
shipping industry to obtain similar re-
! suits:
THAT there be formed central COM
Niittee, or American Marine Council
made up OF Representatives from every
association or group interested in, or
connected with, our merchant marine
problem.
'"rhat this council be given the re-
sponsibility for comprehensive sur
vey of the facts TO determine the preva-
Loot wastes in current practice, both
commercial and engineering. and the
extent to which simplficat!on and
Standardization may be practically ap-
piled throughout all phases Of the in
dustry.
''That a definite time be set for the
completion of the survey and for an
other general meeting to receive the
report and act on it's recommendations"
The response of the delegates TO this
was a resolution offered by John L.
Bogart, consulting marine engineer. and
quickly adopted. directing the appoint
lnent of a ways and means committee
Of five or more members TO lay the
groundwork for the suggested council.
Col. L. a. Simmons, president of the
National Marine Association, who acted
as chairman of the meeting, was asked
10 name the committee. a recommen-
dation Of William f. Gibbs, chairman
OF the technical committee of the Amer
lean Steamship Owners Association,
that paid employees rather than volun-
tary assistance be -us5n In working out
the program was favorably received.
Several talks on shipping subjects
scheduled to be given yesterday at
Grand Central Palace i'm connection
with the Marine Exposition i'm progress
there were postponed till this after
noon. Francis III. Sisson. vice-president
OF the Guaranty Trust Company; Capt.
. * l.. Reed OF the Coast Guard and
Commander r. ID. Gatewood of the
shipping Board were the speakers. Also
on the program to-day are talks by
Charles III. Potter, president of the
Maritime Exchange; Winthrop L. Mar
win, vice-president and general manager
OF the American steamship Owners As
sociation; Capt. Reginald II. Fay presi-
dent of the National Board of Steam
Navigation, and Capt. j. Il. Milliken
OF the Neptune Assoclation.