WORLD MOTOR TRANSPORT

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11649, 13 October 1923, Page 14

WORLD MOTOR TRANSPORT

DELEGATES FROM 114 COUNTRIES The first International Motor Transport Congress ever held in the United ; States, which will be attended l by au- ; tomobile representatives from all corners of the globe, is %o be convened at ! Detroit in May, 1924. Its purpose is to provide a better ; understanding of the economic factors ; underlying motor transportation in every part of the world. The congress is under the auspices of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Invitations are to be extended to foreign. Government officials, automotive associations, dealers representing automotive manufacturers abroad, and editors of trade papers devoted to motor transport in each of 114 countries, where motor vehicles are used. FOUR-DAY PROGRAMME. The congress is to last four days, during which time subjects of direct bearing on the economic development of international motor transport will be discussed by prominent*'- executives, who besides holding important positions iji automobile companies, are also active on N. A. A. C. committees that study automotive problems pertaining to taxation, highways, insurance, distribution, servicing, operation, financing, and other co-operative activities. SPEAKERS FROM ABROAD.

Actual automotive conditions in specific countries will also receive attention. Speakers to be chosen from among the delegates will be asked to review tie automotive situations in their respective continents, and to touch on problems with which they are confronted and in the solution of which the manufacturers and delegates from other countries also are interested.. TO HELP TRANSPORTATION PROGRESS. The industry believes that this practical exchange of experiences by official and automotive representatives from all countries wilt tend to > create a better understanding of the part contributed by the motor vehicle ,to the economic development of nations, and to help in solving urgent transportation problems which are pressing in many countries in the world. Initial preparations for the congress aro being made by the foreign trade committee of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, comprising H. M. Robins (Dodge), Jay P. Rathbun (White), H. B. Phipps (Hudson), J. D. Mooney (General Motors), Howard S. Welch (Studebaker), and G. F. Bauer, secretary.