Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-30
ANOTHER NEW enterprise
Car Load of Bicycles to Be Sold
at Auction in Birmingham
AN EVENT OF INTEREST
To CyclistS-The Fulton Auction and Com
mission Company of Atlanta Estab-
Iish Branch in Birmingham.

The dun summer has passed away and
the fall season has opened. The thrill of
new life flashes along the arteries of
trade. Birmingham enjoys the prospects
of a big fall trade and Is attracting the
attention of enterprislng houses in other
cities Among the most wideawake bus
mess houses In the south is the Fulton
Auction and Commission company of At
lanta Ga. This house decided to open q
branch in some southern city and select
ed Birmingham as the most inviting
field.
Mr.. Henry Mas, the head of the
house. spent several days in Birmingham
the past week and perfected all arrange
ments for establishing a branch in this
city. He leased the store at 219 Twenti-
eth street and will commemorate the
opening of his house in this city by the
sale at auction of a car load of bicycles.
This will be rare opportunity to pur-
chase a wheel at remarkably low price.
The Lowell Arms company of Boston,
Mass, consigned to the Fulton Auction
and Commission company this car load
of bicycles, to be sold at auction to the
highest bidder, without limit or reserve.
These machines are high grade wheels,
known as the Lowell Diamond valued at
800 each; the Lowell Special, valued at
$85 each, and the Lowell Excel, valued at
$75 each. The. manufacturer guarantees
every wheel for one year, and also guar
antees the buyer against any Imperfect
ton in the construction.
The Fulton Auction and Commission
company Is the only wholesale auction
house between Baltimore and New Or
leans and come to our city highly recon-
mended and Endorsed by the best people
of Atlanta, where they are known, and
any representation they may make to the
public may be relied on without question.
The nature of their business is not OF
that peculiar nature usually practlced
by auctioneers and has not that Peter
Funk style often used by people In this
line of business. Such a thing as by
bidding Is not tolerated by them and no
goods accepted upon which there is any
limit or reserve placed. Every article
that Is offered will be sold to the highest
bidder, provided two or more bids have
been made on the same. They naugu-
rate their first sale In Birmingham on
Thursday, September 10, and the sale viii
continue until every wheel is sold.
Mr.. Henry Mas, the head of the Full
ton Auction and Commission company,
has been travelling for twenty years and
is well known to the mercantile world.
Mr.. Burgin, his partner, was formerly OF
Springfield, Mass, of the firm OF Burgln
Bros, and came south for his health and
liked the country and located. Mr. Leo
Fresh the auctioneer, also member or
the firm, is well known throughout the
south, having represented Atlanta and
northern houses. The Lowell Arms COM
pany will make a change In their busi-
ness ard selected the Fulton Auction and
Commission company to dispose of their
entire product throughout the south, and
considering Birmingham the best bicycla
market in the south they decided to es-
tablish a branch here. In Atlanta the
sale of bicycles was opened by the Fulton
Auction and Commission company and
200 wheels were sold in two weeks. These
wheels of the Lowell Arms company are
strictly '96 model and thorou, ally up-to-
date.
The wheel is now the fashionable fad in
this city and this sale of an entire car
load of wheels at auction will give new
impetus to this graceful and health-giv-
inc