The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-19
IMMENSE CROWD VIEWED TIE AUTO SHOW YESTERDAY Great Southern Exhibit by E. F. EnsIen Is a
 Wonder .a MANY CARS BEING SOLD EXHIBITORS Experts on Hand Eager to Demon strate Their Cars and Even the Grouchy Tightwads Get En-
 thusiastic and Buy es'
 
By CLYDE W. ENNIS

against the brightest uay. or the SpElHSr flying machines, automobile races. gem eral joy over being in the open and pros pective flights in the ozone by embold- enedi unmarried newspaper men, it was visited by an immense aggregation of viewers
 Those who sacrificed a few moments from under the rays of a gorgeous sun and visited under the roof of the mines and manufacturing building at the auto mobile show, came away wild for an automobile, provided 1t be one of the kind so spiendidly shown by the ex- hibitors at the grounds. Solid strings of automobiles of the most excellent manu- fracture typifying the last thing in con- struction. painted by artists with the most taking character caught the eye of visitors and repaid them hundred fold for the visit to the exhibits. | During the past few days the .tardy exhibitors have gotten together their handiwork and those who may have pre- viously visited the show would do well l to go again to see the additions. Tho | pleasant weather yesterday encouraged the operators of the exposition to such a degree that they could have sold car to the most grouchy "T. w" had said 'T. w. paid the price of admission | and gotten within the interior First Car Mentioned Automobile men as a rule are keen on getting favorable mention of exhibits given at any show. The first car men, toned in write up' is oftentimes taken to mean that the special car is the only proposition on the nike. Sometimes writers are running a risk to so a little strong about one car. However, inas- much as old Sol put the fellows in good humor yesterday, and inasmuch as what follows is to be said in all good spirit here goes for a little from the heart talk:
 E. F. Enslen, Jr, who has taken in hand the construction of an automobile, and who has called that car the Great Southern, is entitled to the most cordial support of everyone in Birmingham who believes in square deal and incidentally in upbuildng Birmingham.
 Subtracting from the Great Southern ex- hibit at the exposition, the credit it is entitled to and perhaps secures on ac- count of being Birmingham proposition, it is worthy of all that may be said laud- l itory with the Made in Birmingham" thrown out. The Great Southern has on display four cars One of them is a tor pedo. one touring car, one & runabout and another frame proposition, the name of which is known principally to experts. However, the cars are mex pressibly good to look upon and from all indications fair priced.- Standing in front of the exhibit yesterday several automo- bile men, all of whom are competitors of the Great Southern, expressed fervent- ly the hope that the Great Southern would make good. The cars attract in- stant attention and every person inter ested in Birmingham who wishes to view & product that typifes the versatility of this city's production should look upon the Great Southern automobile exhibit.
 Hurrah for Enslen
 Mr. Enslen, we salute youl
 A Lozier automobile, graceful, keen looking green body car. was added 70 the exhibits yesterday by Elliot Knight of the Birmingham Auto company The I.ozier | ing which was one of the new Hup cars, which the Birmingham Auto company is pushing to the front rapidly among local buyers.
 Another addition to be made this morn ing is the Wasp" Marmon. which arrived yesterday afternoon. It will be added to the Highland garage exhibit today, com pleting the details of the exhibit by the Highland garage. That company retained considerable number of its show cars up town at the salesroom. where Manager Braziel is putting them onto the trade with striking rapidity.
 The BroYnel Auto company had on dis | play yesterday a stripped Ford. showing l the exact mechanical conditions of a Ford when it reaches the buyer. with no fancy | work to misguide anyone in d calm. i'm passioned judgment of the Ford. The | sales of that car, Il is said, have been go | splendid during the show that the stripped | chasis yesterday had to be taken away | last night and delivered to buyer today. | Other cars will be exhibited, however. | without interfering with the complete | ness of the Ford exhibit
 Fine Packard Exhibit
 The exceptionally fine exhibit of the | Packard company showing the very hefty | Packard truck which is destined to prove | transportation factor in local conner cial lines, attracted most notice. fin that connection, several exhibitors, to attract the business man as to the value of the motor truck and delivery wagons a. com pared to the horse mule drawn affair. have put several trucks on exhibit The truck business i expected to boom during the summer.
 The commercial side of the show. which has received scarcely any attention. but which is the real power of the exhibition is very satisfactory. It Is stated that a great number of cars have been sold dur ing the week and that buyers are here from far and near to look over the cars good glance at the various automobiles and anyone figuring on buying a car would find 1t valuable 10 see the entire bunch stripped to the machinery. as dis played at the exposition
 Experts there take pleasure in telling all about the cars. in which way consid- erable valuable information may be se- cured about the automobiles sold in Rir mingham. Again the experts tell how to care for the automobiles. how to handle them well and other facts that are of great value to buyers whose appropriation for upkeep is rather limited.
 The Whole Show
 As the automobile show now stands the l following compose the entire affair:
 Great Southern Automobile company | showing the Great Southern
 The Highland garage showing the Mar