The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-06


 Birmingham Motor Moves
 The Birmingham Motor company has removed from it's old quarters at Fourth avenue and Twenty-first street to more commodious salesrooms adjacent of the Studebaker Corporation salesrooms at 2027 Avenue B and are in better shape than ever to take care of their patrons.
 Gentry Elston, the manager of this agency announces that the firm has taken over the agency for the sale of the Great Southern cars. a local product for the entire state. The Birmingham Motor company Is the local agency Tor tho Pierce-Arrow, Rauch-Lang electrics and the Chalmers automobiles. This week a shipment of Chalmers cars will arrive, including the new 1913 Chalmers six, which is expected to create a lot of com- ment among discriminating autoists ow- ing to its beautiful lines and great power. c. II. Lyons has been added to the sales force of the Birmingham Motor company, as the increase in business demanded larger force of men. MT. Lyons has been prominently identified with the local auto- mobile industry for several years and his success under the management of the astute, MT. Elston, is assured. Among the many sales last week recorded by this firm were two Pierce-Arrow demon- strating car will arrive in few days. These cars are high priced automobiles.
 The R. c. H.
 Thefollowing announcement was made yesterday by local agents of the R. Q. H."
 Contracts for l5,120 R. c. II. cars for delivery during the selling season of 1913 have been closed by the R. c. II. Cor poration since July l. Announcement or this tremendous volume of business done s~x |. .t- kirIaa erxr a0- ton of the dimensions that have been attained during the first year of life and foretells 8 second seasons business that will even exceed expectations for 1913.
 Nearly one-third of this seasons con- tracts or 5009. have been closed during the month of September, showing that this business is not result of the first announcement of the 1918 models alone.
 ITO hold it's market firm the year round the R. c. H. has built up an extent business that will require about 20 per cent of the next years output.
 One instance of this export business was given last week on the visit of Thomas Byrom, the British representa- tive of the k. C. H., who, before leaving, placed an order for R. c. H. cars that will be recorded as one of the seasons largest. He predicts that he will place 1000 of this make in Great Britain within a year. having 46 dealers in the United Kingdom"
 MT. Chase Here
 F. II. Chase, Jr,. manager of the Olds mobile company in the south, spent Tues day and Wednesday in Birmingham. He was very much surprised to see Birming- ham leading the south in handling first class automobiles. He said in the city of Atlanta there were only IT automobiles that cost more than 5000, and the city of Birmingham shows something like 130 He further stated that the city of Louis vile was using nothing now but olds- mobiles for their ambulances, patrols, etc. After trying a large number of other makes, experience taught them that the Oldsmobile was the most economical
 Ford Sales
 W. A. Hibbrist, Tuscaloosa, three tor pedoes; W. R. Tennille, Dothan, six tor pedoes; Patterson Ingils, Montgomery, six touring cars; c. s. Taft, Anniston, two torpedoes; D. M. Yates, Roanoke, two torpedoes; +. B. Montgomery, War ner, touring car.
 Brownell Auto company are re-decorat- ing their show rooms.
 Good roads enthusiasm has a tempera- ture of about 10f Won't be long now be- fore we can all travel in comfort.
 Be on the lookout for the fellow on the wrong side of the street. He doesn't know enough to look out for himself.
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 The Highland Garage company has put In or1ar for fw0 carloads of I)afpnd- CTS. One of these carloads will arrive about next Tuesday. The Defender is the pride of the Oldsmobile factory.
 Two carloads of Buiclss, which has ere- ated the sensation of the season in a small price car, will arrive the first of the week for the Highland Garage com pany.
 Tn a recent wreck on the Southside when a Thomas Flyer hit the little 1913 Buick. very small amount of damage was done to the Buick, especially consid- ering the difference in the weight of the cars.
 F. D. Bryson, state agent for the Cole car. leaves Monday for trip around the state.
 Drennen company department stores have sold seven Overland cars this week. Also closed the agency with MT. Dabbs for the agency for Pickens county for five cars.
 George Pecot will leave this morning for Cullman and other towns with a demons strating car to close agencies in north Alabama for the Overland
 Drennen company department stores will have three cars of Overlands Monday Some of these cars will be on exhibition at the State Fair.
 J. A. Johnston, southern representative Of the Overland company, is very much pleased with the business outlook for the season of 1913.
 James McPherson of Drennen company