The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03

II HE latest development IN local
automobile trade was the organ
= ization last week of the Haynes
Motor company in this city with a
capitalization of $4,000 paid in as a
starter The company is ofieered by
Walter W. Robertson, president, Thorn
as E. Morris. Jr., vice president, and
Charles w. Tway. secretary and trea-
surer. The organization will represent
by direct connection the Haynes Auto
mobile company of Kokomo, Ind, which
is headed by Elwood Haynes, father
of the American automobile. The Of
ficers of the company are all well
known men and have opened elegant
salesrooms on South Twentieth street
MIR. Robertson Is of the Robertson Tire
and Auto company and also secretary
of the Taxicab company headed by
Z. r. Minhinnette. Mr.. Morris was
formerly with the Drennen Motor conf
pany and later with tile Highland Car
age as sales manager. He concluded
to enter the automobile business with
his own money and start a plant of
his own. That is said to account for
Mr.. Morris sacrificing the splendid con-
tract held with the Highland Garage
and in connection with which he was
rendering excellent service.
Mr.. Tway Is southern district sales
man for the Haynes car. He will make
his headquarters in Birmingham. This
city will be the southern distributing
agency for the Haynes output This
is the first time that any automobile
company has created of Birmingham a
southern distribution point. 1t is
gathered that a great volume of ma
chimes will be sold from this city by
reason of that unusually fine connec-
tfdn. The Haynes automobile which
will be handled by this new organiza-
ton is held in the greatest esteem bv
the automobile public. The car this
year has electric gear shifts. on the
steering Wheel By pressing a button
the gears are shifted without the ne
cessity of hand brake work That Is
the latest Improvement of automobile
manufacturing, according to the aver
age inspection of the laymen. The car
Is equipped otherwise in due and mod
ern FORM In many southern cities the
machine has been unusually well liked
and 1t is expected that the HAYNES
VIII prove popular here The men in
charge of 1t are entirely competent TO
interest the most thoughtful buyers of
THIS community and are well eauipned
TO render service without delay. Their
factory connections will enable the To-
cal hrm TO have parts in stock at all
times, thus obviatfng the ANNOYING ne
cessity of waiting until parts can reach
here from the factory in the event Of
small breakage.
Inc Haynes company of this citv
mas been advised by the factory that
two car loads of machines have been
shipped TO the local distributors and
Will reach here without delay. The
cars VIII be ready for inspection. IL is
pelleved during the next few days.
In connection with the interest in tba
Haynes car, Mr.. Norris made this state
ment yesterday:
since the announcement was made
tnat among other improvements the
new Haynes models would he stand
ardly equipped with the new electric
gear shift which forever ends pear
stripping and makes automobiling as
easy Tor the women as ringing a door
bell, the factory at Kokomo. Ind has
been literally hesieged by dealers and
automobilists demanding cars. Tele-
grams telephone calls, letters, dealers.
and customers in person have kent tbe
office forces working day and night
The big new factory including the new
trim shop, is operating at full capa-
city.
George H. strout. general sales
manager has had many a good laugh
at the expense of the MANUFACTURING
department. "They challenged us ar
the beginning of the season." he says,
to sell as many cars as they could
bulld inasmuch as factory enlargements
mad made 1t possible to build a number
this year more in keeping with the de-
mand Since automobilists have heard
OF the wonderful improvements in
Haynes cars, so great has been their
popularity that we are now challeng-
ing our producing end to build even
half the number of cars for which we
can take orders Dealers everywhere
are demanding cars for their buyers
right up to our producing capacity
ana we are expecting the sales for 1914
TO more than treble our big output of
last year
This year marks the twentieth in