The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
PASSING THE BUCKON
 THE 'FLIVVER" ROUTE
Fly ALLEN J. KREBs, JR.

Paul Crawford and his family made
 the trip from Montgomery to Birming-
 ham Wednesday afternoon in three
 hours and 30 minutes running time
 This is thought to be a record. MT.
 Crawford reports the roads between
 Birmingham and Montgomery in ex-
 cellent condition.
 A E. Radloff of the Overland Willys l company was in the city last week,
 attending to the fine mechanical ad-
 justments of the Overland cars in Bir- mingham.
 H. B. Hodges. formerly manager of
 the Highland garage, now running a high class repair shop, is a great op-
 timist. He reports his business is in | creasing daily. One of the most com plete line of automobile springs in the city is being carried by Hodges. H. M. Bailey of the Overland com pany announces that a shipment of 19 Oyerlands were received last Fri day The shipment included several sixes and very handsome limousine of the latest design. I've are selling all we can get" said MT. Bailey, and we are trying our best to get our shin ments regularly. The demand for au- tomobiles this year Is in excess of that of any preceding year All of which goes to show prosperity is here for keeps"
 Sears Francis of the Brownell or ganization wore the first frown that ever adorned his classic countenance yesterday. Whats the trouble. old topy he was asked. 'Trouble; just suppose you were selling Fords and had 'steen orders for them and could not get them from the factory for love nor money and all the time knew that you were losing money by the big wait. Would you call 1t sweet love to what the doughty Sherman called the noble and ancient art of war;. I voice Sher- mans worlds
 All of which makes one ponder over the vicissitudes of the care-free, debo- nair automobile salesman. But maybe there ain't no such animal among the carburetor boys of gasoline row.
 One or the handsomeset electric signs that has ever adorned the front of any Birmingham automobile concern Will be erected by the Overland com pany at their new branch here. The sign covers 40 square feet and 1S4 in candescent lamps are used in it's make up Lookout, Fifth avenue you may loom like a second Broadway yet
 When the genial and sassy" Johnny Tomlin made his debut into the auto mobile game about 8 year ago, he chose the Ford as his first automobile business love. Rumor has 1t that Johnny a tpi who in turn hit Johnny many a time during his many demonstrations Nevertheless, he couldn't be tilted, so he put an ad in The Age-HeraId tell ing his friends that he was selling the Ford and that on recent trip to Lake Purdy he drove there and back on two gallons of buttermilk. Johnny moved to the country last week. Buttermilk is cheap enough in the city but the first thing the astute Tomlin did was to buy a COW.
 Many a Ford purchaser will be bound to listen to the relative cost of butter milk as compared to gasoline during the next few months.
 Bob Badham of the Drennen Motor Car company made many young man color blind Saturday afternoon It is said his new shirt of multicolored hue so bedazzled the gaze of the boys that they could not see distinctly for several minutes.
 Badham has chargfe of the sales of the Boggs punctureless tubes, and he has spiel that would make a Russian sentry on the eastern battle front sit up and take notice. We are selling all the punctureless tubes that can be manufactured" said Badham, and we are crying for more. It Is the nearest approach to an absolutely puncture-