The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-04

The salesmen for the Turner Electric Supply company are in Birmingham and will remain until Thursday morning, when they will depart to begin their work of the year selling the Turner com- panys goods in the southern states. Con- ferences will be the order of this week and an elaborate programme has been arranged. The annual meeting of the salesmen closes Wednesday evening with banquet at the Tutwiler hotel
 The programme outlined for the con- ferences includes talks from the sales men upon the several lines carried by the Turner company. A series of prac- tical demonstrations of selling will be made, one salesman acting as customer being approached by another salesman who will sell his goods. Tires especially will be pushed and Oscar c. Turner says he expects to sell upwards of $2O0,OOO worth of tires this year.
 The above cut of the Turner company sales department shows all the sales men with the exception of Robert J. Badbam, who was out of the city.
 Every man represented in the picture Is supreme optimist and all of them predict great things for this year. They point to the fact that the merchant dur. Ing the last 90 days has been ultra conservative in his buying; he now has reached the end of his tether and must needs secure new supplies, if he is to continue in business. Therefore, they say, business will be good, very good in January, and if it's good in January It will be good throughout the year.
 C. l.. Mcbride, shown in the above picture, travels north Alabama, Missis- slppi and small part of Georgia The surprised look on his face is due. his fellows claim, to the fact that he has Just observed.a street car for the first tune in his life. Mir. McBride is a .1lly good fellow, and has a bunch of good stories up his sleeve, but those who know him say he is the real 'Hiclx' of the Turner organization. His visit to Bir- mingham at the present time is the first time he has ever had an opportunity of viewing real metropolis, they say. But Mr. Mcbride Is one of the best of the lot when it comes to securing orders. and, best of all, a large percentage of his customers pay cash.
 TuscalOosan in Picture
 A. Il. Shirley, who stands near to Me- Bride, is native of Tuscaloosa. and there are those who say he should be there now. Of course, the writer would not attempt to pass judgment. but However, Mir. Shirley has a genial per- sonality and sells goods. Every hotel man in his territory looks forward to his coming with real pleasure: the tele- phone girls. the stenographers, the wait CTS in the restaurants and the bootblacks all are pleased when he arrives He is perpetually smiling Ono, grinning) and his smile is contagious. At the office or the Turner company Saturday MT. shirley told clever story which had to do with the adventures of certain in- sect noted for it's extreme agility-but its his story; I'll let him tell it.
 c. w. Burney, who is shown above is city salesman and one of the best known electrical men in Birmingham. He has been here for many years and might be called official advisor. so many are the calls for advice he receives. Mir Burney is greatly interested in Sunday school work and is member of men's class in one of the larger Sunday schools of the city.
 NenOn's Daddy"
 T. U. Nenon is the oldest man in the Turner organization and worked as a salesman under Oscar c. Turner before coming to Birmingham with the latter. I1c ndS only recently become father. and while he has just a little more com- mon sense than "Newlywed," his friends claim there is yet room for improve ment and much bone to be removed. Ru- nor has it that he will secure a print of the above cut and send 1t to baby"
 w. M. Bowles, while not a road sales man, has full charge of all orders and it is to his untiring energy in follow ing-up" work that the salesmen for 10 fnA hat ofo than it otherwise would be. He is sec- retary of the Turner company and en- joys the esteem of his coworkers
 H. J. Gewinner is manager of the accessory department and is one of the best statesmen in the south. His long suit is tires and he is con hdent that his department of tires will surpass even the expectation of o. c. Turner. Mir. Gewinncr is of genial