The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
Passing the Buck on
 The Flivver Route
By ALLEN J. KREBs. JR.

<, Der of sparks per explosion on high compression than any other plug on | the market
 The Long Distance spark plug is | guaranteed for the life of the motor l and its dependa bility plus patented fea- l lures will undoubtedly make it one of the most popular plugs on the mar ket. Orders for this plug have been received from Japan. China and South America, thus showing that its reputa- tion has spread far and wide. Manager McClary of the Thornton
 Tire company is selling Quaker tires at the special introductory offer faster than he anticipated. The demand for
 these guaranteed 5000-mile tires has
 been so great that McClary has had
 to order from the Quaker factory daily
 to keep apace with the orders thus far received.
 Sam Jones. vice president of the Drennen Motor Car company, and
 known as one of the most popular auto mobile men and best all-round fel- lows in the city. has been in high speed all week. The past month has been
 one of the best for the Drennen Motor
 Car company in the history of the busi- ness. It is not putting 1t too strong
 to say that Sam is responsible for the
 greater portion of the gain. His per sonality and magnetism not only are felt by the purchaser but all who come in contact with him feel that he is an old-time friend. More power to him.
 Jack Robertson. formerly connected with the Detroit Motor company as salesman. has gone into the automo- bile repair business. He is located at 115 South Twenty-first street. Jack was in the service department of the Premier Motor company for years be- fore coming to Birmingham two years ago. As an automobile expert he has few equals and no superiors. His ability as a mechanic of the highest type will do much toward his success. which is a certainty.
 R G. Elston of the Birmingham Mo- tor company is selling the Hupps as fast as shipments of these popular cars arrive.
 Gordon Hewson of the Saunders Mo- tor company has been made general manager of this concern. Hewson is one or the most expert salesmen in the business. Since coming to Birmingham less than 10 months ago he has made more friends and sold more cars than any other salesman in Birmingham
 Hewson was formerly from San Francisco. and came to Birmingham to sell Hudsons. Bradley Saunders recog- nized his ability at once and. despite other offers. retained his services. Hew- son is the type of automobile salesman who always has the pep" and punch to put over an automobile deal without any undue barley. His success as man. ager of the Saunders Motor company Is practically assured
 Frank Cornell will report to the Drennen Motor Car company tomorrow nected with the Haynes Motor company of this city.
 B. l.. Scouten returned from a trip through the large automobile factor ies of Cadillac and Buick last week. Scouten says he is ready to begin the grind once more. He has booked five orders since his return.
 The success of Jewell Taylor, who, by the way, purchased Dodge road ster last week, as manager of the Goodyear local branch has been phe- Taylor has had a steady in- crease in business since the first day he took charge of the Birmingkan n branch. The stock of the Goodyear com pany is probably the largest in the south.
 The Browne1l Auto company is main taining its pace as one Of the livest aggregations in the city. Bolton and Crenshaw are pushing the Studebaker, while Edwards. Francis and Toumlin are selling the Fords as fast as they roll in.
 w. H. Young of the Detroit Motor com pany, says he wishes for one thing only, and that is enough Paiges and Grants to fill the orders on hand. w. H. is one of the swiftest salesmen on the map, but he gets all filled up when he cant deliver the goods after he has gotten the order.
 H. c. Pogue of the Capital Park Mo tor company, says that the Long Dis tance spark plug Is sure to revolutionize the spark plug business.
 Frank Katz of Katz & Nelson has long been known as the official mechanic for those cars that could not be fixed elsewhere. Katz is probably one of the