The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-24

0TlHE automobile dealers of Birming-
ham have had an unusually hard
week with people who love to rlde
in new machines, but have no ldea Oh
purchasing. The overhead expense occa-
stoned by the willing 10y riders VINO
persist in taking long rides is enormous
A man who really intends purchasing
car in the near future is always Wei
come to ride to his hearts content IN
every make Of automobile on the market.
When he makes up his mind on the car
he wishes to purchase the statesmen rear
ize he could not have bought all the ma
chimes he inspected. This is one OF the
phases of the game that every eXper-
fenced automobile man looks for ana eN-
poets. but the riding of person VINO
has no idea of purchasing car anu
the pseudo purchaser who insists on olul-
fling and saying that he is going to puy
1vben he has no idea of doing so, causes
the automobile dealer to grow gray OF
hair and red of face through his inca
pa citv to find sufficient cuss words In mis-
vocabulary to justify his feelings
A
whose name is of the "bluish" variety,
met his waterloo last week when he rooe
one automobile salesman once TOO o1teny
This boyish bullighter possessed an eA-
cellent knowledge of cars and no oouos
had dreamed of purchasing one for years.
If machines were selling at the prizes
of a postage stamp he could not RAISE
enough money to buy the mucilage that
goes on the back of the smallest stamp
sold by Uncle Sam
There is no use trying to kid the
bows ION the square," but this lad Win
the "colored'' name rode with practlcally
every salesman on the row. after ne nao
finished up with the south side OF the
town he proceeded to come northward- ne
met his defeat within a stones throw OF.
The Age-Herald when he placed MS
chubby feet in an automobile emporium
and picked a fighter for his meat.
After being shown the city and riding ous
plenty of rubber, he was classified In the
ancinet woodshed fashion. Now, IL you
want to make one of the boys on tHe
row smile broadly. mention a popular
color that closely resembles the hue OF
a marine blue.
ham company has purchased new tie
in commemoration of the past weeks
good work 1t is a multi-hued combina-
ton with lavender predominating.
They tell me Mills of the Detroit Mo-
tor company learned more about the IA
nous racing drivers in one afternoon last
week than he had read in the neWspa-
pers for the past year. 1t must nave
bEoirf1ald
up to go miles an hour while a oappllns
boob related his experiences in the devil
ish art of driving a racing car
If you see Bradley Saunders sitting
out in front of bank with a broad
smile on his face. just put it in your
book that he Is waiting for prospect
who has gone in to see how much his
bank balance Is.
AL Watkins has secured the aid of
Rush Moore and Coke Matthews in COM
piling data for his valuable book soon
to be published entitled Whats the
Difference Between Love and Friend
ship"
Jack Robertson has found Birmingham
an excellent field for his fitness as an
automobile expert of rare ability. He has
made a great success in repairing ma
chimes that would be considered difficult
for one who was not genius In his
line.
George Dupee of the Smith Form A
Truck Co., has proven that he is
hustler. He has placed score of trucks
on the streets during the past two weeks.
Somebody will have to hurry to keep UP
with this energetic salesman.
w. H. Young and Ed Patillo will re-
sumo their activities in the northern
section of Alabama this week. They will
push the Liberty Six, the car that has
created a sensation wherever shown.
Donald Drennen is in Atlanta, at
tending an advertising conference OF the
Michelin Tire company.
James West, formerly connected with
the Buick Motors company. has signed
up with the Drennen Motor Car COM