The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15

I1C1 HE automobile dealers of Birming-
 ham got together Friday night
 and did some work of a construc- tive nature on the Birmingham Automo- bile Dealers association. The meeting was held in the directors room at the Chamber of Commerce.
 A set of bylaws were adopted and of ficers for the ensuing year elected. w. B.. c'Red') Smith was made president; E. president; Paul Crawford, secretary, and F. P. Merritt, treasurer.
 The next meeting will be held in the salesrooms of the Saunders Motor com pany Friday night at o'clock. Those dealers of Birmingham and Jefferson county who have not ayailed themselves of the opportunity of joining the associa- ton are urged to be present at this meeting and submit their application for membership. Many short, snappy talks were made by those present The main theme under discussion was the protec- ton of the automobile public as well as the dealers.
 "The permanent organization of the Birmingham Automobile Dealers asso- cia ton has been formed. From now on tho activities of this organization will be solely for the benefit of those who are interested in automobiles" said Ted Brownell. There are many oues- tions of vital importance that will re- quire the concerted action of the auto mobile public to remedy. We intend, later on, to enlist the membership of every automobilist in Jefferson county as an associate member of this organi- zation. At the meeting next Friday night plans will be perfected for some constructive work to be- done by the as sociation."
 The following firms were represented at the meeting: Ford Branch, George e. Nichols; Ensley Motor company, J. c. Barrett; Saunders Motor company Brad ley Saunders, Tom Morris and W. B. Smith; Edwards Motor company, w. S. Edwards; Drennen Motor company, E. L. Scouten; Detroit Motor company Rush Moore and w. H. Young; Long-Lewis Hardware company, Vernon Gray; Ala bama Motors Qnc.). F. P. Merritt; E. B. Crawford company, E. B. Crawford Southern garage, Charles Denegre and Douglas Mcqueen; Paul Crawford com pany, Paul Crawford; Brownell Auto company, E. w. Brownell; Flint Motor company, c. P. Hammond; Highland ga- rage, T. A. Morrison.
 Al Watkins of the Overland Brming- ham company considered one of the most expert salesmen- in the city, has signed a contract with the Hines Auto company, Overland distributors for Mis- sissippi, with headquarters at Jackson
 AIS position will be that of sales manager of the entire organization It las been known for sometime that he has been negotiating with the Hines Auto company, although the announcement of his promotion was not made until last right. There are few automobile men in the south with more ability than Wat kins. He is of the type that never knows when to stop working a prospect once he has started to interest him in the car he sells. Magnetic. congenial and a worker of the hardest sort, Al Watkins is the kind of man that Is bound to make a success at selling anything, especially automobiles, since that is his chosen pro- fession.
 His record with the Overland -Birming- ham company for the past IS months shows that he has delivered more cars than any other man of the firms staff of salesmen. He has hundreds of friends in this city as well as throughout the state who will regret to learn that he is going to Mississippi, but at the same time are delighted to learn of his good fortune in securing position of such