The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-20
LAUNCH MOVEMENT
 FOR AUTOMOBILE
 SHOW HERE SOON
Tentative Plans For Big Event About March l Are Agreed on at Luncheon
 Yesterday Afternoon

A movement for 8 big automobile show to be held in Birmingham about March was launched at a luncheon at the Hllman yesterday A dozen or more of the leading automobile dealers ip the city were present and entered with enthusiasm into the plans.
 Ted Brownen of the Ford Motor Car company was made chairman Of the executive committee, and follow ing the meeting he announced the ap- pointment of the following as mem bers of the committee: Hubert Dren- nen Bradley J. Saunders and H. M. Bailey.
 Henry B. Marks of Chicago, who has staged many of the most success ful automobile shows throughout the country, appeared before the local au- tomobile men and outlined a proposi- tion which met with favor. The details of the plan will be left to the exec utive committee.
 MT. Marks presented credentials from the officials of various automo- bile companies where he had handled these shows and the committee was very favorably impressed with the success which had attended his efforts
 in other cities.
 The tentative plans for the show, which is to be held the week follow ing the spring automobile exposition ia Atlanta, were outlined at the lunch con yesterday Mir Marks proposed to erect building 176 by 150 feet at his own expense, to decorate it in an elab- crate manner and to provide an ex- ceptionally attractive illumination sys- tenn Space in the building is to be sold by him to the various concerns which will make exhibits. It is planned to have every automobile company in Birmingham, as well as practically ev- ery factory in the country, together with all the automobile accessory com -panfes, represented at the show
 Among those present at the meeting yesterday were H. M. Bailey Over land: B. W. Young, Packard; Sterling Edwards. Chevrolet; MT. Hammond, Flint Motor company: MT Price of Newell Automobile company; MT. Scouten, of Drennens; MT. Carr, of the Anderson company; B. J. Saunders. Westcott: Ted Brownell. Ford; George King, Packard: MT. Graves, Mitchell F. S Craig, White Motor Car com pany: Paul Crawford, Chandler, and others.
 eve are going to pull off a real, sure enough automobile show here about March 1,'' said Ted Brownell last night Birmingham has never had a real automobile exposition and think we can stage an affair here that will be the equal of any ever held in the south.
 '"The proposition made by Mir. Marks was most attractive and very satis factory and his success in staging these shows in other large cities as sures us that he can make this one a go He had looked over the field care fully and is so certain of the result that he assumes the financial risk and constructs the building at his own ex- pense Having investigated what he has accomplished in other cities, we are ready to go into this thing with vim that will spell big success.
 Coming the week following the At lanta show, we will be able to have exhibits from number of companies that will show there which would hardly go to the expense and trouble of coming here for just one weeks show. With the hearty corporation of the local dealers and the exhibits from companies not represented here we can have the big structure, which it is planned to construct near the business center of the city, filled to overflowing with interesting exhibits :"