The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-04

Following in the wake of the Seven teenth National Automobile show, held 1 in Chicago, has come information to Blr- thing of it's kind ever staged. and that even the Chicago coliseum, where the show was held, was not large enough to accommodate the people. Like the New York show, styles were the most dominant feature of the Chicago ! show" said prominent local man, who attended the show "The manufacturer whose only claim is that to utility will 1 find an unresponsive audience in the United States this year, is the opinion among motor authorities. 1 Several definite trends in the motor 'cal business were clearly defined by the show, first and foremost of which was 1 the buying interest. This year the throngs of show visitors did more than merely review the show as a whole. Their interest was definite, and they were actually selecting the particular cars they want for this year. Then, too, the desire ] to buy was backed up by the indispensa- ble ability to pay for cars. Heretofore,
 
 this year they had in addition the ready money"
 1 Five to one" While Ray Bolton of the Brownell Auto company hasn't ex- actly adopted those three words as his slogan, he's doing business on that basis. MT. Bolton is selling Fords in flocks, and 1 he sold five to one real estate man dur. ing the past week.
 Tom Hightower broke his own record during the past week, and those wllo know MT. Hightowers record as an au- tomobile salesman Know that when you say that you've said something. This alert dispenser of cars sold four Chan dlers during the past week, single handed.
 Bill Pape, we'll known in the automo- bile world, has joined the sales force of the Saunders Motor company. During the past week while warming up," he sold one Westcott and two Saxons. MT. Pape is not only an Al automobile man, but he's mighty popular among the "fel- lows"
 Bradley Saunders has returned from a
  field, where he went to look after ship nients.
 Red Smith of the Saunders Motor com pany reports the delivery of two West cotts during the past week.
 Last week Paul Crawford delivered Chandlers to J. K. Brockman, R. H. Led better John Strange and Arthur Ja- cobs of Bessemer.
 The Dort is proving the popular car and the Peirce Motor company, which handles this model, reports a fine busi- ness. "We are doing a wonderful busi- ness,' said Mir. Perce, and things are getting better every day"
 c. +. Hammond of the Flint Motor company Is in Chicago at the automobile show
 Manager Floyd of the secondhand car department of the Drennen Motor com pany reports business the greatest he has ever known in his department.
 B. r. Olive of the sales force of the Deshazo Motor company, Maxwell dis tribntors, says business is mighty good for his line.
 
 "The Paige is going so fast that we have trouble getting them from the fac tory" said Bert Baldwin of the Detroit Motor company. 1T never knew what a really attractive automobile proposition was until started selling the Paige" Roy Kay of the accessory depart ment of Drennen Motor company is living up to his "entitlements' as a Tive wire" and is adding to his lau- rels daily in his department. If you want to know what the Serv- ice truck will do. ask Charles De- negre to show you. That's one of thS 1 best things MT. Denegre is doing these ] ays--demonstrating the Service truck /, and he says it's great to demonstrate l such a truck.
 1 Charles Hawley is putting Velie; 1 into distribution right along. i q have been reminescing littl' 1 during the past week. said Pau | Crawford, land as I look back ovei the past year the strides that hav' been taken in the Chandler business | in Birmingham during a short twelve ] month seems most remarkable. M,