The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
GASEOUS GLEANINGS FROM
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Paige cars during the past week. And we were mighty glad to get them, too" said MT. Pennington, "be- cause you can take it from me, they're in demand"
 The Detroit Motor company delivered 6-51 Stratford Paige to c. & Ram sey Saturday.
 Bill Pape of the Saunders Motor company delivered a Westcott to Oscar Berney of Ensley and a Saxon to Mer- cer Barnett during the past week.
 Paul Crawford is on business trip to Nashville.
 J. P. Headley, southern manager for the Maxwell, will be in Birmingham the coming week, the guest of the local distributors, DeShazo Motor com pany.
 Harry Wilson's friends have been missing him during the past week and lIegretted to learn upon inquiry that he's fallen victim to grippe. It is hoped that he'll be back on the job selling Chandlers soon.
 c. L. Peirce of the Peirce Motor
  Alabama in the interest of the Dort cars. However, he reports that it isn't very necessary to work up interest in the Dort as this car is pretty we'll known wherever man resides in Ala bama.
 Red Smith, president of the Birming- ham Automobile Dealers association. says that Birmingham is going to see one of the biggest gatherings of au- tomobile men in her history at the state convention. which meets here March during the automobile show.
 Several live matters are coming up," said Mir. Smith, "and we want every member of the association to be present to vote on them"
 Jack Crenshaw is back at his old berth with Brownells, selling Fords And he says it feels mighty good to be home again.
 The Flint Motor Car company un- loaded one of the biggest orders in railroad history Saturday when the Louisville and Nashville delivered to them 25 Velies.
 Arthur Phillips bought thes first Roemer car that has been sold by Charles Hawley of the Flint Motor CdT cOunpdIlN. NIT. I1dW1ey mas recent ly taken the agency for the Roemer
 H. M. Judge, who has been with the Drennen department store for years, is now with the Birmingham Motor com pany.
 H. H. Simon, Dodge representative, is the guest of the local agents Birmingham Motor company.
 H. A. Kroh and Fred Hill, Cadillac rep resentat lives, are in Birmingham, guests of Drennen Motor company.
 F. B. Cornell. who has been con nected with the Drennen Motor company, : has been appointed sales manager for the Birmingham Motor company, dis tributors for the Hudson and Dodge and Hupps.
 A. H. Joseph, final inspector for the Westcott Motor company Of Springfield, O., has taken charge of the service de- partment of the Saunders Motor, com pany.
 Somebody has said of the Ford carsthat sthe wods are full of them. We'll, if. they're not, there's no reason why they shouldn't be. During January 65, 400 cars were turned out by the Ford Motor com pany, the numbers ranging from 1614,6o0 to 1, ,6S0, GOO. ---s->t Some facetious person once inquired the object of this column. We told the said person we hadn't found out. But we know now. At least if it has no other object, it has one. And this one is the locating of lost friends. If you don't be- lieve it, ask Bill Pape.~ Also ask him if he knows anybody whose name begins with a B. Truth is, the aforementioned prominent automobile man has received letter from a certain lady in a certain Alabama town, telling him that she saw his name in this column, and that's she's so glad to locate him after the years and years of constant searching. 'If you're the Bill Pape I once knew, she dramatically finishes, you'll under stand" If you're not, it won't do any good to try to follow this up And Bill Pape admits that he's "up a tree"