The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11

! menent buildings it wasn't half as easy l to place the exhibits attractively as in 1 building where the "stalls' could be ar l ranged to suit ones own individual taste. | Then he showed me the decorations. | And they're gorgeous. Yellow and green lamps, that suggest Mardi Gras, and Hal loween and all the other festive occasions l that you've ever read about, are to be l hung about every three feet or so, and | they're to be all festooned with blos- sons and vines and the like.
 l Sensing my keen interest, suppose, Mir Marks opened a scrap book and showed me clippings about other automo- bile shows he's put on. And all l could | say was. Well, if the show In Birming- ham beats these, 1t will be going some.'' MT. Marks says that there's keen en- thusiasm among the local automobile l men, and that with the support he's get ting from the dealers here, he's going to be able to make the Birmingham automo- bile show one that will be long remem- bered. and one that will make the people here want the performance repeated every year.
 The show opens March g.
 Dashing posters have been placed over the city announcing the date.
 And they're coming from all directions, because they've written MT. Marks and the local automobile men saying so.
 Charles Denegre says the good things are certainly coming his way. And he substantiates the statement with the announcement that he has just accepted the agency for the AL len car. And everyone who's seen the Allen will surely agree with MT Denegre that he's hitched on to a good thing.
 'The Allen classic sour-passenger roadster. which I will handle, is a beauty" said MT. Denegre. There are two-passenger motor car best suited to their needs, but whose social and congenial spirit urges them to pro- vide for the occasional trip which they may wish to have enjoyed by others. These buyers now look to the four-passengey roadster as the logical type of car for them to own both for business and pleasure And thats where the Allen roadster comes in. To the city clubman or suburbanite whose real service in car is in the daily run to the city or spin out to the golf links. this sport model with it's class and snap calls instantly for ap- proval and admiration
 The Blacklock- -Posner Tire Repair company will be right there when the Birmingham automobile show opens March 5.
 We have signed up for adequate space they say. land we are confi- dent that all dealers will pull togeth- CT and make this the best auto show in the south. We are glad to say that we will have plenty of articles on dis play which will be of great interest to the auto public at large"
 c. P Hammond of the Flint Motor company has returned from Chicago, where he attended the automobile show. and he's about as enthusiastic over the show as he is over the quail ities of the Velie. which he handles.
 That show was wonder" said MT. Hammond. "Do you know that there were total number of 264 exhibitso DO you know that there were 92 diff ferent makes of gasoline cars on ex- hibition? Do you know that there were 4oo cars on display? Why, it was the biggest thing I've ever seen and Il wouldn't have missed it for worlds. The show was held in the Coliseum, and was open daily from 10 o'clock a. m- to I0:30 D. m. The highest priced motor car on exhibition was marked $30.000 and the lowest priced car was $Ss5. Some difference, eh? But it shows to what lengths the automobile in- dustry is being extended.
 Believe me. it was some show"
 Paul Crawford. he of Chandler fame, entertained the automobile dealers at his headquarters Friday night MT Crawford was some host, they say, and they say further there was plenty to eat and drink. Having had the pleas- ure of attending the Chandler opening several months ago. am able to say ,authentfcally that MT. Crawford is a genial host. And they say he outdid even himself Friday night
 Lawrence Pennington of the Detroit
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