The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-08
S. G. AIJTOMOTTVE
a.s. TRADES ASSN.
Organized in Columbia With
Many Members

Organized in Columbia With
Many Members
ygs;ss 81
Columbia, Noy "a charter will
be asked this week by the South Car
soIina Automotive Trades Association,
organized eatsa meeting held here last
Thursday. The association Will have
no capital stock. Its revenue will be
derived. from cues and such assess
.ments as may. be authorized by the
board of directors.
Although organization Of the asso-
eiation was only. perfected last Thurs
day, applications for membership are
coming in from automobile and. ac-
cesseries dealers all over the State, it
sis-ssaad. rEllEShes details in connec-
Stien with the organization will be
worked cut at "a meeting of the
board of directors to be held here next,
Ihtrrsday afternoon at $50 o'clock at
the Jefferson Hotel.
sfThe constitution of the association
ampvides that retail and wholesale
dealers in passenger automobiles,
esEles and accessories thereto, and
,.rnanagers of factory branches doing
business in South Carolina are elig1-
bic to membership. "Curbstone deal
.efs are not eligible to Membership
fes1rDsione dealer is defined as one
who. has. no stock of goods and no
Fsgglar place of business.
q, The constitution also provides for
associate memberships, those being
eligible to it being salesmen, repre-
;seaating manufacturers, jobbers or
distributors and employees of mem
bers of the association.
.5SOficers Of the new association say
1hat it has been received with great
deal Of enthusiasm by the automobile
and accessories dealers Of the State
and it is predicted by them that all
Representative dealers Of the State
VIII soon be affiliated with it.
Among those who have/already be-
come members OF the association are;
highland Automobile Co., OF Green
vile. j. L. Bolton, Of Union; Sottile
cadillac Co., OF Charleston; Gibbes
sSdachinery Co., of, Columbia; Overland
observation-disclosures Company of An
derson; P. B. C'DeI and Son, OF
Whitnaire; Sumter Motor Company Of
Sumter Carolina Motor Company.
.mc. of Camden; S. >. Cross, Of Ches-
ter; Charleston Motor. Sales Co., OF
Charleston; Consolidated Auto and
truck Co., Of Charleston; Overland
.Eefunabia Co., Of Columbia; j. 3. FRI
day Motor Co., of Darlington; Caro-
Tina Auto Co., of Newberry; Eddie
Jenkins of Columbia; Ellis-Harton
Motor Co., of Clinton; Camden Mo-.
tor Co., OF Camden; D. B. Hatcher
sal1d T. K. Gibson, of Gibson; Eowlers
:Rattery Service of Columbia; Sum-
'Sfer Sales Company of Sumter; Flor
ssuce Moor Sales Company Of Flor
enee; J. S. Wingo and Company of
Motor Accessory Sup
ply Coz Of Charleston; Chamberlain
!. mon Motor Co., of Sumter; Davis Mo-
fss5aT Company Of Columbia; Carolina
Machinery Co., of Sumter; Carolina
ssTire and Accessory Co., of Columbia;
&ssSenviIIe Nasi1 Sales Co, of Green
vale; Consolidated Auto Company of
t&OfQliiU1d, 1A1OSl ~ -HAOIOi /OO-, 70
Greenville Cadillac Co., of
:sGreenville; Marion Motor Co., of Ma
flen: w. P, Law. of Darlington; Cen
..traf Garage, of Prosperity; S. B. Nc
|:N9aster, of Columbia; Capital City Ga
rage and Tire Co., of Colum bia;
New/Zion Motor Co., of New. Zion;
sssBprns Motor Co. OF Columbia; Warn
.5sfos. Co., of Smoak; J. O. and A. L.
eAreeden, of Bennettsville; Gresham
Motor and TrucN&Co., of Greenwood;
Central Motor c., of Columbia; Car
seiina> Motor and Accessory CO., of
Chester; Ives Motor Co., Of Florence;
:ssnchor Motor Co., Of Sumter; Shir-
3sy's Garage. of Belton; Calhoun Mo
:for Sales Co., OF st. Matthews; Car
ter Motor Co., Of Columbia; Colum-
,,sbia Motor Co., of Columbia; Colum-
sbSa Sales Agency, of Columbia; Shaw
Motor Co.. of Columbia; Barrow Mo-
sSer and Truck Co.. Of Columbia
seAmong the associate members are
n L. Hart, of Columbia; W. E. Rob-
erts of Columbia; J. w. Wakefield, Of
...E@lunbia; E. II. Russell. of Atlanta,
Ga; W. ]. Barbour of Columbia;
Frank H Gibbes, of Columbia; c. G.
.Wyelbourne, of Columbia: H. D. Fulm-
e of Charleston.
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