The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30


 When Reese Adamson was born on Georgia farm one starry night in May Git happened to be the fifteenth), in the year 1888, at Carrollton, little did he think that Birmingham, Ala, 33 years later would write his name down in it's history as one of her most successful, useful and influential citi- xens.
 For Reese Adamson elected when he was old enough to do so (after at sending a village school in Carrollton .or period of two years, a dreadful case of typhoid fever practically de- stroying his eyesight when he was ' years old, and rendering it impossible for him to study any more) to buy a farm and settle down and become a full fledged country gentleman.'
 But it just goes on to show how s'man proposes and God disposes," for MT. Adamson, instead of following farming as a vocation, veered round to a diametrically opposite business, and today is the successful manager of the Adamson Motor Car Company, one of the most enterprising, progress sive and up- -date institutions in the south.
 It is interesting story to hear MT Adamson tell of how as a youngster at odd times at night he saw through the ayes of the best woman in the world Gas he affectionately expresses it), who happened to be his mother-the great writers, historians, poets and leading people of the world--as he sat at the fireside of his fathers home Judge w. c. Adamson, one of Georgia's ablest jurists and for 22 years mem Der of Congress from that grand old state.
 At the age of 12 years Reese Adamson was working on his fathers farm and receiving $3 a week for blow ing six days-which was a grown mans pay in those days, and during rainy weather he cut wood and deliv- cred it in the village two miles away; it took two days to cut and deliver the wood.
 MT. Adamson stayed on the farm un- til he was 22 years old, when his father, Judge Adamson, gave him the following contract. dated carrollton, Ga May 15, 1909 his twenty birthday:
 My son, Reese Adamson, having at tained to his majority and having agreed to live with me and take care of my place and home, etc., etc, for the next two years, agree to give hm his board and lodging in consideration thereof. further give him the mule, Duck" the horse .'Dick." the two- horse wagon and such tools as I have that suit him. I further give him the ( free use and control of the place where he is farming, known as the Abner place. for the present year and the next two years, free of rent, except that out of this years crop I retain enough corn and fodder to keep my horse and hogs next year.
 If at the end of 19' he desires a farm I will deed him that one or an- other one and if he does not wish a farm, will give him money in lieu thereof. Whenever he works for me will pay him wages"
 The following January Mr. Adamson declares (quoting his own words). T decided I didn't have sense enough to farm, so I bought me a Brush auto mobile and went into the automobile business. I sold this cylinder. wooden axle, six-horsepower automo- bile. until 1912 and then something happened; the Ford dealer told me he wanted to see me and the result was I connected myself with the company as travelling salesman on February 23, 1912"
 The story moves on, now like magic. laying the foundation stone for the present big business, of which MT. Adamson is manager.
 He organized territory and estab- lished dealers through the st tes of Georgia. Florida and Alabama, and in 1918 he was made branch manager" of the Birmingham branch"
 The following May Mir. Adamson took over the Birmingham branch under the name of the Adamson Motor Company. r,
 When Mir. Ford started to manufac- ture tractors" MT. Adamson handled them over the entire state without profit, and since that time he has han died about 200, which is more tractors than any other one man or company has handled during the pioneer stage.
 The Adamson Motor Car Company has handled several thousand Ford automobiles since going into business. and today ranks as one of the biggest Ford dealers in America.
 Recently the Adamson Motor Car Company has removed to it's handsome new building, containing 51.35O square feet of floor space. or approximately an acre and a quarter-probably the biggest exclusively Ford place of bus mess in America.
 MT. Adamson conducts his business on the Golden Rule" plan-sharing profits with his 50 employees--ard his policy Is to "give the public what it pays for and make it pay for what it getss"
 Mr: Adamson is member of all the Y social clubs of Birmingham. the Coun- try club. the Southern club the Roe buck club. the Civitan club, the Elks. kthe Chamber of Commerce and all the Masonic bodies and also a member of the Capital City club in Atlanta.
 Mfr Atkinson is leading spirit in z community" work. having handled < the ticket sale for a concert for the benefit of the Alabama Boys Indus -tria1 school some months ago. and he 3 is counteds as one of Birmingham's most loyal and influential citizens. (Prepased by Life Story Publishers.)