The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25
ADVANCE CROWDS POINTS ID LARGE
 AUTO GATHERING
Planned to Leave Mobile In Cars, But Will Have to Put on Special Train at
 8::30 This Morning

Mobile, July -(Speeial.) )--Ar- rival of the advance guard of auto mobile dealers indicated today that the attendance for the semi-annual session of the Alabama Automobile Dealers association, at Coden, Monday and Tuesday, will be more largely at tended than was first anticipated The early arrivals included A. R. Kroh of Chicago, who will be a speaker at the Coden meeting, and delegates from Birmln ghap. The latter came in automobiles.
 Local dealers have devoted much of their time for the past few days In the perfection of entertainment plans, although the meeting place is in Coden. L. c. Adams. leader in the association. said today that the attendance would be large and that all plans so far as the local dealers are concerned have been formed.
 First plans called for the use of au- tomobiles by the visitors from Mo- bile to the resort at Coden. It was decided best. however, to operate special train over the Bay Shore road from the Government street loop at S;S0 o'clock Monday morning. There VIII be no stops between Mobile and Coden, although any person. not member of the association but inter- ested in the deliberations of the or ganization may obtain transportation over the special to Coden
 Speech on Good Roads
 ffopaply the leading feature of the meeting Monday, outside of the busi- ness discussions regarding the auto mopile industry and business will be good roads" W. S. Keller, state highway engineer, who is in Mobile With the state1 highway commission, VIII discuss the road problems from different angles. That the engineer VIII touch on the question of resub- hitting the $25,000.0 900 highway bond to khe voters was con- sldered certain. He will seek the ad- vice and operation of the automo- bile men in creating public sentiment In favor of the issue. although it has never been doubted but that the voters favor the bonds. The bonds were invalida ted some time ago by supreme court decision, after the voters had overwhelmingly ratified them.
 It is expected that the dealers will adopt a restitution placing the asso- ciation on record regarding the prob- able special session of the legisla ture for the submission of the bond The dealers are inter- taI ;,, T q. election for the bonds they took an active part in the matter.
 The early arrivals were persons g who desired to have some time for an inspection trip of the water front and other places of interest. It was said that the majority of the delegates will not arrive until Sunday night.
 Complete Programme
 The complete programme for the meeting follows:
 Monday, leave Governme ent street loop on special train at S:30 o'clock.
 Meeting called to order at Rolston hotel, Coden. at 10 o'clock, by Presi- dent M K. Johnson of Montgomery.
 Invocation. Hos. Sidney J. Bowie | of Birmingham.
 Address by A. R. Kroh of Chicago. |
 Adjourn at 1 o'clock for luncheon. |
 Reconvene at 2;30 o'clock, and will |
 
 hear talk by Joseph H. Lyons of 1 Mobile on What the Alabama Auto | mobile Dealers Association Means to | the Dealer"
 "The National Automobile Dealers | Association" by Sidney J, Bowie of l Birmingham,
 "Co-operat tion," Reese Adamson of 
 Open discussion of the following subjects:
 Enhancing Automobile Business" led by James J. A, Fortier of New orleans; "The Used Caf Problem" led by B. l.. Malone of Albany; Service in the Automobile Business" led by Isham J. Dorsey of OpeliSa.
 Regular and new business and ad iournmenI followed by dinner at Rolston's hotel at s o'clock.
 Like visitors to Mobile for other meetings the automobile iealers will not work all the time, out will spend all of Tuesday having , rood time" Just what this good .ime includes has not \N/l definitely but will include bathing