The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-13
REALTORS PLEDGE
SUPPORT TO CITY
ON WIDER STREETS
Dickson Discusses First Ave-
nue. Project Before Board
Meeting

Following an address of City Com
missioner w. e. Dickson before the
Real Estate Board at the Tutwiler
hotel at l o'clock Thursday, the
board pledged support and co-opera-
tion in the movement to widen First
avenue.
A motion was passed naming the
appraisal committee to make valu-
ations of the property to be affected.
F. l.. Kendrick is chairman. This
committee and the entire board mem
bership will lend every assistance
possible.
Commissioner Dickson said the
plan was to widen First avenue from
Forty first to Forty-eighth or Forty
ninth street, making the driveway 30
feet wide from curb to curb. He said
it would cost approximately $4,000.
If this work is accomplished First
avenue will very likely be paved to
Eighty-fifth street, making it one of
the best driveways in the city, Com
missioner Dickson said. He declared
First avenue is the principal outlet
to eastern sections of Birmingham.
Commissioner Dickson explained
that many buildings would have to
be moved back and that he and other
members of the city commission were
Of the opinion that the Real Estate
Board was best fitted to assist in
appraisals and the securing Of OPP
lions.
Chairman J. l. ,Yancey said he was
approval Of the project and also to
assist tho city in the movement.
chnmLerlay.e Speaks.
AS a guest OF the salesmen's d.
vision. Percy Chamberlayne of the
dressed the board on Craftsmanship"
"One of the things a real salesman
should first learn Is the difference
between a job and work." he told
them.
within few years 12,ooo,o 600 au-
tomobiles have been sold through
good craftsmanship. At first we had
darned thing would run. Now it's
up to US to convince the customer he
needs the automobile and that our
autom obile Is better than the other
fellows. That's true in selling houses
or any other thing"
Mr.. Chamberlayne said that since
the World war there was something
the matter with the people generally,
and that he called the trouble "serv-
ice spelled backwards"
He said the public should be
taught the difference between the
honest dealer and shyster, for a few
of the latter class were to be found
in all lines of business.
zone of the best statesmen I ever
saw was a waiter in a hotel cafe
he said. IT noticed on the bill of fare
an article of food at higher price
than 7 had been accustomed to pay
ing. l complained. The waiter told
me 1t cost the hotel money for the
chair in which I sat. ice boxes and
other things cost money. He was
the real salesman, and not the fellow
with the high collar who sat behind
the desk"
And then Mr.. Chamberlayne told of
the poor salesman. Il sat in a cafe
one night in a western hotel. Three
travelling men were telling fourth
where the best place in town to eat
could be found. A waitress stood by
and listened and told the men where
they would find this other place. She
said she ate her meals there all the
time. but worked in the hotel where
we were stopping"
Resolutions on the death of J. H.
McCary, a member, were adopted by
the board after having been read by
Jerome Tucker