Still another reminiscence of the Manchester Show dinner. I have not seen the following reClamouring for corded anywhere else.
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Space. One of the officials re sponsible for the letting of space related his difficulties in dealing with late-comers who clamoured for stands when every available foot had been taken. Two days before the show opened, one pushful representative was not to be waived aside finally the official plumped down the plan of the hall, and said desperately, " Well, there it is ; if you can find a space you can have it." The applicant scanned the plan, and before long indicated a corner in the gallery. "Quite so," said the conscientious space letter, "that's at the back of the bandstand, and as it's to be a brass baud you won't be able to hear yourselves talk." The would-be exhibitor ejaculated: " Fix your price I must find a stand for my governor or get the sack ; and, anyhow, a hand won't make any difference, for he's as deaf as a post."
I am jusi wondering if there is anyone in the motor trade who has not, at some time or another, "W.G." Goes come under the in
to Brussels spiring influence of Mr. W. G. Williams. until lately with the Deasy Co.. and formerly representing the Collier tire, and at all times a prominent personage on the Committee of the S.M.M.T. Many years ago, when for a short period I lived in the suburbs of London, he was a neighbour of mine, and if I did return precipitately into my old quarter—London's centre --that was not " W.G.'s " fault he has done many things, but he did not construct Clapham. However, that is quite by the way. He tells me he has been appointed special emissary, representing the S.M.M.T. at the forthcoming exhibition, at Brussels. Ile has spent much time abroad, knows the French language thoroughly, and he should prove an eminently suitable man. He has the soroire Mire and the faculty to get on with the right people which will stand him in good stead.
The subjoined photograph portrays Captain Bennett, the recently-ap pointed manager of
Connolly's the motor-tire deNew Manager partment of J. W. and T. Connolly and Co., Ltd. This branch of the company's business has grown so rapidly that, to make a separate department of it was
the only solution of the difficulty. Captain Bennett tells me he has had a most-encouraging reception amongst tire users, and foresees a largely-increased business for his company. As noted in this column a few weeks ago, the subject of our portrait has served with distinction in the Queen's regiment; he would appear, all the same, to possess a keen commercial instinct, and with such an excellent tire to handle he will doubtless, as he predicts, make a substantial increase in his company's tire turnover. I met Mr. Aldersey Taylor during last week, and, in the course of a business talk, I was much interested to hear that, in addition to his special work for Commercial Cars, Ltd., he is now representing the Shrewsbury and Chatliner Tyre Co., Ltd., for the sale of that company's world-known manufactures. His home address is 83, Harvard Court, West Hampstead, Lund , A Good Conel.ination.
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It is well known that Mr. S. F. Edge takes a very serious view of England's prospects under a Free Trade Government. Now the following excerpt from a letter which I have received from him shows his attitude " The fact is, that the business (from our point of view), is likely to be seriously affected by the present fiscal policy, and we do not feel justified in launching out in new directions just now. We must wait and see hew things go, as it is clear that, if an unrestricted number of foreign cars may he dumped free into this country at any moment, we may find it is not desirable to spend our money upholding British-made goods." A Serisus View.
A worthy London representative I am always interested to meet is Mr. W. Skidmore. I think it is his hopefulness of outlook, or perhaps it is his breezy reminiscences of Yorkshire doings which stir up forgotten memories; anyhow, he is generally busy with something fresh, and this time he tells me he has taken up the agency for 'Webster's steel. That well-known Sheffield firm for some time past has been studying the requirements of the motor trade. Skidmore is now on familiar ground, too, because, for years, he held a responsible position in one of the foremost Sheffield steel works. We shall hear more of Webster's steel in the trade before we are much older. " Worthy of' their Steel."