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a rule that all vending machines must have a sanitary chute put
on them. Lots of operators around Chicago are hard working,
honest fellows who make their living by selling a penny’s worth of
merchandise through an automatic machine. It was really a sacri
fice on the part of some of these men to go to the expense of re
equipping their machines with the chutes; and when we say it
was a real sacrifice we mean that literally, because some of them
had to go without something else in order to foot that big expense.
And yet although practically all the vending machine operators
have met the requirements, the big and powerful Elevated Railroad
Company has not turned a hand to change their machines.
We cannot refrain at this moment, from using our prerogative
to criticise a public official who picks on the poor fellow and then
dilly-dallies with the powerful who are big enough to bring pres
sure to bear upon him. The Chicago Elevated Company have the
biggest cinch in the vending machine field. They have the very
best locations, and it is no more than right to make them live up
to the identical requirements that the little fellow must live up to.
Let him do either that or resign.
The Manufacturers Are
Giving Fine Co-operation
in pushing the big National
Convention and Exposition of Operators and Manufacturers at the
Great Northern Hotel, Chicago, March 15, 16 and 17. W e want
to mention particularly the good work done by the Southern Nov
elty Company, Atlanta, Ga., who have printed a notice in red ink
on their envelopes; and this will be appreciated by the trade at
large. The Exhibit Supply Company, has sent out a lot of special
invitations to all their customers.
Probably the biggest users of convention literature is the 0 . D.
Jennings Company, Chicago, who have a large office force and a
tremenduous correspondence. They are inserting convention liter
ature in all their letters and mail matter.
W e could go on and name other companies who are helping and
all of them deserve full credit. The traveling salesmen also are
doing good work. These boys are putting in good licks for the
convention as they naturally want to meet their friends there.
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