T h e A u t o m a t i c A ge
Approves Our
Stand Against Stock
Promoters
"W e heartily command your stand
against the stock or lease promoters
in the vending line. A n y party who
has criticized your action is welcome
to read this letter, just a few lines,
telling our experience. A party, rep
resenting himself as head o f a M IL
LION Dollar Concern (? ) from out
o f town, came in to see us about a
year ago and after spending thres
days in one o f the finest hotels in this
city and talking- to us in our office
during the business hours, he gave
Us an order fo r a very large quantity
p IE & C AK E M A C H IN ES.
This was about the time, when the
City o f Philadelphia had started to
build the new bridge across the Dela
ware river and the proposed site has
taken in our two buildings, the office
building a t 204 No. 5th and the fa c
tory building at 210 No. 5th street.
The m oney fo r the property was tieti
UP with the Bridge Commission and
We could not find a suitable building
t° hold both, office and factory, so
the workshop was moved over to
Camden, where one o f the stockhold
ers owns some property. W e were
upset on account o f the moving
^nd the office was moved to the build-
where we are now located, at 715
^reen street. This party used high
Power arguments and it seemed that
® wanted the machines 24 hours
®*ter he gave us the order. Our fac-
ory superintendent was all upset,
*'G gas engine did not work, electric
Power we did not have as yet in the
sjWall fa ctory and the belts and ma
chinery were not connected yet. Still,
man, M U ST have at least a
^ n p le machine. In about three
® ks a sample machine was made
When we shipped it to him, he
ound such faults that were really
iculous; to mention. A t any rate
im p lie d with his request and
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have made another sample and by the
time we have spent more time and
money and neglected our own work,
w e found, that the firm is out o f
business. N ow we lost about §1,
500.00 in real cash besides the hurry
and worry, and when we start to think
how that party talked M IL L IO N S o f
Machines, we come to the conclusion
that we want the small operator to
deal with every time, instead o f these
big Telephone Number Customers.
I f we can find a manufacturer who
has made anything out o f these pro
moters we would like to hear from
them. W e also see your write-up
about an orange machine. Such a
machine has been invented by a party
in Appleton, N. Y., who has written
to us fo r prices and delivery, etc.,
and no doubt, when the machine will
be ready fo r the market your valuable
magazine will carry the ads. This
Appleton party originally invented
the machine fo r apples, but as we
all know the same machine will sell
oranges as well. Such a machine will
do good not only in stores but also in
factories, certain corner locations,
parks, bath-houses, etc., etc.
In conclusion we wish to say tha*
the sooner all the questionable vend
ing machines promoters will be
chased out the better it will be fo r
the hundreds or thousands o f vending
machine operators all over the coun
try, fo r every time a law suit or a
court decision is handed down in ret-
erence to stock promoters it throws
a dark light on all the vending ma
chines, fo r the average person, the
average stockholder, or rather stock
buyer, does not know the difference
between a pie or a peanut vendng ma
chine, fo r the newspapers do not go
into detail— they ju st say vending
machines— and sometimes— ju st slot
machines.
W ishing you continued success, etc.
The Silent Sales Vending Co.,
H A R R Y G. R E U S T E L , Pres.
715 Green St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
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