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find many good winter locations and by starting now and carefully
choosing them, he should be able to maintain a very lucrative
business throughout the winter. Of course, many of the out-of
door locations have to be abandoned, but to take the place of these
many inside locations can be found. Road houses, enclosed bar
becue stands, enclosed dancing pavilions when located in or near
town are always good stands and, of course, recreation parlors,
soda and lunch counters, skating rinks, etc., are always hot spots
for winter business.
Resort operators should not decide to hibernate along with
the big black bear during the long winter, but instead should start
now to find good winter locations and although the machines may
not receive the big play coming to them at resort locations in
summer, they will at least be paying interest on the investment and
perhaps in some instances bring ini surprisingly large returns.
We cannot believe or admit that the out-door machine busi
ness is entirely seasonal. However, we do realize that out-door
locations have to be abandoned in winter and therefore the resort
operators should start NO W to locate winter stands and perhaps
by spring the proceeds from these winter locations will allow you
to greatly extend your summer operations.
Looter of Peanut
Machine Jailed
Don Rondy, 26, of 907 South Seeley avenue,
Chicago, was sentenced to thirty days in jail on July 22nd by a
Chicago police magistrate for looting a peanut vendor at 1258
West Roosevelt road of fifty pennies.
Operators all over the country have suffered heavy losses
from time to time on account of pernicious looting and severe mal
treatment of out-door vendors. In numerous instances the culprits
have been arrested and brought before a magistrate, but due to
the very small amounts involved in individual cases, no punative
measures have ever been taken and the malefactors have been dis
missed with only a warning.
Apparently this Chicago judge is cognizant of the fact that
each vending machine is a unit of the operator’s business and that
the looting of one machine can be regarded as an attack on his
business as a whole and is therefore a shade beyond the scope of
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