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and we have endeavored to give readers of
HE AU TOM ATIC AGE all the arcade and amusement machine
ftews and information possible to crowd into one issue. We have
obtained some interesting and authentic data on amusement ma
chines and arcades from such recognized authorities as the Exhibit
upply Company, and the International Mutoscope Company, who
cater to this type of machine. There is money in amusement
Machines. For the money invested there is, perhaps, no type of
Machine that pays greater dividends, although each type of coin
°Perated machine has its own peculiar advantages. Traveling
arcades for summer and carnival trade are becoming more and
m°re popular.
. Operators will find amusement machines good money makers
111 conjunction with their merchandise machines.
Centuries
The Majority of Mankind
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groped blindly in the pursuit
^ hfe, liberty and the enjoyment of happiness against the preda-
v0ry influences of a few. Groups of them were attracted to one
J°cation and another. Some were shepherds, some artisans, etc.
finally dawned upon a few of them that those who were of one
or one calling, should stand together for their own good,
he idea spread. In the middle ages guilds sprang up and artisans
forked together.
, roday, in the 20th century we have the association idea. It has
I een the most potent influence in the adjustment of economic prob-
s ? 18'. It has made for brotherhood, tolerance, and a measure of
ecurity and prosperity in practically all lines where it has been
^Jp^yed. In the Unions it has given the laborer representation
^ d raised his standard of living. In trade bodies it has eliminated,
a large extent, unfair competition and other abuses; or has
S. a£ed the trade as a whole in a position to defend the common
Shts of its members.
Operators are slow to grasp this idea. They are yet backward
Ward the association idea. There never will be a united indus
t* Until the representative factors get together, subdue their fac-
PreJudices to the point of arbitration, and work together in
^rrnony for the common good. This goes for manufacturers, too.
Hof6 sP*r*t ° f “ Let George Do It,” is all wrong. Everyone who is
t now identified with the respective association of his calling
]a
^ sit down, right now, and write to his secretary for particu-
rs- Then join up, and mix in.
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