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nominated and elected by acclama­
tion as treasurer.
Mr. Gibson made a motion that
Mr. Grastorf be appointed chairman
of the Operators’ Committee of three
to conduct the next convention. This
motion was seconded by Mr. Diehl.
Carried.
Mr. Gibson then made a motion
that the selection of the other two
members of the Committee of Three
be left to Mr. Grastorf. Seconded
by Mr. Woock, and carried. The
selection made by Mr. Grastorf was
as follows: William sheade and O.
E. Wagner.
Meeting adjourned.
The final session of the four days
was another joint meeting held at
five o’clock Thursday afternoon. The
order of business was as follows:
Mr. Blendow reported the follow­
ing election of officers of the Manu­
facturer’s Association:
President, Arthur Du Grenier of
Boston.
Vice-President, A. E. Gebert of
Chicago.
Secretary-Treasurer, A. W . Blen­
dow of Newark, N. J.
The President appointed the fol­
lowing Committee of Three to work
with the Operators’ Committee in
the conduct of the next Convention:
Mr. Irl La Grange, Mr. A. E. Gebert
and Mr. Ford Mason.
H. B. Gibson then spoke generally
on the Convention and its object,
and the desirability of manufacturers
joining the association.
Secretary Blendow then read the
list of the newly elected officers of
the Operators’ Association.
F. C. Prange made a brief address.
David Robbins was called upon to
address the meeting, on the following
subject— “How to Succeed as an
Operator.” He related his experience
in the business. “ The main question
of how to succeed in the vending ma­
chine business,” said he, “is to try to
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be a little bit better than the 0 ^
operator in your territory. '•"Lp
offer something a little more in j
ing to the store-keeper.
Try
offer the best merchandise.”
Irl E. L a Grange then m a d e
suggestions along the lines of ° r^
ization and operating.
Ford S. Mason, Harrisburg,
,
then spoke on the subject of ‘ **
to operate vending machines s
cessfully.”
The President-elect: A. H*
Grenier then requested that the
j
ators retire with the e x c e p tio 11
Mr. Grastorf.
The operators then adjourned' ^
And thus was the greatest conve ^
tion of the industry brought t°
close. The last and most
event on the program was the p
quet which is described elsewhere
this issue.
Steam Shovels
Popular
A new advertiser this m o n t h is
Erie Manufacturing Company,
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Hartford, Conn., who are adverti^jj
their Erie digger, which is the ^
known coin operated steam sh°v
The following description of this ^
chine will be of interest to our rea
ers:
On depositing a coin, (of din1® 5
tion for which coin-controller **
been adjusted) the clutch is thro
in and is ready for operation.
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The turning of 'the handle s®
mechanism in motion and the I1
steam shovel, which appears to
not more than a structo toy Jl1
glass show case, goes through
same functions, that it’s big brotl1 ^
the steam shovel you have -e
guided by hand and bi’ain, 8°
through in excavating work.
In drug stores, cigar stores, t ^
country store, arcades, wherever _ ^
Erie digger is placed, business
creases, the people talk about it
cannot help but mention the name
the store where they have seen it.
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