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CHICAGO, MARCH, 1927
No. 8
New York
Show Great
Success
The second annual convention and
^Position of the National Vending
Machine Operators and Manufactur
e s has come and gone. New York
City wag the host, and the attendance
^ as pleasing to all. There were
Probably 100 more operators regis
tered than last year, and about the
■''fitne number of exhibitors. On ac-
c°unt of the arrangements being
*^ade by long distance, and lack of
facilities at the Hotel Manger, things
^ ere a little slow in getting started
but those difficulties were soon
*0rgotten when the sessions started
^nd everybody began to do a good
j^usiness with President Sheade and
Secretary Grastory both rendering
Service in all corners. The last dis
may rooms on the floor were quickly
taken, and phenomenal sales began
to be reported. The speeches anu
Proceedings are printed in another
Section of this issue.
Gebart gives
the boys in
side dope on
successful op
erating.
It would be well to point out a
ittle criticism that could be avoided
^t the next convention. The prin-
ClPal difficulty was the small rooms
at the Hotel Manger and the narrow
alls. It is not a hotel equipped for
^°nventions. That is nobody’s fault,
hotel was selected before it was
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opened, and everybody concerned
thought it was the best place for the
convention because the regular con
vention hotels were all filled with the
toy exposition. Some complaint was
registered
because of the
over
charges made by the hotel. Nearly
all the manufacturers were assessed
for damage to the rooms. The
charges quite often being unreason
able to the point of the ridiculous.
One manufacturer was charged six
dollars for putting thumb tacks in
the wall.
T h i s animal
was tied out
side. None of
it was spread
in the con
vention.
Future Exhibits
The manufacturers in one of their
sessions discussed the advisability of
holding the next exposition in a large
hall which may be had in some hotel
in Chicago. The concensus of opin
ion will be taken during the year and
plans definitely decided upon in am
ple time. Some are in favor of hav
ing the exhibits in hotel rooms as
has been done the two years before.
Others favor trying a large hall.
There are advantages both ways.
Some claim that the rooms give the
manufacturers more opportunity for
privacy. They can close their doors,
if necessary, and close a big deal, and
keep their transactions more or less
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