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Automatic Age

Issue: 1927 November

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The Autom atic Age
TH E NATIONAL MAGAZINE OF TH E VENDING M A C H IN E
INDUSTRY
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Covering Automatic Machines and Coin-Controlled Devices of
Every Description
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Look Out
For This Trick
Manufacturers of Vending Machines who
occasion to ship to Latin America should look out for an old tr1
that is being constantly played, although it has been exposed
export agencies on a number of occasions.
The game is to send a small deposit for a machine shipP^
C. O. D. When the machine arrives, the consignee refuses
^accept it. The result is, the shipper must pay the charges bo
ways, which they oftentimes find unprofitable to do. The consigflfj
"has a confederate who then buys up these articles which are he
at the wharf for the charges. As the shipper has guaranteed t*1
carrier the delivered charges one way, the carrier will dispose 0
these articles for an insignificant sum. This is an old trick, ye
manufacturers still bite. One of our advertisers told us last
that he had bitten on it several times.
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T h e A u t o m a t ic A ge
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f n a t i o n a l
a s s o c ia t io n
m ake plans for
N E X T CONVENTION, EXPOSITION
. The national officers of the Vending Machine Operators’ Asso-
^tion met during the last month at the Great Northern Hotel,
/ticago, to make plans for the coming convention. Representa-
lves of the Manufacturers’ Association were invited and were rep­
e n t e d by A. E . Gebhart, vice president.
Those in attendance were President Shade, Secretary Grastorf
Messrs. Wagner, Zimmerman, Prange, Diehl, of Chicago,
°°ck of Milwaukee, and O. C. Lightner of the Automatic Age.
A committee was appointed to visit the hotels of the city and
S6l*ct the most available one for the coming convention and expo­
sition.
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A letter was read from J. F. Goudy of Akron, Ohio, a veteran
j^rator and a member of the association, stating that he hoped
0 be present at the next convention, but was at present just recov-
from a prolonged attack of illness. The members asked
utoinatic Age to extend the best wishes of those present to Mr.
°udy and the hope for his eariy recovery.
A meeting was to be held at Des Moines this month for the
^I'pose of organizing an Iowa State Association. A pilgrimage
^ as also planned to Detroit to meet with the Detroit local for an
^spirational session and general good time.
Dates for the next convention are February 20, 21, 22, at Chi-
Ca8o. Both operators and manufacturers among our readers are
to put these dates down and keep them in front of them,
time is comparatively short, so make your plans to attend now.
Be sure to ask your ticket agent for a certificate when you
®tart for Chicago. Please don’t forget this and blame someone else
not being your personal secretary— you must do your own
inking. I f we get 200 of these certificates, visitors will be enti-
^ to one-fourth fare returning. W e can easily get 200 of these
^ertificates if everyone will ask for his certificate. Tell your agent
ttlat you are attending this convention and that you desire the
^suai certificate. He will understand.
The committee consisting of officers of the National Operators*
Manufacturers’ committees have looked over the Chicago ho-
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