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B y way o f comparison, we might
say that the amusement park show
charges $175.00 fo r the same booth
and space that we are giving fo r
$40.00. It is true they have some
what larger expenses. A t the recent
National Confectioners’ Exposition,
this identical space cost $120.00. The
money secured from this source goes
to pay fo r the cost o f erecting
booths, renting equipment, etc. There
will be enough left over to pay Mr.
Turner a reasonable amount fo r his
w ork in having booths erected, ar
ranging equipment, answering corre
spondence and numerous details.
However, before paying Mr. Turn
er, the matter will be presented to
the manufacturers in convention as
sembled and the amount set and
agreed to by them. A full financial
report accounting fo r every dollar
will be presented to the manufactur
ers. There will be no secret profits
to divide and no mystery about what
is done with the money. There ia
room fo r 50 exhibits in the hall and
counting that some will double up,
there will probably be 70 exhibitors
showing their machines.
I f all the space is taken there will
be sufficient funds to advertise the
exposition in the Billboard, Novelty
News and Opportunity Magazines,
which, to a certain extent, will reach
the small operators. The A U T O
M A T IC AGE will charge nothing
fo r the space it gives in advertising
the convention and exhibition. What
w e want to do is to work up the big
gest possible attendance.
In this connection, we want to lec
ture some o f the manufacturers who
have a tendency to expect to spend
$50 or $100 and sell a carload o f
stuff. That is all out o f reason. N ot
lon g ago, one manufacturer criticised
a convention, most likely because he
did very little business. It was an
outstanding fact that his competitor
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did $20,000 worth o f business. ^
difference was that one conce
helped to work up the crowd. The'
got their own customers to c0 ,
there and buy. The other man d1
absolutely nothing. He did not
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a hand to help work up the conve?e
tion and then knocked it because
did little business.
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It has been our experience in
aging and taking part in h u n d r e d s 0
these affairs that the m anufacture^
who know how to go about it 8
always pleased with the business tn
get. Those manufacturers work
their own crow d ; they get their o ^
prospects to the convention, a n d se
them. Then what they pick up ^l0
the other fellow ’s crowd or the gen
eral convention they feel they a
that much ahead. Those who 'w'aI^
to spend a few dollars and sit Da^
and let George do it, usually #
just what they pay for.
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N ow if this lecture is taken i*1
spirit in which it is intended, eve *
body will jump in and do their sha
to make it a howling success
they will come away with a p ° clc ,
ful o f business. It has been sug£eS
ed that there might be enough f UIJ
left to give $50.00 to the opera ^
coming the longest distance a
$50.00 to the operator placing
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largest order fo r machines. W e ^ ^ g
to announce this definitely, but in
meantime would like to hear fr
the trade on the subject. The e* ^ e
sition details and the sale o f SP
will be handled by F. E. Turner, 1 ^
Lafayette Building, Detroit, SeC*’
tary-Treasurer o f the Coin Ma^ 1 ^
Operators’ Association o f A w ®11 t
and President o f the Detroit
operators’ association. I f you
half a booth, send $5 with your
ervation.
I f you want a comp
10x 10 booth, send $10 with your
ervation. The balance is p ayable
fore the convention opens.
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