Automatic Age

Issue: 1928 July

the a u t o m a t i c a g e
V°l. 4
CHICAGO, JULY, 1928
No. 12
Speakers of National Prominence
Will Address Detroit Convention
^hree speakers o f great promin­
ence are already listed to address the
c°nvention o f the Coin Machine Op-
j^tors’ Association o f America at
etroit in February. The first is
° ngressman M cLeod, who will speak
the bill he will introduce in Con­
gress making it unlawful to use false
'ns in vending machines. Some o f
I e hoys feel that we are getting a
high-toned in having members
Congress on our speakers’ pro-
^larn> but let us not forget that we
ePiesent an industry o f growing im­
portance.
Another speaker is Hon. Eric T.
Chief o f the Specialties Divi-
S. Dept, o f Commerce. Mr.
v'ng writes us as follow s:
^
appreciate very deeply the
n° r and privilege conveyed in your
for
011
Present this subject be-
lG your members and I believe by
inX ^ ehruary that a very convinc-
Su8K. story can be presented on the
Ject of the increased use o f coin
achines in foreign countries.”
third speaker who will be a
^ ernendous drawing card is C. H.
lr*t, the directing genius behind the
- ly or^anized $25,000,000 Consoli-
e<^ Merchandising Corp., composed
le mterests affiliated with the W rig-
Gum Co., General Vending Corp.,
^ emington Arms Co., the Sanitary
jc° S^ e Service Corp., and Automat-
erchandising Corp. o f America.
ho\v°W ^°U
w^ ° wa° t to know
So
operate on a big scale can get
th’ G mighty good information from
s man Flint. He is a man who
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does big thing:; and hobnobs with the
men who are bringing prestige to au­
tomatic retailing. It is worth your
expenses to go to Detroit to hear
him.
The first meeting on Monday
morning in the convention room, just
cff the exhibition hall, will be the
largest gathering o f coin machine
men ever brought together. W e will
be there fo r a serious purpose and
the talks made will be by men with
a message o f progress and advance­
ment.
W e have little patience with those
who are so greedy that they do not
want the operators to hold these
mcet'ngs.
It is peculiar that the
handful o f fellows who are always
hollering to cut the meeting short
are those who want the most time to
get drunk. I f those few men could
only realize that if we can get the
operators into these meetings and im­
bue them with enthusiasm born o f
new ideas, they will go out o f the
convention hall encouraged to make
themselves better operators, and
therefore will be better buyers. No
customer with a depressing headache
is a liberal buyer. He is a good buyer
when he is normal and optimistic.
If we leave the better part o f the
afternoon and night fo r buying, that
is ample time to spend all the money
the boys will have to spend. W e are
strongly in favor o f having our in­
spirational meetings and instructive
forums first and then join in the fun
afterwards. This industry must get
new ideas and to do that we must
educate.
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The Greatest of All Coin-Machine
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Expositions Planned For Detroit
The annual exposition o f the Coin
Machine Operators’ Association will
be held in Detroit at the time o f the
convention— Febi-uary 24, 25, 26, 27,
1929. The exposition this year will
be held in the exposition room o f the
Statler Hotel. This hotel furnishes
an ideal situation fo r a combined
convention and exposition o f this
size. It will be noted from the floor
plat on the opposite page that the
exhibition hall will hold about fifty
10x10 booths. It is located on the
second floor, which makes it easily
accessible by stairway when the ele­
vators are crowded. Just off the el­
evators is an assembly lobby where
the crowds may gather outside the
exhibition hall and the convention
room. Both the exhibition hall and
the convention room are beautifully
lighted and decorated and with the
booths painted a harmonious color,
will present a striking appearance.
Everything is on one floor so that
the crowd can be kept intact.
The exhibition hall can be cleared
quickly fo r the meetings and as soon
a:; they are over the crowd can empty
back into the exhibition hall through
two big entrances from the meeting
room.
The Hotel Statler is not a high-
priced hotel; neither is it, by any
means, a cheap hotel. The splendid
reputation o f the Statler chain of
hotels is well known; besides, it is
the most centrally located hotel in
Detroit.
The exhibit space will be sold to
manufacturers at a minimum cost
and the price includes complete
booths, sign, and all furniture equip­
ment consisting o f two wicker tables,
one wicker settee, one wicker chair
and one costumer. I f the exhibitor
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desires, an oak desk will be
nished in the place o f the table,
picture o f a booth is shown on
other page. In front o f the boot s
the table will be placed with the nrt*
chines. There is ample room f ° r
attendants and the few customers
the inside. The aisles will be wi e’
to care fo r the crowds. B o o t h s w
all be painted and decorated to h&r
mon’ze with the rose and gold col01
o f the exhibition hall.
Those who desire to engage s^eej),
ing rooms at the Hotel Statler shou
write to Mr. Klare, the c o n v e f l t i 011
manager, at once.
Every ro o m
the hotel has a bath. They have
. .
limited number o f small rooms
$2.50 per day but they will soon be
taken fo r the convention. BetteI"
single rooms are $3.00 and $3.50 Pel
day with bath. Large double roort*s
are $4.00, $5.00 a.nd $6.00 a day-
These are the most reasonable rateS
that any hotel has given yet.
Prices of Booths
Booths No. 1, 2, 3 and 4, whicjj
are just inside the exhibition ha
from the lobby, where the signs
be seen from outside, will bring
premium and they, no doubt, will be
engaged by telegram as soon as this
reaches the manufacturers, so tn
in writing or wiring to Mr. Turner’
give a first and second choice. Th®
price o f these booths are $50.00 an
there is no other charge. The PrlC*j
o f the next best booths, 5, 6, 7 an^
8, are $45.00. All the other booth-
are $40.00. Smaller m an u factu re1"®
who have only one or two m achin®s
to show can get one-half booth, a
vid'ng the cost with a non-comPe*
ing manufacturer. The cost f o r suC
arrangement is only $20.00, whic
includes complete booth equipm^31 *
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