From Iowa
“ Y our letter just came to my at
tention.
“ I am most certainly glad to know
that someone is contemplating on or
ganizing the Jobbers and Distribu
tors o f Coin-Operated machines. At
the last convention in Chicago, I was
present with my brother and one of
my leading salesmen, and at the first
meeting, I noticed that we were the
only ones who introduced ourselves
as jobbers or distributors. The rest
o f them were either operators or
manufacturers.
“ If the meeting is to be held at
Chicago, I would assure you at this
writing that I would be there with
out fail. It is very probable that I
would attend it at Detroit, but I
could make no promises at this time.
“ I want to go on record, however,
as being fully in accord with such
plans and believe that it is the ideal
thing to do.
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“ I would be glad to hear from you
further relative to this organization
and trust that you will keep us post
ed as to the progress made.
“ Thanking y o u ' very kindly for
your letter and looking forward with
interest, to the development o f such
an organization, we remain
“ R A P ID S P E C IA L T Y CO.”
F rcm Michigan
Replying to your letter o f Septem
ber 28th, we are very much in favor
o f joining any organization that is
for the betterment o f business in
general.
L EM K E S PE C IA LTY CO.
Frcm Ncrth Carolina
. “ Your letter referring to the com-
>ng convention and exposition at De
troit, Mich., is received and you’re
exactly right about the jobbers find-
ln& various
problems confronting
them, such as discounts, territorial
r*ghts, etc.
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“ The writer o f this letter feels
that this meeting should be held and
wishes you every success and be
lieve that, this meeting would be
good fo r all jobbers o f coin ma
chines.
“ T H E V E N D IN G MACH. CO.”
The Embattled
School Boy
“ Howler” is the expressive term
used to designate the often refresh
ingly ludicrous answers that are
culled from examination papers.
W ritten under the spur o f neces- ^
sity, they eminate from ignorance,
half-knowledge and a mixture o f d if
ferent bits o f information. They fre
quently form a conjuncture o f fact
and hopeful guess that is perfectly
delightful.
Here are a few “ howlers” culled
from last month’s examination pa
pers in the schools o f this locality:
The Eastern Shore o f Maryland
raises bulky crops, i.e., peanuts, and
devotes a great deal to canning
them.
The wrappers o f the potatoes o f
Gloucester and Salem Counties con
tain lots o f starch.
Benjamin Franklin was the foun
der o f electricity. He was called
P oor Richard after Casey Jones’
steamboat.
It was said o f William Rufus that
he never smiled again. He did this
after he was shot by an arrow with
an apple on his head.
Oliver Cromwell had an iron will,
an unsightly wart and a large red
nose, but underneath were deep re
ligious feelings.
My favorite character in English
history was Hem-y V III. He had six
wives and killed them all.
Genghis Khan is a prominent New
York banker, much interested in op
era.— The Optimist.
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