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T h e A u t o m a t i c A ge
to let go. “ Them days are gone fo r
ever.”
In all the country only one bunch,
Iowa, with eight members, have re
mained with the old organization.
Every one o f the others have affil
iated wi'.h the new one. But I am
going to Iowa to give the operators
first hand information and let them
take the'.r choice after hearing both
sides.
And if ever the Iowa operators
heard a vitriolic talk, they will hear
one then. I intend to lay everything
out open that has been going on. I
hereby guarantee to pay the ex
penses o f every operator who goes
there if he says he is not thoroughly
satisfied with the show. Then we
will eee what happens out where the
tall corn grows.
ATTENTION
M ANUFACTURERS
The follow ing letter was received
from Mr. E. J. Breyere, A cting Chief
o f Specialties Division, Department
o f Commerce:
A t the present time, coin operat
ed machines are classified in the o f
ficial export statistics o f the United
States under the very general item
No. 9999, entitled, “ All Other A rti
cles.” This classification is too gen
eral to estimate the growing volume
o f the exports o f coin-operated ma
chines.
In .order to establish a separate
classification, the administration o f
our statistical service makes it nec
essary that a comm odity group given
a separate showing must run into a
volume o f from one to two hundred
thousand dollars a year
On September 20, 1928, we will
write some seventy American manu
facturers o f coin operated equip
ment requesting, not later than No-
vecber 1, 1928, a statement from
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them indicating the total declared
value o f their exports o f coin oper
ated machines fo r the calendar year
1927
A U T O M A T IC AGE is anxious to
have every manufacturer o f coin
operated machines cooperate with
the Department o f Commerce in this
commendable undertaking to further
aid our industry. The need fo r such
a classification is great and can only
be obtained with the support o f ev
ery manufacturer in the industry.
Swamped With Orders
Mr. Gottlieb o f D. Gottlieb & Co.
reports that the operators are well
pleased with their Husky Grip Gauge
and that they have been swamped
with orders which has placed them
about thirty days behind in deliv
eries. They have moved into new
and larger quarters and have in
stalled additional equipment in order
to increase their production.
The new improved model embody
ing all the present features and
weighing ten pounds less will be
ready fo r delivery in about ten days.
Legal News
The Exhibit Supply Company has
taken and is taking the necessary
legal action to prevent the sale o f
cards not manufactured by it through
Exhibit machines and to recover
profits and damages from operators
who have thus passed off such cards
upon the public. Suits will be vig
orously prosecuted against all such
infringers o f their rights. Several
suits have already been filed.
An interesting notice to the oper
ators o f card vendors is the an
nouncement that Exhibit is releas
ing two new series o f thirds fo r Ideal
card vendors fo r September. They
are “ Movie Desperadoes,” and the
“ Round-Up Riders.”
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