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A u t o m a t i c A ge
Febrmry, 1931
CONVENTION INSTRUCTIONS
A reduction o f one and one-half fare on the “ Certificate Plan” will apply
for members and dependent members of their families attending the meeting
of COIN MACHINE OPERATORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, to be
held at the Hotel Winton, Cleveland, 0., February 24-25, 1931.
The following directions are submitted for your guidance:
1. Tickets at the regular one-way tariff fare for the going journey may be
obtained on any of the following dates (but not on any other date) February
17th to 25th, inclusive. Be sure that, when purchasing your going ticket, you
request a CERTIFICATE. Do not make the mistake of asking for a receipt.
2. Present yourself at the railroad station for ticket and certificate at least
thirty minutes before departure o f train on which you will begin your journey.
3. Certificates are not kept at all stations. I f you inquire at your hcxme
station, you can ascertain whether certificates and through tickets can be ob
tained to place of meeting. I f not obtainable at your home station, the agent
will inform you at which station they can be obtained. You can in such case,
purchase a local ticket to the station which has certificates in stock, and from
there you can buy a through ticket to place o f meeting and at the same time
ask for and obtain a “Certificate Plan ” certificate.
4. Immediately on your arrival at the meeting, present your certificate to
the endorsing officer, Mr. F. E. Turner, Secretary, as the reduced fare for the
return journey will not apply unless the certificate is properly endorsed by
him and validated by a railroad Special Agent as provided for by the cer
tificate.
5. Arrangements have been made for validation o f certificates by a Special
Agent of the carriers on February 24th and 25th, provided the required mini
mum of 150 certificates is presented.
6. No refund of fare will be made because of failure to obtain a proper cer
tificate when purchasing going tickets.
7. To prevent disappointment, it should be understood that the reduction on
the return journey is not guaranteed, but is contingent on an attendance at
the meeting, of not less than 150 members o f the organization and dependent
members of their families, holding regularly issued certificates obtained from
ticket agents at the starting points, each showing payment o f regular one
way adult tariff fare o f 67 cents or more on the going journey.
8. If the necessary minimum of 150 certificates is presented at the meeting
and your certificate is duly validated by the Special Agent you will be en
titled to, up to and including February 28th, 1931 to purchase a return ticket
via the same route which you made the going journey, at one-half of the regu
lar one-way tariff fare from the place of meeting to the point at which your
certi|icate was issued. Whether you expect to return by same route or not
please obtain certificate as it will help to obtain the minimum number neces
sary.
9. This plan saved those attending our last Convention hundreds of dollars.
The COIN MACHINE OPERATORS ASS’N OF AMERICA is the only oper
ator’s organization ever having an attendance large enough at it’s annual
Convention to obtain these reduced rates. There’s a reason. COME AND SEE.
F. E. Turner, Secretary-Treasurer
1213 Lafayette Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
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