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GEBERT C A L L S O N E N T IR E T R A D E T O
H ELP W IP E O U T T A X
There is a m ovem ent on fo o t to
reduce incom e taxes and to repeal all
the “ Nuisance T a x es,” n ow collected
on autom obiles, jew elry, th eatre ad­
m issions, cam eras, vending m achines,
etc.
L ast year taxes w ere reduced and
som e “ nuisance ta xes” abolished, but
new ones w ere pu t in their place,
w hich on the w hole did n ot am ount
to such a reduction as the people
im agined.
L ast year an attem pt w as made to
raise the ta x on ven din g m achines
from 5 to 10 percent, but b y strenu­
ous effort on the pa rt o f a fe w this
action w as d efea ted ; and instead, the
law w as made to cover all coin oper­
ated devices, w hereas b e fo re coin de­
vices that wrere n ot classed as m er­
chandise vendors w ere excluded.
The vending m achine trade is not
organized as m ost oth er industries are
and fo r that reason harm ful legisla­
tion is likely to find the vending m a­
chine industry “ asleep at the sw itch ;”
and it is on ly natural th at legislators
w ill, to som e extent, fo llo w the line
o f least resistance and g overn them ­
selves b y the hue and cry o f the
people.
It beh ooves everyone interested in
vending m achines to see o r w rite their
Congressm en and Senators in an
effort to have the tax on vending m a­
chines w iped out.
In the first place, our industry has
paid this tax fo r som e years and the
ta x was virtually increased last year.
Secondly, ven din g m achines are a
positive n ecessity in this day and age,
and our law -m akers should be m ade
to l’ealize that a vending m achine is
a la bor-savin g m eans o f distributing
various com m odities and that n oth ing
should be done to hurt the develop­
m ent o f the vending m achine busi­
ness, w hich is each year becom in g
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m ore and m ore a benefit to the people
at large.
A w ord to the wise is sufficient; so
let us all g et busy and w atch the
p rogress o f tax legislation and put
in a w ord or w rite a letter w henever
the occasion m ay require.
A . E. G E B E R T ,
A dvan ce M achine Co., Chicago.
An Attractive Novelty
R a in bow nuts are an attractive
n ovelty pu t out by the N ational Gum
C om pany, New ark, N. J. This p ro­
duct is a spanish peanut coated with
bright colored candy. It makes a
v ery attractive appearance in a glass
bow l m achine and is also a v ery de­
lectable con fection . O perators should
b y all means, give rain bow peanuts a
trial.
S.
P. W eissm an, w ho operates the
penny arcade at C on ey Islond, N. Y .,
says: “ H avin g used hundreds o f
pounds o f R ain bow nuts you can
ju dge f o r y o u rse lf w hether or n ot m y
trade likes them. I will certainly
continue to use them as lo n g as I
am operating ,my m achines.”
Well Wishes from a
Subscriber
E n closed is our subscription fo r
one year to the A u tom atic A g e to ­
geth er w ith our check in paym ent.
A m agazine such as yours w ill
render a real service to everyone
interested in vending m achines, and
certainly deserves ou r support.
G ood luck and best w ishes fo r
your success.
International M utoscope Co.
Lu bricating oil made from crickets
has been fou nd suitable fo r aviation,
since it does n ot congeal even at high
altitudes.
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