Automatic Age

T h e A u t o m a t i c A ge
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We Want to Reach
Foreign Operators
and request all manufacturers who have
exported any machines to send us the names on their foreign lists.
Of course, we have already a number of subscribers in Canada, but
during the past month we have received two subscriptions from
England, we have also one in Australia, and have a request from
Italy for a sample copy.
It is about time that the great vending machine industry of
America took its place among our big exporters. We lead the
world in coin-controlled machines, although we understand there
are some very ingenious machines in use in England, France and
Germany.
TH E A U TO M A TIC AGE will send copies to as many names as
We can get with a view of introducing our American machines in
foreign countries throughout the globe. We should get a good list
from Cuba, Porto Rico, Canal Zone, and the Philippines where
American money is largely in circulation. Mexico should also be
good for the sale of vending machines for the reasons that Mexi­
cans are naturally born slot machine players and they use a great
deal of small silver coins down there.
We Have Heard
Considerable Discussion
about the place for holding the
next annual convention of the National Vending Machine Opera­
tors and Manufacturers. The committee tentatively selected Buf­
falo, with the understanding that it might later be changed. The
sentiment seems to be growing that New York City would be more
preferable than Buffalo. So far as THE A U TO M A TIC A G E is
concerned any place at all would be suitable. The New York
boosters, however, point out the following fa cts:
1- New York City proper lias a population o f over six millions, according
to census. That is practically twice the size o f Chicago, which had probably
100 operators at the recent convention. A t that rate there should be two
hundred from N ew York. A t the same time there are said to be probably
loss than a dozen operators in Buffalo, which is about one-twentieth as large
New York City. It would seem from this that the operators association
w ould have a chance to secure many more new members in New York City
than in Buffalo.
2.
There are no manufacturers o f vending machines in Buffalo, whereas
there are probably two- dozen in New Y ork and vicinity.
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