Automatic Age

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New Factory
The world’s largest jobbers and
Manufacturers o f coin controlled ma­
chines, again moves into larger quar­
ters. F or the third time in 17 months
this progressive company has again
been forced to move in order to take
care o f its constantly, increasing bus­
iness.
When E. W . Pace first became
connected with this concern, they
Were occupying less than 300 square
feet o f floor space. Today they are
Paying rent on 30,000 square feet.
Their new address is at 11 E. Austin
Avenue, having just acquired a ten
year least on two entire floors in this
recently modernized and improved
building at this address, retaining
their old quarters at 35 W est Kinzie
Street fo r storage purposes only. .
The entire fifth floor will be de­
voted to the sale and exchange o f
both new and rebuilt, or slightly used
Machines, the m onthly turnover o f
Which now runs into the hundreds.
The entire sixth floor will be de­
voted to the manufacture o f “ P ace”
Bells and Mint Venders and various
other types o f coin-operated ma­
chines. Mr. Pace, the President o f
the company, promises a new A uto­
matic Mint Vender in the near fu ­
ture which he says will be a “ knock­
o u t.”
The company is an Illinois corpor-
&tion, the capitalization having now
been increased from $ 10,000 to $60,­
000 .
Mr. Pace has always been a consis­
tent advertiser and we congratulate
bi'm upon the progress which' his
Policy o f fair dealings and satisfied
customers has built up in S 9 short a
space o f time.
M onsignor James Leen, Coadjutor
Bishop o f P ort Louis, Mauritius, is
the youngest bishop in the world. He
Was b om in Ireland thirty-one years
ago.
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Operator Is Inventor
The operators Hall o f Fame boasts
some interesting characters.
F.
W . Rohrs, pioneer operator o f
Maryland, is the inventor o f Benzol
motor fuel, and Pantentoline No. 8 ,
another high test m otor fuel. Mr.
Rohr is a regular reader o f the
A U T O M A T IC AGE. His business is
conducted under the name o f the
Rosedale Laboratories, at Rosedale,
Md. His post office address is Box
385, Baltimore.
A Good Suggestion
I have just received my first issue
o f A U T O M A T IC A G E , and it is one
o f the best books fo r this line o f
business.
I am in the peanut vending ma­
chines, only been going shortly but
very profitable. Business in Detroit
is fine and I am placing machines
daily.
There is a suggestion fo r operators
as I have found it to be very profita­
ble in my line. As I collect and re­
fill my machines I leave a small
scratch pad o f paper as these pads
are always a welcome g ift to any
man or in any place o f business. This
is a very small item to figure cost
as I sure get penty o f hot spots from
where my machines are placed. I am
receiving an average o f 2 to 3 calls
a day. One place it was necessary
to place three 1 cent peanut machine
in and I go every other day and re­
fill them, this is one q f the places my
pad produce fo r me. M y motto is
“ Give as well as take.”
Would like to hear from any one
in this business and will be only too
glad to tell them just how to make
pads fo r themselves and it sure will
be' a business getter.
O. W . B IR E E R IC K ,
604 Barlern Bldg.,
Detroit, Mich.
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