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private. Some object to the large
hall because their competitors can
see who is talking to them and their
relations to their customers are en­
tirely too public. On the other hand
advocates of the hall point out that
the booths can be rented from the
hotels adaptabled to this purpose
such as the Sherman House and
others in Chicago at a low figure,
leaving the manufacturers and rep­
resentatives free to look after their
own rooms.
George Gras­
torf, g r a n d
keeper of rec­
ords and seal.
The next exposition will be han­
dled jointly by a committee of three
operators and three manufacturers,
and these details will be thrashed
out by this committee. Chicago is
generally recognized as the great
center of the industry, both from the
manufacturer’s and operator’s stand­
point. The strong operators associ­
ation is located here. The largest
manufacturers are here, and plans
already are under way to make the
next convention far greater than any
yet held.
New Companies
Malazar, Inc., Jersey City, vending
machines, 2,500 shares, no par value;
Hannah C. Fahrer, Long Island City;
Emily Marx, Thomas K. O’Brien,
New York.
Attorneys,
Peaslee,
Brigham & Gennert, New York.
Mechanical Vending Corp. of New
York, automatic vending machines,
500 shares, $100 each; 10,000 common
$10 each; active capital, $150,000:
H. B. Bond, L. A. Fosse, M. Wing.
(Filed by Miller, Otis, Farr & Hen­
derson, 71 Broadway.)
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Large Sandwich
Operator
One interesting operator at the
convention
was Mr.
Austin
Bridgeport, Conn., who has probably
the largest chain of sandwich n>a'
chines in the country. His company
is called the Industrial Food Service
and they service sandwich m achines
in the factories throughout the great
industrial cities of Connecticut. One
feature which Mr. Austin explained
was, he allows no commission to the
factory, which is unusual. He says
he gets around it by explaining he lS
sure that factory owners do not
want to make any money out of what
their employees eat, pointing out that
his machines are- a service to the
employees and that employees prop"
erly nourished are better workers.
Mr. Austin says that the lowest he
ever took in was $1,012 in one day-
His slug losses are not great. His
lowest record was seven slugs in one
day, and his highest was $45.00 in
slugs. It is apparent from this that
the average at that rate would not
run over one, two or three per cent
which is well within the safety line-
Mr. Austin says his greatest l°stl
is not from slugs but from left ovei
sandwiches. He salvages the meat
in these sandwiches which keeps the
losses down. He is a great believe*
in the package magazine for candy
bars because of the fact that there
is no merchandise loss.
Bill
Rabkin
and M i k e
Munves on a
“ still” hunt.
Within fourteen miles of Londonr
the Kentish village of Downe has
neither gas nor electricity, no main
drainage, no doctor, no movie, and
no omnibus, or street car.
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