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like to the vending machine and are
seizing upon every little thing to put
them out of business. This condi­
tion has been brought about largely
through misunderstanding on the
part of the authorities, as there has
been a great deal of agitation about
gambling devices and the authorities
'There was a lot said and done at
all sessions.
assume that all vending machines are
a form of gambling. I have found
from experience that the authorities
would always listen to reason if you
had a clean proposition.
For the Manufacturers’ Associa­
tion I have only to report that our
first year has been devoted largely
to building a membership sufficiently
large to accomplish something worth
while to help the operators. I feel
sure that with the members we now
have and the new ones we will get
at this meeting will be able to
show the operators we are in the
game this year.”
President Sheade then gave his re­
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sponse to Mr. La Grange’s address
and introduced the next speaker,
A. W. Blendow, Secretary of Vend*
ing Machine Manufacturers’ Associ3'
tion of America.
Blendow Stresses Organization
Mr. Blendow addressed the meet'
ing on the subject of Organic
tion:— “ The
heart of the whol®
problem is the matter of organic3'
tion,” “All of the operators and
manufacturers,” Mr. Blendow con*
tinued, “ want to remember that »
these two organizations are going to
continue— which depends on the SUC'
cess of this convention — the opcra'
tors throughout the country have
get together and get whole-heartedly
behind the boys from Chicago.
After being in operation for two
years, they should be organized more
thoroughly throughout the country1
The two things that prevent organi'
zation are the lack of funds and
lack of interest. The second depend-*
entirely upon the first. If we had
more money to start locals, we could
do a great deal more. If the initi®'
tion fee and dues aren’t high enough
to give the national organization
enough money to carry on then'
plans, they cannot go any further-
This is the condition at the present*
“__As regards manufacturers, the
same thing holds true, although
money doesn’t enter into it. There
it is entirely a matter of interest-
The manufacturers have been slo^
in coming into the organization. Out
of possibly 225 members, we have
landed a total of twenty. Manufac­
turers must co-operate. The two or­
ganizations should be working to­
gether. It hasn’t worked out be­
cause of lack of co-operation.__The
whole success of the two organize'
tion.v depends upon what transpires
at this convention. If we all get our
shoulders to the wheel, next year’s
convention should be 1000 per ce n t
better than this one.”
Future of Industry
Mr. Sheade then thanked Mr-
Blendow for his address and intro-
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