Automatic Age

November, 1981
17
A u t o m a t ic A g e
satisfied w ith la s t y e a r a n d a t th e present
N a rro w Escape
tim e I find business c o m in g a lo n g n ice ly.”
G e ra ld E n s in g h a s m ad e good, is m a k in g
good.
H ti p la y s the g a m e o n th e square,
serves his unseen custom ers f a ir ly a n d p u ts
in a te n h o u r d a y ,— on th is b asis th e coin
o p e ra to r c a n be f a ir ly sure o f success in a
b ig w ay.
W a tc h O u t!
O p e ra to rs a re w a rn e d n o t to p a y
a n y m oney to “ H . B .” o r “ A . B .
M r . Lee S. Jon e s, sales m a n a g e r o f th e
J . P . S ee bu rg c o rp o ra tio n o f C h ic ago , n a r ­
r o w ly escaped serious in j u r y in a n a c c id en t
n e a r G ra n d F o rk s , N . D ., several d a y s ago.
O n a business t r ip th r o u g h t h a t section he
e nco unte red a p a r tic u la r ly b a d stre tch
w here h is c a r le ft th e ro a d a n d tu rn e d over.
H o w e ver, M r . Jo n e s escaped w ith a severe
s h a k in g u p a n d some bad bruises. H e is
now back a t h is desk b e lie v in g t h a t L a d y
L u c k could have tre ate d h im worse.
Leeson” or “ G leason,” w ho is o p e ra t­
E n la r g e s P l a n t
in g a ro u n d S t. L o uis, M is s o u ri, t a k in g
s u b sc rip tio n s fo r A u t o m a t i c A g e . W e
ha v e no a g e n t b y t h a t n a m e in
L o u is n o r a n y w h e re else.
checks fr o m
tio n
and
Hy-G-Toi C o rp o r a tio n o f C h ic a go , m a n u ­
S t.
fa c tu re rs
H e takes
has th e m
cashed in
of
to ile t
seat
covers
located a t 325 W . H u r ^ n
o p e ra to rs fo r s u b sc rip ­
a re
now
S tre e t, C h ic a g o
w here th ey ha ve ta k e n space in a new b u ild ­
s m a ll
in g
banks.
w h ic h is ad a p te d
to th e ir e x p a n d in g
business.
T h e ir new p e n n y v e n d in g to ile t seat cov­
N a i l i n g ’E m O n
T he
T exas
c ig a re tte
ta x
la w ,
er m a c h in e w ill be in
effective
A u g u s t 21, is c a u s in g q u ite a fu r o re in to-
Dacco circles d o w n there.
T he ta x is three cents on each p a c k a g e ;
c ig a re tte s m a n u fa c tu r e d in th e S ta te are to
ha v e the s ta m p s affixed by th e m a n u f a c t u r ­
p ro d u c tio n s h o rtly
a n d M r. F re d B ie h l states t h a t te r r ito r y
r ig h ts a re n o w b e in g a rr a n g e d . T he new
m a c h in e ha s te e n on t r ia l on lo ca tio n s in
C h ic a g o fo r several m o n th s a n d is designed
fo r use in in d iv id u a l toilets.
The hy giene crusade a ll over th e c o u n try
c an o nly re s u lt in in c re a s in g p a tro n a g e o f
er, a n d those o u t o f t h a t S ta te by the one
th is m a ch in e in b u ild in g s w here th e m a n ­
m a k in g th e firs t sale in th e S ta te ( in m ost
cases b e in g the jo b b e r ).
O ne h a lf th e fu n d w ill go to th e fre e
school f u n d , an d one-half to th e g e n e ra l
a g e m e n t is f a r s ig h te d e n oug h to in s ta ll
th e m to safe ^'iiard the h e a lth o f h is te n ­
a n ts.
revenue fu n d .
O ne o f the g re a te st difficulties seems to
be
th a t
o rd in a r y
gum ,
such
as
used
on
s ta m p s o f th is k in d , w ill n ot ad he re to th e
w r a p p in g o f some b ra n d s.
M a y b e i t ’s o u t o f o^der, says the B e n to n,
K y ., T rib un e- D em ocrat, b u t we suggest
s h in g le n a ils , clinched on th e othe r side fo r
double safety.
T here a re a fe w in side th e v e n d in g m a ­
c h in e tra d e w ho w elcom e th e ta x o f 1 to 3
cents on each packag e o f c ig a re tte s. T hey
contend th a t se llin g by m a c h in e w ill be th e
o n ly w ay to keep check on sales a n d th u s
reduce “ b o o tle g g in g ” o f c ig are ttes.
They
C o r r e c t io n
I n . the
O ctober
issue
tw o
p h o to g ra p h s
were reproduced. O n e s h o w in g the s h ip p in g
room o f the E x h ib it S u p p ly C o m p a n y w as
credited to th e C o lu m b u s V e n d in g Co. I n
th e sam e issue a view o f the m a c h in is ts a t
C o lu m b u s V e n d in g Co. w as sa id to be a
scene a t the E x h ib it S u p p ly c o m pa n y . B o th
c uts a p p e a r in th is issue w ith th e p ro p e r
c u t lines.
N o t W ith T h e m
say t h a t v e n d in g m ach in e s w ill collect the
ta x a n d in s u re the S ta te o f g e ttin g a f a r
The In te r n a tio n a l M utoscope Reel C o m ­
p a n y , m a n u fa c tu r e r s o f c o i n - o p e r a t e d
a m u se m e n t and v e n d in g m a ch in e s an n o un c e
la r g e r perce n tag e o f th e m oney c o m in g to
it .
th a t M r. S. W . T o th is no lo ng e r connected
w ith th e c o m pa n y .
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