Automatic Age

tensive survey of fund-raising
plans before deciding that the
coin machine method was best.
Coin machines were deemed
best because they could be used
in a non-competitive money-rais­
ing campaign that would give
the club a steady, year-round
flow of money into their crippled
children’s fund. And, besides,
who in the community is going
to hesitate in giving when a deli­
cious gum is returned to the
donor as part of the bargain?
In this campaign, the Club
drew up a franchise with a vend­
ing-machine operator, who pro­
vides for the installation and
operation of the gum vending
machines in the city of Spring­
field. Under the terms of the
agreement the operator controls
the equipment. The local owner-
operator assumes all liabilities
and taxes, and services the
machines. He also furnishes an
audit for each machine in opera­
tion every month.
The Club, as its part of the
agreement, sponsors the loca­
tions for the machines and pro­
motes the sale of the gum
through its regular activities.
Every location in which a
machine is placed was chosen by
the Club. The Club organized
teams of its members, each of
which made a thorough survey
of one section of the city. Each
likely spot was charted and then
rated 1-2-3 as to its desirability.
As a consequence, the gum vend­
ors are exceptionally well located
throughout the city.
Springfield’s Mayor, and the
County’s Sheriff, both Club
members by the way, as well as
other public officials were in
hearty support of the coin
machine plan.
“ Well, Sambo,” said the judge,
“so you and your wife have been
fighting a g a in ? Liquor, I
suppose ?”
“No sah,” said Sambo, “She
licked me dis time”
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AUTOMATIC AGE
9
May-June, 1942
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