Coin Machine Journal

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The National Business Paper of the Coin Machine Industry
V ol. 2 , N o. 2
Chicago, 111.
February, 1932
amzation
Based on Right Principles and Sponsored by a Contagious Spirit of
Good Will, It Is Perhaps the Most Progressive Move
Ever Made by the Industry
By Robert K. Gibbs
T
a k in g
the long awaited step, a
group o f outstanding leaders in
, the coin machine industry met
together With members o f the staff o f
T h e C o in M a c h in e J o u r n a l and
form ed the nucleus of what promises
cepted the offer of cooperation in the
spirit it had been extended. Two or
three, however, who seemed irrecon­
cilable took it upon themselves to send
back the following telegram without
the sanction of the Automatic Mer­
chandisers Association or its president :
The story of this new associa­
tion is released this month
exclusively in this magazine .
The Coin Machine Journal
is always first with the news .
to be the strongest organization the in­
dustry has ever experienced.
sentatives o f the J. P. Seeburg C orpo­
ration, the M ills N ovelty Com pany,
the O. D . Jennings Com pany, the
R ockola
M anufacturing
Com pany,
the A. B. T . M anufacturing Com pany,
D . G ottlieb & Com pany, Genco, In ­
corporated,
the
Churchill
Chicago, 111., Feb. 10 , 1932
Repre­
Cabinet
Com pany and T h e C o in M a c h in e
J o u r n a l form ed the association which
is to be known as The Coin M achine
M anufacturers Association o f Am er­
ica.
Tentative officers were elected to
hold office until the assembly of prac­
tically every manufacturer in the coun­
try during the Big Show at the Sher­
man Hotel, February 22-25.
Gone were past grievances, and per­
sonal rivalries tlmt have heretofore
marked efforts to establish the strong
association the industry has needed
for m any years. A spirit o f co-opera­
tion and friendliness towards all fac­
tions prevailed.
.
As
of good
faith and right spirit the following
telegram was sent to David S. Bond,
president of the Automatic Merchan­
disers Association, then in convention
at the Palmer House in Chicago:
Executive Committee, Coin Ma­
chine Manufacturers Association
o f America, 625 West Jackson
Blvd., Chicago, 111.;
Surprised at contents of your
telegram. Astonished at expres­
sions o f friendship, since past ac­
tions do not indicate sincerity.
The hand of fellowship and co­
operation is best displayed by
actions rather than words. If you
have any definite plans for co­
operation, kindly advise and iden­
tify executive committee.
A. M. A.
e v id e n c e
David S. Bond,
Automatic Merchandiser’s Ass’n,
Palmer House, Chicago.
Dear Sir:
The Coin Machine Manufac­
turers Association of America at
a meeting o f its executive com­
mittee, extends to you and your
members the hand o f fellowship
and cooperation and invites you,
your members and exhibitors to
attend the Sherman Hotel con­
vention, February 22-25. Let us
all unite for the benefit o f our in­
dustry and go forward united and
enthusiastic.
Feeling
that
nothing
would
be
gained b y sponsoring this evident feel­
ing o f ill-will, J. Huber, secretary of
the new association, replied in this
tenor: ■
,
As a whole, the members of the Au­
tomatic Merchandisers Association ac-
The Coin Machine Manufac­
turers Association of America is
a newly formed organization.
Our one great purpose is to foster
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