Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

here's what
music operators say ...
like an especially good one, and we
have already gathered quite a bit of in-
formation from it, which information
will be valuable in operating our mu-
sic machines.
Enclosed one dollar for which enter
our subscription for one year.
ORGAN SUPPLY CORPORATION ,
By Rueben G. Kugel.
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J UDGING from the response to operat-
ers' letters appearing in this column in
January, th ere is wide interest in what
operators themselves are thinking and do-
ing_ They welcome this column as a me-
dium for exchanging ideas and almost
without exception indicate that they
would rather read what operators write
than any other article in the magazine_
Fine! After reading this column, sit
down and unburden yoursef of anything
that's on your mind_ Address your com-
municatio ns to THE REVIEW, 1113 Venice
Boulevard, Los Angeles, Calif.-and en-
close a snapshot of yourself to pep up the
page !
Binghampton, N_ Y.
EDITOR, THE REVIEW :
I have rece ived a copy of THE R E-
VI EW and like it very much . We need
a trade paper that covers the music
field more thoroughly.
There seems to be only one prob-
lem for us and that is a satisfactory
method of handling records. By that
I mean some method of knowing the
records that have been used on the
locations so that programs can be
. made up at the office. I know that
. many operators do not attempt to keep
such records but I cannot see how
they can operate satisfactorily with-
out knowing the pieces that have been
used. It's out of the question to carry
a hundred or so records and let the
location paw them over. It takes too
m'uch time.
If we were using only one make of
record, it would be much simpler, but
that is not possible, either. Now, we
VIRGINIA UPS
are keeping an alphabetically ar-
ranged book for each customer. The
service man copies the titles after the
program is in; he turns this in to the
office and they in turn copy into their
book under the proper letter. We then
know something about the records
that have been used although there is
still some confusion owing to having
records of the same title from three
or four companies.
I would appreciate any information
you can give me on this.
GEORGE R. THAYER.
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In the ' mailbag this month is a very
friendly letter from Operator J. S.
Westbrook, a real old-timer who could
tell you a raft of stories about the op-
erating business.
J. S. handles a
stri ng of phono-
graphs and other
equipment in West
Union, la. Here's
hoping Mr. West-
brook w i I l s i t
down at his trusty
Remington and
pound out some
livelygossip about
music operating in
the Middle West
J. S. WESTBROOK
for the readers of
this column next month.
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Erie, Penna.
EDITOR, THE REVIEW:
Yesterday we received our first copy
of the PACIFIC COIN MACHINE RE-
VIEW.
This magazine looks
' s another occasion when Southern hospital-
CELEBRATE -~ere
Ity re a lly warms the heart. The occasion was
the opening of the Southern Vending Machine
Co.'s new bu i'ldlng in Danville, Va. All th ei r location owners and employees were guests
at the celebration, marking the firm's completion of a year of operating automatic
phonographs and five years in the coin machine business. R. N. Strange, owner :(on
the left) says th ei r music activities have far exceeded expectations. Others, left to
right, are C. H. Brown, W. R. Barbour. H. B. Fowkles and R. C. Bragg'.
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Florence, S. C.
EDITOR, THE REVIEW:
I would like to say this much about
the operating conditions I have found
in this locality and the Southern States,
especially in the State of South Caro-
"lina.
I think that it
would be a very
fine idea if in
some way the op-
~rators could have
some kind of mu-
sic operators' as-
sociation whereby
we could get to-
gether and be
friends instead of
being business en-
e m i e S. Another
thing: If we could
N. G. ANDERSON
in some sensible
way adopt the percentage basis that
the State of North Carolina has, it
would help considerably. We have
no set percentage basis with which
to work upon. I have tried to hold
this down, but this condition is get-
ting worse every day.
I wonder if in some way you would
be in position to offer any suggestion
along this line'; I am willing to sign
an agreement on any reasonable basis
along this line and will live up to it.
Of course I realize that I am a small
operator. Nevertheless, the larger the
operator the more protection he should
need, I think.
You have a real magazine and it
should be greatly appreciated by all
operators in any section of the coun-
try.
What are the chances of me getting
a complete set of Legal Index pages
for a permanent record?
I trust that in some way we boys
dowr:l here will be able to get organ-
ized and all be one big family and
I ive as neighbors should.
N. G. ANDERSON .
P. S.-I have been operating only
one year last month. Have 32 ma-
chines, all phonographs. How am I
doing?
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Minneapolis, Minn.
ED ITOR, THE REVIEW:
We have just finished reading an ar-
ticle in your magazine in regard to a
wooden platform to protect phono-
gra phs on location. The article is on
page 69 of your November issue.
We wou ld appreciate getting any in-
format ion you may have on the plat-
fo rm-as to how it is made, etc.
ACME NOVELTY CO .,
By Theodore T. Bush.
The article to which Mr. Bush refers de-
scribed a wooden stand about seven inches
deep and mounted on casters to permit easy
moving about the location. Th e phonograph
is set on the stand, . the sides protecting the
instrument from scuffing feet and mopping
operations. Three·quarter inch wood is
used, with blocks at the corners for mount -
ing the casters.
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