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Spokane
Business in this great Inland Empire
seems in general to be normal for this
time of year. Tourist trade will undoubtedly
add up a greater score this year on ac-
count of more stable weather conditions.
Last year's business suffered tremendously
due to the nation-wide publicity given the
floods that plagued the Northwest.
Pin balls will apparently remain in the
city until voted out at some future election.
Judge W. Lon Johnson, of Colville, ruled
the injunction restraining the ci ty from
ousting pin balls should remain in effect
until an election is held on the referendum
on the ordinance of March 29, 1949, ban-
ning the machines.
The fireworks all started when the City
('ouncil decided to put the question as to
whether slots should mn in clubs and pin
baIls in other public places, to a vote in
the last municipal election, a lthough it
was too late to certify it legally. T he out-
come was that the slots won and pin balls
lost. Pin ball interests immediately fell
back on the city charter which granted
them a legal right to pro test the ordinance
which was drawn up against them foIlow-
ing the advisory election re ults.
Sufficient names were obtained on a
referendum petition to stop the ordinance
f rom becoming law, it was thought_ But,
owing to pressure put on the council by
reform groups, the council ordered them to
be out by May 22, which forced pin ball
operators to take it to court, with the
outcome stated above. A new Commissioner
took office immediately following the court
decision, but no new Aare-up is antici-
pa ted.
The judge who tried the case was brought
in from one of the northern counties. After
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hearing the judge denounce almost all
parties concerned for their slip-shod meth-
ods used in the case all the way through,
it is generally believed tha t no further
action will be tried and that the whole
matter will be presented at the next munici-
pal election to be held in 1951, provided
no special election is caIled on some other
issue.
Music operators report normal business,
with an increase expected as the summer
fades into fall.
A few amusement games make th eir
showing in taverns alon gside th e old money-
making stand-by, the pin-table.
Shuffleboards are going like mad, due
to the extra attention given them during
the pin ball fight. Many operators, as well
as business owners, had turned to shuffle-
board as a possible alternative, thereby
giving the game a firm foundation which
will carry it a long way in the fu ture.
One parlor has been opened and others
will probably crop up very soon. Small
neighborhood tournaments are being or-
ganized and large posters used to adv~ rtise
the presence of the game.
Many new beverage vendors are Leinl!;
placed in this territory and a much warmer
season is anticipated which will justify
their presence.
Cigarette vendor operators are still in
the dark as to the legality of the bonus
law which would boost the price of to-
bacco ten per cent. A test action in su-
perior court re ulted in a decision against
its constitutionality. Further action wilJ
take it to the State Supreme Court.
W . L. Ferrall
Twin Cities
By now summer is well under way and
a record to uri t sea~on is indicated for
Minnesota and the Dakotas, wi th operators
continuing op timism for J uly and August.
June got off to a fas t start, following
Memorial day holidays, with thousands of
fishermen packing most resort areas and
providing a record business. Meanwhile,
business in the cities, naturally tapered off
a bit.
Resort operators have increased their
coin machines tremendously over a year
ago a nd many spots are adding new pi n
balls and sh uffleboards rapidly. Ma ny oper-
a tors are just getting on the board band-
wagon after discovering the merits of the
craze.
Sales of used music equipmen t seem
to be indicating a trend towards fair
equipment at less cost, and maybe a straw
in the wind, with many operators balking
at new equipment which offers no radical
improvements. Hy Greenstein, of Hy-G
Music, reports business i leveling off here,
although one-balls get good play and th e
fishing season brings in heavy takes.
Biggest problem facing venders is the
recent hike in cigarette taxes which has
them in a squeeze play. The boost from
3 to 4 cents finds many operators passing
tax on to consumer, while some are attemp t-
ing to absorb it. Retail price is now 21
cents but many machines are still vending
them at 20 cents, as a number of distribu-
tors refuse to penny-pack, deeming it too
expensive an operation.
Many locations are balking as operators
cut out profits to location. A number are
discontinuing the machines. Locations are
swamping distributors, seekinl!; to make
independent purchases, but so far most
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