Automatic World

AUTOMATIC
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you can afford to forget about 'the good old days' 'if
there were any."
Editor's Note-Mr. Blake was formerly with O. D.
Jennings & Co., and recently was with the Rock-Ola
Mfg. Co. He was editor of Tips and Topics for a num-
ber of years and helped to launch Coin and Slot, an at-
tractive house organ of Rock-Ola. Mr. Blake will fur-
nish AUTOMATIC WORLD with some good articles
each month. Watch for them.-Editor.
-e-
M
R. ROBBINS
will personally
attend the Ex-
position and will be glad
to meet all customers
and friends at Booth No.
7. He will give away
free of charg.e, to all cus-
tomers a complete col-
lection system, consist-
ing of 50 collection cards
and a leatherette case.
These cards are used for
keeping a record of in-
come of machines. This
collection system has
D. Robbins
proven valuable to hun-
dreds of operators who
are now using it.
Don't forget, Booth No. 7, Sherman Hotel, Chicago,
Feb. 22, 23, 24 and 25th.
WORLD
February, 1932
One Show
By G. E. NORRIS
T
WO Shows again I
That means only
one half a show.
Operators, when spend-
ing their time and
money for car fare,
hotel bills, etc., would
like to see all of the
new machines that
have been brought out
during the past year.
Also, they want to
meet ope-rators from
other parts of the
country so they can
cuss and discuss these
new machines and the
manufacturers.
Operators cannot af-
ford to spend their
G. E. Norris
time and money to at-
tend two shows. They
have their favorite machines and manufacturers that
they want to see but cannot see all of them unless they
attend both shows. Most manufacturers, like the op-
erators, will not spend the time and money for two
exhibits.
I was informed that there would be only one show
this year and it would be put on by the manufacturers.
I believe, that the manufacturers are the logical ones
to put on the show. Furthermore, if the manufactur-
ers insist on one show there will be ONLY one.
One big inducement for the operators to attend the
show at the Sherman Hotel is a big feed and Whoopee
Show FREE.. Having been an operator myself and
knowing a great many others personally I'm sure that
the Eats and Show will be a big temptation.
The New Hydraulic
GETS THE PENNIES
Money Back in Ten Days If Nbt Slatisfied.
SAMPLE $12.50
Weighs only 13 pounds.
MANUFACTURED BY
P. H. KENNEDY
WRIGHT CITY, MO.
My guess is that there will be just one big show
next year, when the manufacturers and operators see
the unnecessary time and money spent putting on two
half shows to get one. For my part I don't care who
puts on the show as long as there is only one.
As a rule, the manufacturers of vending machines are
the most congenial bunch of fellows to be found in any
industry. They believe in helping the other fellow (if
it helps them). But that's just human nature. Every
manufacturer with a new product is like a Mother with
her baby-the others are all right but not quite as sweet
and pretty as her own.
No use trying to draw a line between the legal and
the illegal machines. There always has been gambling
and always will be. You can gamble with anything. In-
surance companies bet you for so much money you don't
die. Is that illegal?
Let's get together, all the operators and manufactur-
ers, shake hands with everyone, even if you don't like
some of them very well-they probably know it any
way. Then, let's go home feeling that we have had a
good time, have learned something worth while and can
work hard for another twelve months until it's time for
JUST ONE SHOW.