Automatic World

Texas' Coin Machine Operators
Mr. Ewing gives us a timely suggestion in the
following article, that not only fits the Texas
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by all operators.
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situ ation but can be applied in every state
OW is the time to see your
representatives and see how
they stand on taxing coin op-
erated machines.
You operators
come in contact with lots of votes
that realize that a tax on machines
will put lots of operators out of
business and when it does it
is going to stop revenue they
derive from the machine that is
located at their place. You will find
lots of merchants that own machines
of their own and they ar·e sure not
going to vote for some representa-
tive that is going to tax them.
If the operators would get out and
work they could swing lots of votes
that will help, not only the operator,
but the merchant.
If machines are taxed it is going
to throw a lot of men out of employ-
ment. I think we have enough out
of employment now. Taxes on ma-
chines does not only injure the op-
erator and his employes but other
industries. As you know there are
lots of machines manufactured in
Texas that are vended through coin
operated machines. The lumber in-
dustries, the planing mill, the found-
ries, paint companies, machine shops,
glass companies, plating companies
all furnish materials and work for
machines manufactured in Texas.
The sugar refineries, candy fac-
tories, farmers. If it was not for
the peanut venders peanuts would
not be worth hauling off.
The cold drink bottles and other
products raised and manufactured in
Texas will be affected if a tax is put
on coin operated machines. There is
no more excuse for taxing a coin op-
erated machine than there is in tax-
ing a show case in a man's sto,re as
of the state in one way or another.
With best wishes to you all,
F. C. EWING.
P. O. Box 832, Fort Worth, Texas.
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Report on Texas Tax
Cases
F. C. Ewing
Sec.-Treas.,Texas Coin Machine
Operators Association
they are both for display and con-
venience for his customers.
Send me the names of your repre-
sentatives and I will send them a
copy of the above. Just lots of the
representatives do not really know
what a coin operated machine is, they
think they are a game of chance and
do not know that a person gets what
he pays for in merchandise or amuse-
ment same as if he was buying it
out of a show case and do not real-
ize it helps the merchant from loss
through theft and help him to serve
his customers when he is busy and
·e ntertainment for them when they
are waiting to be waited on. If you
will put it up 'to them in the right
way they will see that you are not
taxed out of business. They are
business men same as you are and
when they realize you are in a strict-
ly legitimate business they will not
tax you out of business.
N ow you all go out and get busy.
The operators of Texas come in
contact with over half of the votes
Notification reached our office on
June 15 at 4 p. m. to the effect t hat
the Walker case in Austin, which was
before the court of criminal appeals
for a new hearing, was refused this
consideration. Here is the way the
message r·e ached us: "Court of
Criminal Appeals overrules motion
for new hearing in Walker tax case."
This action now brings us down to
the only chance left and that is the
case of C. F. Souter et aI, which
is before the Supreme Court and
will be argued some time in J une or
the first part of July. I f the Su-
preme Court's decision is against us
we will then head for a higher court.
On your guard, operators! Read
F. C. Ewing's article in this issue,
see your representative a nd have a
talk with him and the ones that are
running for the offices. Ask t h em
about this tax and show them how
unfair it is. Use your influence with
these fellows and don't vote for a
sucker that is against you.
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OKLAHOMA CITY PLACES
TAX ON SCALES
According to reports reaching us
through a reliable Oklahoma oper-
ator, Oklahoma City has socked
scales $5 a year.